Author	Brett Williston , Kyle Beach
Created On	June 11, 2020

Overview

oneFileSync is not limited to just Desktops. It is also available for your iOS and Android devices too!

Scope of This How To Article

This guide will cover the basic functions of the Synced Tool application. There are differences between installing it on an Android and an iOS device, so follow the respective guide.

Prerequisites and Requirements

A oneFileSync account is needed.
Access to either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store and a respective account is needed

How to Set Up Synced Tool on Android

Step #	Instruction	Screenshot
1	In Google Play (demonstrated here) or the iOS App Store, search for Synctool, or Synced Tool. The application is called Synced Tool. Tap on it.
2	Tap Install to start the installation process.
3	It will start to install…
4	Once the installation process completes, tap Open to start the application.
5	Once Synced Tool starts, click SIGN IN, found at the bottom of the screen.
6	Enter portal.onefilesync.ca as the portal, your full email address as your username, and your password (same as your other NIRIX services).
7	Wait for the sign in process to complete. It can take a minute or so.
8	When the sign-in is successful, you will see the oneFileSync spash page appear. Give it a moment and you will be loaded into the program proper.
9	You may be greeted with the latest updates and a small tutorial. Once you click past that, you will be greeted with the files in your oneFileSync folder. You are all set to use oneFileSync!

How to Upload Files

There are several ways to upload files. I will cover 3 of them

Upload using the App
Automatically upload photos and videos
Share to oneFileSync

Automatically upload photos and videos

1	Open Synced Tool on your phone or tablet.
2	Once it has loaded, click the on the top right.
3	Click Settings.
4	In the settings, find the Auto backup section. If you want to automatically back up all your photos, click the check box. Ensure you have Over Wi-Fi only selected, as it will use a lot of data. During the initial backup process, your phone will use more battery that usual as it backs up all your photos.

Sync Using App

Step	Instructions	Screenshot
1	Open Synced Tool on your phone or tablet.
2	Once it has loaded, click the on the top right.
3	From the drop-down menu, click Upload. Files uploaded in this way will automatically upload to your default oneFileSync folder.
4	This will bring up the file manager for oneFileSync. This may look different, depending on the phone you are using. You can click on the beside Recent to pull up the full menu and you can search through Images, Videos, Audio etc. These selectors will filter out the recent files to only show Images, Audio, Videos, etc, depending on what you are looking for. You can even find files in Google Drive to upload to oneFileSync. Once you find the files you are wanting to upload, simply click on the thumbnails. This is how a selected file will appear. Once you have selected everything you want to upload, click Select on the top right. Your files will upload to your oneFileSync folder.

Share to oneFileSync

NOTE: These instructions are dependent on your phone’s OS, and the app you are in. This is just an example.

Step	Instructions	Screenshot
1	From within a file manager or photo viewer, you can share photos to the Synced Tool application.
2	In my Gallery app, I long pressed on a photo thumbnail, and then selected all the photos I wanted to upload.
3	Once I finished selecting the items I wanted to upload, I tapped on the Share button at the bottom of the app.
4	After clicking the Share button, I am presented with a variety of applications I can share this file to. I will share to the Synced Tool app by tapping on it. This will open the App.
5	Here you have two choices. You can tap Select, which will upload the file to your oneFileSync folder, so you can access it from any device you have oneFileSync logged in to. Once you click select, the file will be uploaded and the process is complete. You can also tap on the location you want the file to up uploaded to instead. These locations will be folders that were set up to backup to oneFileSync. If you do not have folders set to backup, you will not see them listed here.
6	If you have clicked on the Folder Structure (in this case C:\Users\***\Desktop), you will be presented with the folder tree. You can select the folder you would like the files to sync to and they will automatically upload there.
7	Depending on your phone, you may see an upload notification in your notifications.

How to Set Up Synced Tool on iOS

Step #	Instruction	Screenshot
1.1	Open the iOS App Store.
1.2	Tap on Search at the bottom right of the store.
1.3	Search for Synctool, or Synced Tool. The application is called Synced Tool. Tap on it.
1.4	Search through the results until you find Synced Tool as seen in the picture. Tap Get to start the installation process.
1.5	Once the installation is complete, tap Open. You will now be able to find Synced Tool in with your other apps on your iPhone or iPad.
1.6	Once Synced Tool starts, you will be greeted with a login page: Enter portal.onefilesync.ca as the Host, your full email address as your User, and your password (same as your other NIRIX services). If this is your device, and you do not want to log in every time, you can tap to enable Remember Me.
1.7	When the sign-in is successful, you will see the oneFileSync spash page appear. Give it a moment and you will be loaded into the program.