NoW 365 oFS - How to download and install FileCloud Desktop (macOS)

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Launch Safari or your favorite browser and search for FileCloud Downloads

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Look for FileCloud Downloads from https://www.filecloud.com

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Should see something similar

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Scroll down to the FileCloud Desktop section, Click Download for FileCloud Desktop for Mac

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Click Allow if you see this prompt

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Download should start, when finished , you can access the downloaded FileCloud Desktop For MAC APP using one of these methods

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1. Click the Download icon in Safari

2. FileCloudDesktopInstaller.pkg should be downloaded and available.

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Double click the FileCloudDesktopInstaller.pkg and launch the installer

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Click Continue

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1. Select Install for all users of this computer

2. Click Continue

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Click Install

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1. Etner your MAC user name

2. Enter your password

3. Click Install Software

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If you don’t see the Install FileCloud Desktop window, you might have click the Installer Icon on the launcher as the Windows may be hidden in the background

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You should now see this screen. We completed the installation, please go to the next step to connect / register your FileCloud Desktop to your site

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1. Enter your assigned server / site address

2. Click Next

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1. Enter your account name

2. Enter the password

3. Click Log in

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Click Allow

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Read through the quick tips and Click Done

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Read through the quick tips and Click Done

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Click Close

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Select Keep or Move the Filecloud installer to Trash

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Close Safari

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1. Expect notification pop ups.

2. The FileCloud Desktop App will appear as well

If you don’t see this, no problem, proceed to the next step

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We can access the FileCloud Control panel either by:

1 click the Filecloud Icon at the top menu bar

or

2 Click the FileCloud Icon on the launcher

For this demo, we will just do it the easy way, click the FileCloud Icon on the launcher

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Please Proceed to the next step

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We will now access your FileCloud Folder for the first time

1. Click the Open FileCloud FolderButton, this will take you to your Filecloud local drive

2. Click Allow to provide file access to FileCloud APP, which is required

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1. Notice “FileCloud” is not enabled message?

2. Click Enable

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After click Enable, your cloud folder should appear.

My Files is where your put your work files like Documents in window. This is where you don’t want to share by default.

Team Folders is where everyone shares their Files and Documents. Inside Team Folders, there will be multiple Team Share Folders. Unlike My Files, you will need to be granted access to read, write, delete within the Team folders.

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In your Finder Window, you can see there is a quick Location access to your FileCloud folder.

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Lets proceed to the next Step and talk about Online and Offline Access

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After setting up your FileCloud Desktop on a new system or existing system, by default, all existing files and folders on your FileCloud site can be immediately accessed without syncing (Granted you internet is working, and have sufficient permissions.) This saves a lot of time and storage space from syncing (downloading all the files for the first time). Super beneficial for slower internet connections and systems with storage capacity issues.

Please proceed to the next step

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What if the internet goes down? Since by default access is online (no downloading required), you will lose the ability to access your files should and when your internet goes down.

However, with Offline access, you have the ability to work on your files offline should and when your internet goes down or when access is generally not available.