================================ Using the Synchronization Client ================================ .. index:: navigating, usage The ownCloud Desktop Client remains in the background and is visible as an icon in the system tray (Windows, KDE), status bar (Mac OS X), or notification area (Linux). .. image:: images/icon.png The status indicator uses overlay icons to indicate the current status of your synchronization. The green circle with the white checkmark tells you that your synchronization is current and you are connected to your ownCloud server. .. image:: images/icon-syncing.png The blue icon with the white semi-circles means synchronization is in progress. .. image:: images/icon-paused.png The yellow overlay icon with the parallel lines tells you your synchronization has been paused. (Most likely by you, by opening the client and clicking Account > Pause.) .. image:: images/icon-offline.png The gray icon with three white dots means your sync client has lost its connection with your ownCloud server. .. image:: images/icon-information.png When you see a white circle with the letter "i" that is the informational icon, so you should click it to see what it has to tell you. .. image:: images/icon-error.png The red circle with the white "x" indicates a configuration error, such as an incorrect login or server URL. Using the Right-Click Menu -------------------------- A right-click on the icon opens a menu for quick access to multiple operations. .. image:: images/menu.png :alt: the right-click sync client menu The Desktop Client menu provides the following options: * Open ownCloud in browser * Managed folder * Open folder [your local sync folder] * Up to date * Recent changes * Settings * Help * Sign out * Quit ownCloud Using the Account Settings Window --------------------------------- .. index:: account settings, user, password, Server URL Click **Settings** in the right-click menu to see a summary of your ownCloud account settings. This shows which ownCloud account you are connected to (or accounts, if you have more than one) your quota status, and a window for managing your synchronization settings. .. image:: images/client6.png :alt: Account settings window At the top of the window are tabs for each configured sync account, and three others for Activity, General and Network settings. The Activity window contains the log of your recent activities, including files downloaded and deleted. The General window has configuration options such as Launch on **System Startup**, **Use Monochrome Icons**, and **Show Desktop Notifications**. This is where you will find the **Edit Ignored Files** button, to launch the ignored files editor, and two new features: **Ask confirmation before downloading folders larger than [folder size]**, and **Add an Account**. Multi-Account Support --------------------- You may now configure multiple ownCloud accounts in your desktop sync client. Simply click the **Add an Account** button on the General tab, and follow the account creation wizard. The new account will appear as a new tab in the settings dialog, where you can adjust its settings at any time. Editing Ignored Files --------------------- The Ignored Files Editor can be opened by clicking on the button in the General tab of the settings dialog. The settings apply to all configured accounts. The :guilabel:`Ignored Files Editor` provides a list of files that are ignored (that is, not synchronized) by the client and server during synchronizations. You may add additional files or directories that you want to exclude from the synchronization process. In addition to using standard characters, the Ignored Files Editor enables you to use wild cards (for example, using an asterisk ‘*’ to indicate multiple characters or a question mark ‘?’ to indicate a single character). For additional information see `Using the Ignored Files Editor`_ Using the Network Window ------------------------ .. index:: proxy settings, SOCKS, bandwith, throttling, limiting The Network settings window enables you to define network proxy settings, and also to limit download and upload bandwidth. New to version 2.0 is the option for automatic bandwidth limits. .. image:: images/settings_network.png .. _ignoredFilesEditor-label: Using the Ignored Files Editor ------------------------------ .. index:: ignored files, exclude files, pattern You might have some local files or directories that you do not want to backup and store on the server. To identify and exclude these files or directories, you can use the *Ignored Files Editor*. .. image:: images/ignored_files_editor.png For your convenience, the editor is pre-populated with a default list of typical ignore patterns. These patterns are contained in a system file (typically ``sync-exclude.lst``) located in the ownCloud Client application directory. You cannot modify these pre-populated patterns directly from the editor. However, if necessary, you can hover over any pattern in the list to show the path and filename associated with that pattern, locate the file, and edit the ``sync-exclude.lst`` file. .. note:: Modifying the global exclude definition file might render the client unusable or result in undesired behavior. Each line in the editor contains an ignore pattern string. When creating custom patterns, in addition to being able to use normal characters to define an ignore pattern, you can use wildcards characters for matching values. As an example, you can use an asterisk (``*``) to identify an arbitrary number of characters or a question mark (``?``) to identify a single character. Patterns that end with a slash character (``/``) are applied to only directory components of the path being checked. .. note:: Custom entries are currently not validated for syntactical correctness by the editor, so you will not see any warnings for bad syntax. If your synchronization does not work as you expected, check your syntax. Each pattern string in the list is preceded by a checkbox. When the check box contains a check mark, in addition to ignoring the file or directory component matched by the pattern, any matched files are also deemed "fleeting metadata" and removed by the client. In addition to excluding files and directories that use patterns defined in this list: - The ownCloud Client always excludes files containing characters that cannot be synchronized to other file systems. - Files are removed that cause individual errors three times during a synchronization. However, the client provides the option of retrying a synchronization three additional times on files that produce errors. For more detailed information see :ref:`ignored-files-label`.