Managing IBM® Connections files from Windows Explorer
Manage your Connections files from Windows™ Explorer.
After you install IBM® Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™
Windows™, you see an IBM Connections folder in the
navigation pane of Windows™ Explorer. From this folder, you
can view and access all of your Connections files from your desktop. For any file, you can:
- Double-click a file to open a local copy of the file.
- Right-click a file and select Open in browser to start Connections in a browser window so that you can access the file details and download link.
To work with plug-in features, you must be connected to a Connections or Connections Cloud site. For more information, see Connecting to an IBM® Connections site. For each site, you get a corresponding folder with the following contents.
Folder | Description |
---|---|
My Files | A list of all the files you published to Files. Note: My
Files initially limits the display to 500 files. To retrieve all files, right-click in
the background and then select Get all. |
Pinned Files | Files that you pinned for easy retrieval. |
Shared with Me | Files that were shared with you. |
Shared by Me | Files that you shared with people or communities. |
My Folders | Folders that you created. You can drag files into folders. To remove a file from a folder, right-click the file name and click Remove from folder. |
Pinned Folders | Folders that you pinned for easy retrieval. |
Folders Shared with Me | Folders that other shared with you. |
Communities | Communities that you belong to and public communities. This folder does not automatically display all of the communities you can access. Add the communities that you want to access from your desktop. Click the icon for a community to view associated files. To add a community, right-click Community in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a community to add. |
People | This folder lists files that were shared with you, organized by the person who shared them. The folder does not automatically display all of the people who shared files with you. Add the people who shared files that you want to track from the desktop. Click a profile picture to see the associated files. To add a person to their folder, right-click People in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a person. |
Trash | Moving a file to the trash hides it from all folders and it no longer appears
in searches. When you move a file to trash, all of the file's versions, recommendations, and
comments move to trash, and the file is hidden from people with whom you shared it. If a file is
restored from the trash, it is added back to the folders it was previously in, and all data is
restored. When you restore a file from trash, all versions, recommendations, and comments are
restored, and people with whom you shared the file can see it again. Note: The Trash folder contains
subfolders for trash from My Files, each community, and each person. Only subfolders that contain
deleted files are displayed. |