This guide explains how to sync files stored in kDrive to access them easily on all your devices macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

Preamble

• For any changes made to your files & folders on your computer (Finder / Explorer) to be automatically synchronized…
  • on the kDrive web app Infomaniak (online service kdrive.infomaniak.com),
  • on the **kDrive mobile app** (app for iOS/Android smartphone or tablet),
  • this for all collaborators who access the data,
  • and this in both directions,
• … you need to install the kDrive desktop app (desktop application for macOS / Windows / Linux).
• You have the option to customize the kDrive folders that need to be synchronized on your computer.
• You can also automatically back up photos from your mobile device:
  • Refer to this other guide for iOS and for Android.
  • Note that there is no automatic synchronization between the rest of the content on your mobile device and kDrive; this behavior is identical to competing apps that do not offer it either, as the restrictions of mobile operating systems are too significant to allow it (alternative solutions generally paid for exist via third-party apps using the WebDAV protocol).

Download the kDrive desktop app…

… on macOS

Open the kDrive download page to download kDrive (other versions and apps can be downloaded from the kSuite unified settings).

… on Windows

Open the kDrive download page to download kDrive (other versions and apps can be downloaded from the kSuite unified settings).

... on Linux

The kDrive application is officially supported by Infomaniak only on the following systems:

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Desktop environments: GNOME or KDE

Refer to this other guide for installing kDrive on Linux.

Install the kDrive app

To do this:

1. Open the downloaded application.
2. During installation, pay attention to the permissions that may be requested by the assistant (especially on macOS) and that must be granted for the proper functioning of the application:
   
3. At the end of the installation, the application should open (otherwise, launch the kDrive application manually from the device).
4. A form asks you to log in to your Infomaniak account (need help?):
   
5. Then select your kDrive plan from the list (if your account allows access to multiple kDrive plans):
   
6. Enable or disable the Lite Sync option (a feature of the app for Windows and macOS that saves space by virtually storing your kDrive files on your computer, downloading them only when necessary):
   
7. A kDrive folder is created on your hard drive at the indicated location (location that can be modified by clicking on the pencil icon ✎) and will contain the files that may already exist on your kDrive (some folders may be ignored - read below) and will send to the kDrive server all the files that you will place there in the future:
   

Synchronize files with kDrive

Once the application is installed and connected to your account, you have the kDrive application on your device:

• On a computer, the app icon appears in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows and a left double click in the taskbar on Linux) and a kDrive folder is automatically created in your personal documents.