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    Knowledge base Lite Sync kDrive Windows

      Lite Sync kDrive Windows

      This guide details the Lite Sync option of kDrive under Windows.


      Presentation

      The Lite Sync feature frees up storage space on your Windows computer that is used by your files on your sign kDrive . Thus your files are accessible without constraint from the Web version of sign kDrive and it is always possible to consult your files locally by downloading them beforehand. This limits the risk of saturating the available space on your computer.


      Prerequisites

      This feature is not compatible with Linux distributions.

      • Windows 10 version - min. 21:2 (October 2021) or Windows 11
      • 64-bit (ARM64 compatible)
      • File storage system under NTFS
      • Desktop kDrive application, from version 3.3.3

      sign If you manage several Drives from your kDrive desktop application , it will be necessary to activate Lite Sync for each Drive. It is quite possible to have a Drive for which Lite Sync is activated and another for which it is not.


      Automatic configuration of Lite Sync

      1. when installing the kDrive application or when adding a Drive to the application, you will be automatically offered to activate the Lite Sync function
      2. a kDrive folder will be created on your machine (it is possible to rename it when it is created) and it will be accessible from the file explorer
      3. click on Finish
      4. the icon signwill appear to the far right of the name of your Drive indicating that Lite Sync is activated. If this icon signis displayed, it means that Lite Sync is not activated.


      Manual Lite Sync Setup

      Once activated, Lite Sync is and will be applied to all folders synchronized (and advanced synchronizations) with your kDrive.

      1. left-click on sign the kDrive app from your computer's notification area (bottom right on Windows )
      2. click on the icon signat the very top right of the application and select signkDrive Settings
      3. under the Synchronization category , click on the button to activate the Lite Sync

      sign

      4. two scenarios can occur: 

      To. if the folders of the selected kDrive meet the prerequisites (above) then Lite Sync is activated

      b. if the folders of the selected kDrive do not fill them then an error message will appear and the Lite Sync will not be activated

      5. the icon signis displayed in front of your kDrive to indicate that Lite Sync is activated. If this icon  signis displayed, it means that Lite Sync is not activated.


      Disable Lite Sync

      1. left-click on sign the kDrive app from your computer's notification area (bottom right on Windows )
      2. click on the icon signon the far right in the application and select kDrive Settings
      3. under the Synchronization category , click on the button to deactivate Lite Sync

        sign

      4. two scenarios can occur:
        1. if there is enough space on your computer a message confirming the deactivation is displayed, just click on Continue
        2. if there is not enough space on your computer, a message will indicate the missing space to allow the deactivation of Lite Sync. The synchronization of your kDrive will be paused while selecting the files to synchronize on your computer.
      5. it is possible to reactivate Lite Sync at any time


      Lite Sync Options

      Available Actions
      Files or Folders
      Always keep on this device
      Downloads all folders, subfolders and files to your machine
      free up space
      Makes selected folders, subfolders and files only accessible online


      Always keep on this device

      Once Lite Sync is activated, you can always make available, even offline, a folder and its sub-folders or just one or more sub-folders.

      1. from Windows Explorer, go to a folder synchronized with kDrive and right click.
      2. select the Always keep on this device option under Kdrive

        sign

      Free-up space

      Once Lite Sync is activated, you can free up space in a folder and its sub-folders or only in one or more sub-folders.

      Warning: free up space is not applied by default to new files or folders added locally.
      1. from Windows Explorer, go to a folder synchronized with kDrive and right click
      2. select the Free up space option under Kdrive

        sign

      The Free up space action will free up storage space on your computer. The files will remain visible, but they will no longer be accessible without an internet connection.


      Summary of icons

      Files from the hard disk synchronized with the LiteSync option, everything is in the cloud (on your online remote kDrive):
      sign

      Deactivation of the LiteSync option, the "physical" synchronization starts:
      sign

      Synchronization completed , the files have been downloaded to your computer and now have the appropriate icon:
      sign

      To summarize, here are the status icons that are used in your Windows Explorer:

      Status icons
      Files Folders
      sign= online
      The file exists on kDrive online and is only virtually on your hard drive; to consult it locally it will be necessary to download it
      Folder contains at least one file or subfolder not physically present
      sign= offline Lite Sync not working properly (contact support) Lite Sync not working properly (contact support)
      sign= always available The file exists on kDrive online and also physically on your hard drive
      The folder only contains files and subfolders without Lite Sync
      sign= available on this device The file exists on kDrive online and is only virtually on your hard disk for reasons decided by Windows (eg lack of space)
      The folder contains local and temporary files and subfolders
      sign= synchronization Synchronization is in progress or pending
      Synchronization is in progress or pending
      sign= download in progress The progress bar indicates a download in progress The progress bar indicates a download in progress


      "Dehydration" of files

      A dehydrated file is a Lite Sync file that has not been synced. Therefore, instead of having a "real" document behind, a 1 KB shortcut is displayed.

      The application directly blocks the import of this type of file/document. To resolve these errors, you will have to re-download the file from kdrive.infomaniak.com.



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