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ownCloud Desktop Client for macOS

The ownCloud macOS client software allows you to set up bi-directional file synchronisation between the Edinburgh DataSync service and a particular folder on the local Mac.

Download

To download the client, navigate to the following URL and, under the 'ownCloud desktop client' section in the Table of contents, click on the 'Mac OS' link for the macOS client. This will take you to the Download link for the latest ownCloud installer package for OSX, which you can then double-click and follow the instructions to install.

Configure

  1. On your Mac, navigate to your home folder with the house icon. This is your main folder in your account on the machine and is found either at Macintosh HD > Users > username, or in the ‘Favorites’ on the left-hand-side of your Finder window.
  2. When in your home folder, click on the ‘File’ menu and choose ‘New Folder’ and give the folder the exact same name as the one you set up using the DataSync web interface instructions.
  3. From the Applications folder on your Mac, launch the ‘owncloud.app’ application and you should see the Connection Wizard window.
  4. Enter the server address as https://datasync.ed.ac.uk and press ‘Next’.
  5. Put in your DataSync username and password and press ‘Next’.
  6. Leave the option 'Synchronise everything from server' checked, click the button next to 'Local Folder', select the folder you created earlier in your home folder in the Finder. Press ‘Connect’, then ‘Finish’.
  7. ownCloud should now connect and you should see that the ownCloud menu icon at the top of the screen has either a blue synching icon in it, denoting it is in the process of synching your files, or a green tick denoting that it has successfully synched them.

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