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| If you are one of those people who hates looking at help pages and manuals then this very short guide is for you ! It details the top 5 things you should understand when using the SME File Fabric.\\ \\ The File Fabric enables the unification and access of private / public storage providers in one 'virtual' file system. This virtual file system view is the same view from all of the File Fabric clients, whether it is the web file manager, mobile, or the desktop Cloud Drive's.\\ \\ The File Fabric adds extra features and provides Apps available that are not available from storage vendors, making accessing, managing and securely sharing data from different sources easy. | If you are one of those people who hates looking at help pages and manuals then this very short guide is for you ! It details the top 5 things you should understand when using the Enterprise File Fabric.\\ \\ The File Fabric enables the unification and access of private / public storage providers in one global file system. This global file system view is the same view from all of the File Fabric clients, whether it is the web file manager, mobile, or the desktop Cloud Drive's.\\ \\ The File Fabric adds extra features and provides Apps available that are not available from storage vendors, making accessing, managing and securely sharing data from different sources easy. |
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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 (it creates 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. | 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 unified namespace. To store or access files on a different storage provider, just navigate to a different directory.\\ \\ When you are working with files through the File Fabric files are not copied or moved from their original location. The File Fabric only caches the directory listing and information about the files (it creates metadata).\\ \\ To upload or download files from a storage system 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 system to another.\\ \\ Admins 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 provider root node. |
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| ===== 2 Understanding Smart Folders ===== | ===== 2 Understanding Smart Folders ===== |
