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

Preamble

• For any changes made to your files & folders on your workstation (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 all directions,
• … you need to install the kDrive desktop app (desktop app on 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:
  • Refer to this other guide for iOS and for Android.
  • Note, there is no automatic synchronization between the rest of the content of your mobile device and kDrive; this functionality is identical to competing apps that do not offer it either, as the restrictions of mobile OS 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 unified kSuite settings).

… on Windows

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

... on mobile

The download page offers the mobile versions of kDrive, including an iOS version optimized for iPad, adapted to the screens of these tablets, and the version for Android.

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 choose your kDrive offer from the list (if your account allows access to multiple kDrives):
   
6. Enable or disable the Lite Sync option (feature of the Windows and macOS app that saves space by virtually storing your kDrive files on your computer, only downloading them 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 you place there in the future:
   

Synchronize files with kDrive

Once the application is installed and the connection to your account is established, 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 double left click in the taskbar on Linux) and a kDrive folder is automatically created in your personal documents.