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--- top5things [2018_01_30 18:35] – [5 Deleting Files] steven
+++ top5things [2018_10_26 08:59] – [1 Understanding the unified cloud file system] jim
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-Any Cloud Provider added is accessible from one "Cloud File System". This enables access and management of all data as if it existed in one directory. To store or access files on a different provider, just navigate to a different director.y\\ \\ Files are not copied or moved from their original location. SME caches the directory listing and information about the files.\\ \\ To upload or download files from a cloud simply navigate to the directory and upload/download. If you drag a file from one cloud mapped folder to the other, it will actually be moved (or copied) from one storage cloud to another storage cloud.\\ \\ You can choose the name that the Cloud is referred to on setup or simply change it later by right clicking and choosing rename on the cloud root node.
+Any Cloud Provider added is accessible from one "Cloud File System". This enables access and management of all data as if it existed in one directory. To store or access files on a different provider, just navigate to a different director.y\\ \\ Files are not copied or moved from their original location. SME caches the directory listing and information about the files (it created metadata).\\ \\ To upload or download files from a cloud simply navigate to the directory and upload/download. If you drag a file from one cloud mapped folder to the other, it will actually be moved (or copied) from one storage cloud to another storage cloud.\\ \\ You can choose the name that the Cloud is referred to on setup or simply change it later by right clicking and choosing rename on the cloud root node.
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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.