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Chapter 4 — Files and Storage

4.12 Desktop File Synchronization

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Install the current Nextcloud desktop client from the official Nextcloud download page, then add a new account with server address https://vault.lightdrive.one.

The client opens a browser window for LightDrive sign-in and authorization. After approval, choose the local folder and the Vault folders to synchronize. A change made on either side is then copied to the other.

Good synchronization practice

  • Wait for the client to report that synchronization is complete before shutting down.
  • Resolve conflict copies instead of deleting one without comparing it.
  • Use selective synchronization when the Vault is larger than the device’s free space.
  • Do not synchronize the same local folder through two cloud clients.

Synchronization keeps working copies in two places; it does not protect against every deletion or unwanted edit because those changes also synchronize.