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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 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. | 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 smart indexes storage in-place, whether it is on cloud or on-premises, and only caches the directory listing and information about the files (it effectively creates and leverages metadata).\\ \\ To upload or download files from any mapped storage system users simply navigate to the directory and upload/download. If users 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 storage is referred to on setup or simply change it later by right clicking and choosing rename on the storage provider root node. |
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| ===== 2 Understanding Smart Folders ===== | ===== 2 Understanding Smart Folders ===== |
