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Update the kDrive app on computer
This guide explains how to check and update the version of the desktop app kDrive (desktop application for macOS / Windows / Linux).
Access the installed version info…
... on macOS / Windows / Linux
To identify the version number of the kDrive application:
- Left-click on the desktop app icon in your computer's notification area (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows, and a double left-click in the taskbar on Linux).
- Click on Preferences (or first click on the icon â‹® at the top right in the application):
- Scroll all the way down and under the Version category, you will find the version currently installed on your computer:
Update the installed version
... on macOS / Windows
With each new version of the kDrive application offered by Infomaniak, a message will appear upon the first opening of the software after a restart or a few minutes later if it is not restarted, offering the possibility to install the update automatically.
If that is not the case:
- Follow the steps above and click the displayed button offering the update:
If the button is missing or the app version is too old:
- Download the latest version from the official page (the number of the latest version is displayed in the file name):
- If this version number is more recent than your current version, let the download complete.
- In the meantime, uninstall your application without touching the folder containing your synchronized files and especially without moving it.
- Install the newly downloaded version.
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