How to use the Drive client settings on a workstation:
Open the Drive icon's context menu.
Select
in the context menu.Preferences, Windows
Account. An account includes: Server address, login data, server folders, local folders, storage volume. The following functions are available:
tab
If there are multiple accounts:
You can create multiple accounts and assign different folders to them. Only the folders linked to the active account are synchronized.
account name, server web address
button. Indicates that the account is activated.
If clicking on it, the account will be deactivated. This stops the synchronization. The button changes to
. By clicking on it, the account will be activated again.. Changes the account's folder.
Note: You cannot change the local folder of an inactive account.
. Shows the local folder. If clicking on it, the local folder will be opened in the file browser.
. Changes the folders that are to be synchronized for this account.
Note: You cannot change the folders of an inactive account.
Active account: available storage, free storage
. Finishes the synchronization that has been set up for this account. Deletes the account.
Notes: When using this function, no data are being deleted, neither locally nor on the server.
Drive setup wizard for creating an additional account.
. Launches the
Advanced. The following functions are available:
. If this setting is enabled, groupware server notifications are also written to the log file.
. If this setting is enabled, notifications about sql database actions are also written to the log file.
. Opens the current log file in the default text editor. The scope of the log file content depends on the above mentioned settings.
. Saves log files and various system information as zip archive.
. Allows to change the proxy settings.
Preferences, macOS
Account. An account includes: Server address, login data, server folders, local folders, storage volume. The following functions are available:
the account's name
Shows the local folder. To use another local folder, click on the list. To open the path to the local folder, click the icon next to the list.
To use another server folder for this account, click on .
Shows the server web address.
Shows the server's version number.
. Finishes the synchronization that has been set up for this account. Deletes the account.
Notes: When using this function, no data are being deleted, neither locally nor on the server.
About tab. Shows information about the Drive app version and the update status. The following functions are available:
Drive app.
. Defines whether comprehensive information are written to the log file. If the diagnose mode is disabled, only shortened information are written. The log files are located in the same directory as the
Parent topic: On a Workstation