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- | * **REGISTRY CHANGES:** On install the Apps make registry changes. If you are using software that blocks this then the Apps may not work. | + | * **Registry Changes:** On install the Apps make registry changes. If you are using software that blocks this or uninstall registry changes |
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- | * **ANTI-VIRUS**: The Virtual Cloud Drive letter needs to be exempted from any Anti-Virus that you are running otherwise it may not run and/or performance will be poor. | + | * **Anti-Virus**: The Virtual Cloud Drive letter needs to be exempted from any Anti-Virus that you are running otherwise it may not run and/or performance will be poor. |
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- | * **THUMBNAILS:** Thumbnails are disabled on the virtual drive view as otherwise windows needs to download | + | * **App Blocking**: Sometimes Apps such as Firewalls, Spyware blockers and other Apps that can automatically |
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- | * **CACHE CONTROL:** The Drive resides | + | * **Drive Encryption Software**: The SME Desktop Tools, especially the Cloud Drive, may not work correctly if disk encryption software is in use. |
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- | * **WINDOWS UPDATES:** Windows Updates can, on rare occasions, break or affect the Cloud Drive. This is a know Windows 10 bug and if this occurs then the Apps may need to be re-installed. | + | The File Fabric Apps are predicated |
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- | * **FIREWALL:** The Cloud Drive and Apps in general need outbound access | + | * **Thumbnails:** Thumbnails are disabled on the virtual drive view as otherwise windows needs to download |
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- | * **WORKING WITH FILES:** In general, you should be able to work with files as you would on a normal drive but please note that some applications may need certain " | + | * **Cache Control:** The Drive resides in the taskbar and its cache can be controlled from the settings that can be accessed on right click. |
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+ | * **Windows Updates:** Windows Updates can, on rare occasions, break or affect the Cloud Drive. This is a know Windows 10 bug and if this occurs then the Apps may need to be re-installed. | ||
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+ | * **Firewall: | ||
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+ | * **Working with Files:** In general, you should be able to work with files as you would on a normal drive but please note that some applications may need certain " | ||
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- | * **WORKING WITH LARGE FILES:** Remember that the drive is a remote view of data. If you work with a very large file the whole file has to be downloaded and then on save uploaded. The Cloud Sync tools are a much better way of working with such large files. | + | |
+ | * **Drive Responsiveness: | ||
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+ | * **Working with large files:** Remember that the drive is a remote view of data. If you work with a very large file the whole file has to be downloaded and then on save uploaded. The Cloud Sync tools are a much better way of working with such large files. | ||
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- | * **UPLOADING AND COPYING FILES:** It is not recommended to copy a large amount of files with the Cloud Drive. To upload a large amount of files it is recommended to use the dedicated Cloud Explorer or if the file sizes are large please consider the Cloud Migration Assistant. Dragging and Dropping files between the local file system and the cloud drive will work and will even try to resume on failure but the drive is not optimized for such large file transfers. | + | * **Uploading and copying files:** It is not recommended to copy a large amount of files with the Cloud Drive. To upload a large amount of files it is recommended to use the dedicated Cloud Explorer or if the file sizes are large please consider the Cloud Migration Assistant. Dragging and Dropping files between the local file system and the cloud drive will work and will even try to resume on failure but the drive is not optimized for such large file transfers. |
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- | * **WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE DOCUMENTS:** The drive should work perfectly well with office documents but be aware that a network | + | * **Working with Microsoft Office documents:** The drive should work perfectly well with office documents but be aware that a network |
blip, general office crashes, and latency sensitivity of office, can cause documents to be lost so always consider setting up the office auto-recovery office option when working with the drive. An alternative is to use the Microsoft Office add-in provided, available as 'Cloud Actions' | blip, general office crashes, and latency sensitivity of office, can cause documents to be lost so always consider setting up the office auto-recovery office option when working with the drive. An alternative is to use the Microsoft Office add-in provided, available as 'Cloud Actions' |