This guide explains how to select folders which will have to be synchronized between the desktop app kDrive (desktop application on macOS / Windows / Linux) and kDrive Infomaniak.

Prerequisites

• Possession kDrive.
• Possession kDrive application on the device to be synchronized.
• Check the parameter for limitation of synchronization of large folders.

Choose kDrive folders to sync

To access the kDrive application settings on your computer:

1. Make a left click on the desktop app icon in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows and a double left click on the Linux taskbar).
2. Click on the icon ⋮ all right in the app.
3. Click on KDrive Settings:
   
4. Click on the chevron ‍ to the left of the name of your kDrive to deploy the folder list.
5. Possiblely deploy the contents of listed folders and check/uncheck folders to sync with your computer:
   
6. Click the blue button Validate.

Attention

• During the deselect a folder of the list, a message next to the button (point 6 above) warns you that a moving this folder will be made to the trash of your computer.
• This is the folder that was in your kDrive tree on your computer.
• kDrive folders on the web browser-accessible online version will not be affected but you have to make sure, before the operation, that the folder in question was well synchronized and fully present on this online version (especially if you had just placed it in your synchronized directory).
• In case of doubt, also make sure that your computer does not instantly erase the too large items when they are placed in the basket, because of the size of Windows Trash e.g.:
  
   

Add Advanced Synchronization

At the same place accessible according to the above procedure, click on ‍‍ Add Advanced Synchronization :

which will allow you to synchronize one or more new folder(s) of your hard drive with the location of your choice on kDrive.

Stop and remove synchronization

At the same location accessible according to the above procedure, click on the icon ⋮ all right:

which will allow you to:

• Force synchronization
• Break synchronization
• Remove synchronization (only from your device, without affecting your kDrive)