How to use the Drive client settings on a computer:
Open the Drive icon's context menu.
Select
in the context menu.Preferences, Windows
General.
Drive app's user interface.
. Defines the language of theDrive app is automatically launched at the system start.
. Defines whether theDrive folder will be available in Windows Explorer:
. If enabled, the following functions for folders and files in theThe synchronization status for the folders and files will be displayed.
From the context menu of the folders and files, you can share data.
Depending on the file type, a file’s context menu contains functions for displaying or editing the file in the browser.
Accounts. An account includes: Server address, login data, server folders, local folders, storage volume. The following functions are available:
Drive setup wizard for creating an additional account.
. Launches the. Stops the synchronization. The button changes to .
. If clicking on the displayed folder, it will be opened in Windows Explorer. If clicking on , you can select a new storage location. If you change the storage location, the synchronization will be restarted.
. If clicking on , you can change the folders to be synchronized for this account.
. 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.
Notifications. Shows possible errors that occurred during the synchronization.
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.
About. Shows information about the Drive app version and the update status.
Version notes, privacy policy, 3rd party software, imprint
. Defines whether the app checks for a new version upon startup.
. Shows whether the app includes the current updates.
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 and storage information
. 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.
Notifications. Shows possible errors that occurred during the synchronization. If you are notified about a synchronization interruption, you can click on
. If possible, the synchronization is being proceeded.Proxy. Shows the proxy settings being used. Allows to change the proxy settings.
About. Shows information about the Drive app version and the update status.
Version notes, privacy policy, 3rd party software, imprint
Drive app is automatically launched at the system start.
. Defines whether the. Defines whether comprehensive information are written to the log file. If the diagnose mode is disabled, only shortened information are written. With , you can save the log files to any location.
Parent topic: Windows or macOS Computers