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- | ZZZIAAS? @DAN THIS IS APPLICABLE TO IAAS TOO | ||
**SME SaaS account?** | **SME SaaS account?** | ||
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## Cloud Files | ## Cloud Files | ||
- | When you click on 'Cloud Files' from the Main Menu, you are taken to the Cloud Files browser. | + | When you click on 'Cloud Files' from the Main Menu, you are taken to the Cloud Files browser. This shows a view of files or objects stored on your providers such as Amazon S3, Azure Storage, or Google Cloud Storage. Operations on these files are executed by the File Fabric against those providers. |
Navigate into folders by selecting them as you would a normal file explorer. You can use the back button, too. | Navigate into folders by selecting them as you would a normal file explorer. You can use the back button, too. | ||
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that you created when you uploaded the file before you can access it. | that you created when you uploaded the file before you can access it. | ||
* A **Heart** signifies a favorite file or folder for the logged in user. | * A **Heart** signifies a favorite file or folder for the logged in user. | ||
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### Search | ### Search | ||
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* **Preview/ | * **Preview/ | ||
* **Comments** - Show comments for file, allow comments to be added. | * **Comments** - Show comments for file, allow comments to be added. | ||
- | * **Cloud cut/copy** - Step 1 of a server-side move or copy of a file. Step 2 - Navigate to the target cloud folder and choose the folder action //Paste from Clipboard//. NOT SURE WE SHOULD SAY " | + | * **Cloud cut/copy** - Step 1 of a server-side move or copy of a file. Step 2 - Navigate to the target cloud folder and choose the folder action //Paste from Clipboard// |
* **Rename** - Change the filename. | * **Rename** - Change the filename. | ||
* **View file information** - Provides additional file metadata and additional options for downloading, | * **View file information** - Provides additional file metadata and additional options for downloading, | ||
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* **Set Media Folder** - Change destination for media uploads. | * **Set Media Folder** - Change destination for media uploads. | ||
* **Add Folder Sync** - Synchronize cloud folders with local folders. | * **Add Folder Sync** - Synchronize cloud folders with local folders. | ||
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Use the Folder Actions icon (bottom right) to access more features: | Use the Folder Actions icon (bottom right) to access more features: | ||
- | * **Download from URL** - Download | + | * **Download from URL** - Cloud download |
* **Slideshow** - Cycles through images in folder. Swipe to change. | * **Slideshow** - Cycles through images in folder. Swipe to change. | ||
* **Upload files** - Upload multiple files from Local Files storage into current folder. | * **Upload files** - Upload multiple files from Local Files storage into current folder. | ||
- | * **Upload media** - Upload photos and videos from iOS albums | + | * **Upload media** - Upload photos and videos from iOS media albums |
- | * **Paste from Clipboard** - Use with the file Action //Cloud copy// or //Cloud cut// for a server-side | + | * **Paste from Clipboard** - Use with the file Action //Cloud copy// or //Cloud cut// for a cloud copy or move between folders. |
- | * **Create text file** - Quick way to create | + | * **Create text file** - Quick way to add a note to a cloud folder |
* **Make favorite** - Mark folder as a favorite. | * **Make favorite** - Mark folder as a favorite. | ||
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- | MOST OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT SERVER-SIDE BOIL DOWN TO THE SAME POINT: A PRIMARY PURPOSE OF SME SOFTWARE IS TO PROMOTE THE ILLUSION THAT YOUR CLOUD STORAGE IS LOCAL STORAGE. GIVEN THAT, WHY DO WE WANT TO KEEP SAYING " | + | * **Edit folder permissions** |
## Local Files / Folder Sync | ## Local Files / Folder Sync | ||
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Work off the grid by taking copies of any folders you need on your local device. Synchronise changes you make offline when you are back on the network. | Work off the grid by taking copies of any folders you need on your local device. Synchronise changes you make offline when you are back on the network. | ||
- | Click on ' | + | Click on ' |
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- | Select **Synchronise now with server** to synchronize new, deleted and updated files and folders both up and down between the cloud and your device. | + | Select **Synchronise now with server** to synchronize new, deleted and updated files and folders both up and down between the cloud and your device. |
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+ | <WRAP tip> | ||
+ | To prevent user's accidental | ||
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- | IF ONLY SOME BRAVE, INTELLIGENT, | ||
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### Create a Synchronised Folder | ### Create a Synchronised Folder | ||
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* **Open..." | * **Open..." | ||
* **Rename** - Change the name of the file. | * **Rename** - Change the name of the file. | ||
- | * **Cloud copy** - Step 1 of a server-side YADDA YADA move or copy of a file. Step 2 - | + | * **Cloud copy** - Step 1 of a cloud move or copy of a file. Step 2 - |
Navigate to the target cloud folder and choose the folder action //Paste from Clipboard// | Navigate to the target cloud folder and choose the folder action //Paste from Clipboard// | ||
* **Archive** - Compress the file using zip, bzip2 or tar.gz. | * **Archive** - Compress the file using zip, bzip2 or tar.gz. | ||
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You can also mark folders as favorites by using a Folder action. This is a great way to quickly access long file paths. | You can also mark folders as favorites by using a Folder action. This is a great way to quickly access long file paths. | ||
- | ### Edge FTP and Web File Server | + | ### Mobile |
- | The App includes FTP and HTTP services that run on the iOS device, allowing the ad-hoc transfer of files to and from other devices without using email, a mass storage | + | The App includes FTP and HTTP services that run on the iOS device, allowing the ad-hoc transfer of files to and from the mobile |
- | FUNNY WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS, NO? WHY LIST ALL OF THE THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO? | + | |
- | AND THIS IS AN FTP/ | + | #### Enable Mobile |
- | From the //Local Files// or //Cloud Files// home pages first enable the **HTTP / FTP Server**. You'll then be able to directly access the application | + | From the //Local Files// or //Cloud Files// home pages first enable the **HTTP / FTP Server**. You'll then be able to directly access the services |
- | ACCESS THE FTP/HTTP SERVER? | + | <WRAP important> |
+ | These services are intended for use on local private networks, and should not be exposed over the internet. You should disable the services when you have completed transferring files. | ||
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- | This site is not secure and is designed and recommended only for local private networks. You should disable the service when you have completed transferring files. | ||
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- | THE HTTP SITE? | ||
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- | FQDN/IP DDDRESS? | ||
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#### SME ACCOUNT SETTINGS | #### SME ACCOUNT SETTINGS | ||
- | These account level settings | + | The settings |
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- | * **Real Time** - Folder lists are cached by the App and by the File Fabric server to speed up access. If real-time is turned on these caches are not used. Browsing a folder will always go back to the underlying cloud to get the latest view of data. Note This can make the App much slower. Also note that you can refresh a folder view directly from the bottom left refresh icon. | + | |
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- | I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. IS THIS OPTION AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE ORG. ADMIN? | + | |
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- | DID YOU MEAN: | + | |
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- | If real-time is turned on these caches are not used and browsing a folder . . . | + | |
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- | * **Enable Trash** - This lets you decide whether deleted files are removed to the SME Trash view or removed directly from the underlying cloud. | + | |
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- | AGAIN, WHO IS DECIDING FOR WHOM? | + | |
#### ADVANCED SETTINGS | #### ADVANCED SETTINGS | ||
- | * **Sync Password** - If you have encrypted files in folders that you sync then this enables you to provide the password that will be used for decryption during the sync to your device (note if you are a Business Cloud or Enterprise SME user and Org Encryption is " | + | * **Sync Password** |
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- | SO THIS REFERS TO PERSONAL ENCRYPTION? | + | |
* **Endpoint** - For appliance (Enterprise File Fabric) users the endpoint must be set before logging in. The endpoint is typically the URL for your Enterprise File Fabric Web App. | * **Endpoint** - For appliance (Enterprise File Fabric) users the endpoint must be set before logging in. The endpoint is typically the URL for your Enterprise File Fabric Web App. | ||
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The Cloud Providers screen, accessible from the main menu, lets you change your default storage provider. If you have a single cloud account you will only see one option here but if you have an account that has more than provider you will have a choice. Just click on the Provider that you wish to be the new default. | The Cloud Providers screen, accessible from the main menu, lets you change your default storage provider. If you have a single cloud account you will only see one option here but if you have an account that has more than provider you will have a choice. Just click on the Provider that you wish to be the new default. | ||
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- | ORGS? INDIVIDUALS? | ||
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#### Deleting a Provider | #### Deleting a Provider | ||
- | Deleting a Cloud Provider: You can delete a cloud provider by swiping the cloud provider and choosing delete. | + | Deleting a Cloud Provider: You can delete a cloud provider by swiping the cloud provider and choosing delete. |
- | MAYBE WE SHOULD SAY REMOVE FROM TH FF. AND THAT DATA REMAINS INTACT ON STORAGE. | + | If your account only has one cloud provider you will be able to choose from the providers we support to configure another. |
### Background Tasks | ### Background Tasks | ||
- | Cloud background tasks represent tasks that you have either setup or that have completed on SMEStorage using our innovative Platform Task Engine. These invariably represent one of 4 things: | + | See a list of completed and active |
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- | INNOVATIVE PLATFORM TASK ENGINE? WHAT IS THIS, MAD MEN? | + | |
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- | 1. Sync' | + | |
- | 2. Backing up email | + | |
- | 3. Emptying Trash | + | |
- | 4. Uploading / copying or moving files to or between Clouds | + | |
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- | IS THERE SUCH A THING AS AN UPOAD BACKGROUND TASK? WHAT ABOUT DELETES? | + | |
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- | You can access the BackGround tasks data from the Cloud Providers Menu option. | + | |
+ | Background tasks include: | ||
+ | * Adding providers, syncing folders, indexing data | ||
+ | * Deleting files, emptying trash or recovering trash. | ||
+ | * Renaming, copying or moving folders | ||