Adding a file to your sync folder

Add a file from your desktop to your sync folder.

About this task

When you add a file from your desktop to your local sync folder, a copy is made on the corresponding server. The files are synced so that changes made to one copy of the file are also made to the other.

Procedure

  • Drag and drop a file into your local sync folder.
  • Save a file to your sync folder from a desktop application.
  • To begin syncing a file after it has already been added to Connections Cloud or Connections:
    1. Navigate to a file you uploaded to Connections Cloud or Connections. You can find these files in Windows Explorer under the navigation section for Connections or Connections Cloud.
    2. Right-click a file and choose Add to sync.

Results

In your sync folder, icons show when a file is synced, sync in progress, or there's an issue with syncing a file.

What to do next

To stop syncing a file, for example, when you do not want changes that you make to a local file copied to the server copy, right-click a file and choose Remove from sync. The file is removed from the local sync folder but the local file and the server files are preserved. To suspend file sync and delete the server copy, right-click a file in your sync folder and choose IBM Connections > Delete from Server.