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Introduction
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This is the documentation for the ownCloud Sync Client, also referred to as
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the ownCloud Client.
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The ownCloud Sync Client is a desktop program you install on your computer.
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Specify one ore more directories on the local machine to sync your ownCloud
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server, and always have your latest files wherever you are. Make a change to the
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files on one computer, it will flow across the others using these desktop sync
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clients.
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ownCloud Client is available for Windows, Mac OS X and various Linux
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distributions. See below for details on how to obtain the Client.
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Obtaining the Client
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The latest version of the ownCloud Client can be obtained at
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http://owncloud.org/sync-clients/.
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ownCloud client for **Windows** is provided as a NSIS-based setup file for
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machine-wide install. Installing the ownCloud client on **Mac OS** follows
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the normal app bundle installation pattern:
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1. Download the installation file: Click ``ownCloud-x.y.z.dmg``, a window with
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the ownCloud icon opens.
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2. In that window, drag the ownCloud application into the ``Applications``
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folder.
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3. On the right hand side From ``Applications``, choose ``ownCloud``.
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The ownCloud Client is also provided as in a convenient repository for a wide
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range of popular **Linux distributions**. If you want to build the sources
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instead.
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Supported distributions are Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu and Debian.
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To support other distributions, a is required, see :ref:`building-label`
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