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Forum Discussion
How do the Smart Sync icons work and what do they mean?
I have used Smartsync to make space on my computer ( very useful). But I do not understand how the 3 symbols interact and work:
1 - Cloud symbol ( I get that: file is on the cloud not on the computer)
2 - Green tick in white circle ( dont understand this?)
3 - Green tick fully green ( I think I understand this: happens after I have double clicked a file and it is downloaded to the computer)
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But can someone explain the following about Smartsync:
a) why are all the files in the Smartsync folder not the same? ie all on the cloud only
b) if I click on a file to look at it, it starts to automatically download back onto the computer and take up space with a full green tick. How do I restore it back to the cloud after looking at it?
c) What is the relation of the green tick with white background files, to all this?
a) As you access files that are marked as Online-only (cloud icon), they are automatically downloaded back to your computer and marked as Local (green check). They remain Local until you make them Online-only again.
b) Right-click the file and select Online-only from the Smart Sync menu.
c) The green check on a white background refers to a mixed-state folder; one that contains both Local and Online-only files.
- Rich
Super User II
a) As you access files that are marked as Online-only (cloud icon), they are automatically downloaded back to your computer and marked as Local (green check). They remain Local until you make them Online-only again.
b) Right-click the file and select Online-only from the Smart Sync menu.
c) The green check on a white background refers to a mixed-state folder; one that contains both Local and Online-only files.
