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top5things [2018_01_30 18:34] – [5 Deleting Files] steventop5things [2018_09_06 09:37] – [3 Why the Primary or default Cloud is important] dan
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-If you add more than one file cloud to SME, the first cloud you add will be what we term as the **//Primary Cloud//**. Basically this is the default cloud that will be used for the following actions:\\ \\ 1. Uploading files to Smart folders. "**//My Syncs//**", "**//My Contacts//**", "**//My email Backups//**", "**//My memos//**"\\ \\ You can change the primary cloud at any time by:\\ \\ **Web:** Click 'DashBoard' from the sidebar after login, from the Cloud Providers mapped to your Account (top right) choose "def" to set the provider you wish to be the default.\\ \\ **Mobile:** Click "Cloud Providers" from the menu, select the cloud you wish to make default, and choose "set as default"   from the menu.\\ \\ **Windows**: Choose 'Cloud Providers' from the menu, and then select the provider and click the "set as default"   button.\\ \\ **Mac:** Choose 'System Preferences', select the SME icon, and click the drop down on the Default provider field to select the default provider.+If you add more than one file cloud to SME, the first cloud you add will be what we term as the **//Primary Cloud//**. Basically this is the default cloud that will be used for the following actions:\\ \\ 1. Uploading files to Smart folders. "**//My Syncs//**", "**//My Contacts//**", "**//My email Backups//**", "**//My memos//**"\\ \\ You can change the primary cloud at any time by:\\ \\ **Web:** Click 'DashBoard' from the menu bar atthe top of the Web interface after login.  From the Cloud Providers list mapped to your Account (top right) click the check mark to the right of a provider to set it to be the default.\\ \\ **Mobile:** Click "Cloud Providers" from the menu, select the cloud you wish to make default, and choose "set as default"   from the menu.\\ \\ **Windows**: Choose 'Cloud Providers' from the menu, and then select the provider and click the "set as default"   button.\\ \\ **Mac:** Choose 'System Preferences', select the SME icon, and click the drop down on the Default provider field to select the default provider.
  
  
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-When you delete files using a SME client the files move to the "**//Trash//**" view before they are deleted on their file cloud. On the actual storage cloud the files you deleted via SME will be accessible via **//.Trash Folder//**.+When you delete files using a SME client the files move to the "**//Trash//**" view before they are deleted on their file cloud. On the actual storage cloud the files you deleted via SME will be accessible via **//Trash Folder//**.
  
 If you then choose to remove them from the Trash or empty the Trash then the files are deleted on the file storage provider. If you then choose to remove them from the Trash or empty the Trash then the files are deleted on the file storage provider.
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 This is a safety feature to ensure you don't accidentally remove files. There is no time limit to how long they will remain in trash. They will remain there until they are deleted or Trash is emptied. This is a safety feature to ensure you don't accidentally remove files. There is no time limit to how long they will remain in trash. They will remain there until they are deleted or Trash is emptied.
  
-If you wish to remove files as soon as they are deleted   or let your storage provider handles files that are deleted then there is an option that you can access from   "**//Dashboard//**" to turn off the Trash setting. +If you wish to remove files as soon as they are deleted   or let your storage provider handles files that are deleted then there is an option that you can access from "**//Dashboard//**" to turn off the Trash setting.