This guide helps you resolve some issues where you notice that data from kDrive is not being synchronized across your devices.

Certain folders are missing on your computer

If everything seems to be working correctly:

• kDrive app open in the background & functional,
• no interrupted synchronization,
• no error messages,
• you have the correct access rights when viewing them in their online version (ksuite.infomaniak.com/kdrive),

but you notice that:

• folders such as Organization Folders or other directories are not visible on your computer,

then check in the kDrive desktop app installed on your computer which folders you want to synchronize:

1. Left-click on the desktop app icon in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows, and double-left-click in the taskbar on Linux).
2. Click on the action menu ⋮ on the right of the window that appears.
3. Click on kDrive Settings:
   
4. Click on the chevron ‍ to the left of your synchronization name to display the list of folders.
5. Expand the contents of the listed folders and check/uncheck the folders to be synchronized with your computer.
6. Click on the blue Validate button:
   

As a result, your local folder representing kDrive (named kDrive, or kDrive2, or something else) on your computer will finally display all the desired folders (after the time required for synchronization).

Synchronization in progress (0/10) then paused

Check that the Windows Search service is not stopped. To do this, use the Run window (Win + R):

1. Enter services.msc.
2. Click on OK:
   
3. Locate Windows Search in the list in the Services window and enable it if it is not already enabled:
   

Continuous synchronization ( .eml files)

An issue related to Windows indexing may occur when synchronizing kDrive files with the .eml extension (a file type corresponding to email export/saving). Therefore, it is necessary to remove the eml type from the indexing options to resolve this issue:

1. Open the Start menu and search for indexing options.
2. Click on Indexing Options (Control Panel):
   
3. Click on the Advanced button.
4. Uncheck the box for the eml type:
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5. Confirm and close the windows.

Adobe file synchronization

Applications like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc., or certain architecture/3D applications, encounter problems when saving files (error messages in the relevant software, file duplication, etc.) on kDrive. Therefore, it is best to avoid including such files in a synchronization.

Adobe explicitly states that it does not support synchronization with the cloud, external drives, and network drives.

Issues related to file names

Recommended structure

• Use only standard alphanumeric characters.
• Replace trailing spaces with underscores (_) or hyphens (-).
• Limit the total path length (folder name + file name) to less than 255 characters.

The following characters should be avoided as they are reserved by the Windows file system or cloud storage servers:

• < (less than)
• > (greater than)
• : (colon)
• " (quotation marks)
• / (slash)
• \ (backslash)
• | (vertical bar)
• ? (question mark)
• * (asterisk)

The location of the space is often more critical than the character itself for synchronization:

• Trailing space in the filename: a file named "project .pdf" causes major synchronization errors on Windows.
• Leading space in the filename: may make the file invisible or difficult to index.
• Trailing period: Folders ending with a period (e.g., "Archives.") are rejected by Windows.
• Unicode spaces (non-breaking): Invisible characters often generated on macOS that appear as spaces but are technically special characters not supported by Windows.

File names reserved by the system

The following terms should not be used as file names, as they are reserved for Windows internal communications:

• CON, PRN, AUX, NUL
• COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9
• LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9

You should also consult this other guide.