ownCloud for Mac Lyman Briggs Data Backup Solution ownCloud OwnCloud is an open platform networking and digital drop box service. By using ownCloud you will be able to keep backups of important files in the local cloud, and share important files between all machines running ownCloud. Installing ownCloud creates on your system a local file that is periodically checked against a file on the cloud. Anything that is placed in this local folder will also be put in the cloud. Anything placed in the cloud will be placed on all machines running an ownCloud client that you are signed into. The local files and the files on the cloud will always try to be the same. If you delete or add anything to the ownCloud local file or cloud file, that file will be added or deleted from any system running ownCloud you are signed into. Installing ownCloud for Mac Make sure that you have received your ownCloud Username and password. Downloading ownCloud 1. Go to https://files.lbc.msu.edu 2. Enter your username and password that you received. 3. A first time user window will open. This window is prompting you to download the desktop client. Click the desktop client button, it is the left most black button.
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ownCloudforMac
LymanBriggsDataBackupSolution
ownCloudOwnCloudisanopenplatformnetworkinganddigitaldropboxservice.ByusingownCloudyouwillbeableto
keepbackupsofimportantfilesinthelocalcloud,andshareimportantfilesbetweenallmachinesrunningownCloud.InstallingownCloudcreatesonyoursystemalocalfilethatisperiodicallycheckedagainstafileonthecloud.Anythingthatisplacedinthislocalfolderwillalsobeputinthecloud.AnythingplacedinthecloudwillbeplacedonallmachinesrunninganownCloudclientthatyouaresignedinto.Thelocalfilesandthefilesonthecloudwillalwaystrytobethe
same.IfyoudeleteoraddanythingtotheownCloudlocalfileorcloudfile,thatfilewillbeaddedordeletedfromanysystemrunningownCloudyouaresignedinto.
InstallingownCloudforMac
MakesurethatyouhavereceivedyourownCloudUsernameandpassword.
DownloadingownCloud
1. Gotohttps://files.lbc.msu.edu2. Enteryourusernameandpasswordthatyoureceived.
3. Afirsttimeuserwindowwillopen.Thiswindowispromptingyoutodownloadthedesktopclient.Clickthedesktopclientbutton,itistheleftmostblackbutton.
3.SelecttheoptionforMacOSX10.7+64bit
4.Yourdownloadwillappearinthelowerleftofyourscreeninyourdownloadsapp.Clickonthedownloadtostarttheinstall.
5.AninstallationWizardwillopentoguideyouthroughthestepsofinstallingownCloud.Clickcontinue.
6.OnthisscreenyoumaychangetheinstallationlocationofownCloud.Makesureyoutakenoteoftheinstallationlocation.Clickinstalltoproceed.
7.OncetheinstallationisfinishedclickClosetocontinue.
8.UsetheFindertolocateownCloudinyourapplicationsfolder.ClicktheownCloudapptostartfirsttimesetup.
9.OwnCloudwillopentoascreenaskingyoutoinputtheserveraddress.TheserveraddressforLymanBriggsishttps://files.lbc.msu.edu/.Onceyouhaveenteredtheaddressclicknexttocontinue.
10.NextyoumustinputyourUsernameandpasswordthatyoureceived.Onceyouhaveenteredthemintherequiredfields,clicknexttocontinue.
11.ThispageallowsyoutosetupadefaultdirectoryforownCloud.Wearegoingtoskipthis.PressSkipfoldersconfigurationtocontinue.
12.YouwillbebroughttothesettingspageofownCloud.ToaddafoldertobesyncedpressAddfolder…
Note:Imageisincorrectinaddress,itwillshowhttps://files.lbc.msu.edu
13.Onthisscreenyouwillpickthelocalfolderthatyouwouldliketobesyncedtothecloud.Presschoosetocontinue.
14.Inthisexample,wewillbesyncingthedocumentsfolder.SelectDocumentsfromtheFavoritesbarontheleftandclickOpentocontinue
15.YoumaychangetheDirectoryaliasnametosomethingthatwillhelpkeepyouorganized.Inthiscase,wehavechosentoleaveinthedefaultofDocuments.ClickContinuetocontinue.
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16.NowwewillbechoosingthefolderontheownCloudserverwherethelocalfileswillbesyncedto..ClickCreateFoldertocontinue.
17.Wewillcreateafoldercalleddocuments2tosyncto.Youmaynamethefolderanythingyouwish,itdoesnothavetobedocuments2.ClickOKwhenyouhavenamedyourfolder.
18.Selectthefolderyouhavecreated,inthiscasedocuments2andpressContinuetoproceed.
19.Inthissectionyouwillselectanysubfoldersofthemainfolderyouwouldlikesynced.Allfolderswillbesyncedbydefault.Uncheckanyfolderyoudonotwishtosync.OnceyouhavemadeyourselectionsclickAddFoldertocontinue.
20.Thefolderswillbesynced,thismaytakeafewminutes.Whenthesynciscomplete,agreencirclewithacheckmark,asinthepicture,willappear.Toaddmorefolderstosync,repeatsteps12to20.
ThingstorememberaboutownCloud
1. Onlyfilesplacedinfoldersdesignatedtobesyncedwillbesyncedtothecloud2. Addingafilelocallywilladdthefiletothecloud3. Addingafiletothecloudwilladditlocally4. AnyfileplacedintheownCloudfolderonlineorlocallywillbeplacedinallcomputersthat
arerunningyourownCloudclient.5. AnyfiledeletedfromtheownCloudfolderonlineorlocallywilldeletethefilefromall
computersthatarerunningyourownCloudclient.6. WhencopyingadocumentintotheownCloudfolderyouwillendupwiththreecopiesof
thedocument.Oneintheoriginalfilelocationonyourcomputer.ThesecondisthecopyinyourlocalownCloudfolder.Thethirdcopyisinthecloud.
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