Add an account

 The first thing you probably want to do is to add an account to use for sync with cloud storage or a server. You will be required to provide your login credentials, either directly in FolderSync or on the provider webpage for those using OAuth authentication. If you do not already have an account you can create one at the applicable vendor website.

You can add an account directly from the dashboard by pressing [Add] button on Account card.

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For this example we will add our Google Drive account, so FolderSync can access our files there.

Depending on the account type, this process may be different. Some cloud providers does not support OAuth authentication. For those provider types where FolderSync need to store credentials, they are stored in encrypted form.

If you want to use SMB, FTP, SFTP or WebDAV (HTTPS only), you have to set it up on a NAS, server or your home PC, or have access to an existing account. Explaining how to setup this is not in the scope of this help text. Use Google. :-)

Lets continue configuring our Google Drive account.

Press the [Authenticate account] button to authenticate access in a browser. When done, you should be returned to FolderSync and see the Login succeeded dialog. Now press [Save] to save your added account.

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When not using OAuth, FolderSync provides an option to test your entered account settings using a [Test] button, to see if it can connect to the selected provider with the server address and credentials you have entered.

See examples below:

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Create a folderpair

From the dashboard you can create a folderPair. A folderPair is a definition of a sync that you want FolderSync to perform. It defines a sync between a local folder on your device and a remote folder for your chosen provider type. A sync can sync files to remote cloud storage, to your local storage or both ways.

Create a new folderPair by pressing [Create] on folderPair card and select an account to use. SD CARD account is a built-in account type to use to sync between folders on SD card only.

For this example we will use our Google Drive account we added earlier.

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You can now configure your folderPair:

  1. Edit the name if you wish
  2. Select the sync type - one-way (to remote provider or device) or two-way sync.
  3. Select the remote and local folder for the folderpair - when pressed a selection screen comes up where you can browse to the desired folder.
  4. Now you can either presse [Save] button or configure additional settings. See below for further details

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