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Update the kDrive app on computer
This guide explains how to check and update the version of the desktop app kDrive (desktop application on macOS / Windows / Linux).
Access the installed version information…
… on macOS / Windows / Linux
To identify the version number of the kDrive application:
- Left-click on the desktop app icon 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).
- Click on the icon â‹® at the top right of the application, then on Preferences:
or directly on Preferences if the kDrive window is already open: - Scroll all the way down and under the Version category, the version currently installed on your computer is indicated:
Update the installed version
… on macOS / Windows
With each new version of the kDrive application offered by Infomaniak, a message will appear when the software is first opened after a restart or a few minutes later if it is not restarted, offering the possibility to install the update automatically.
If this is not the case:
- Refer to the steps above and click on the displayed button offering the update:
If the button is missing or the app version is too old:
- Download the latest version from the official page (the number of the most recent version is displayed in the file name):
- If this version number is more recent than your current version, let the download complete.
- In the meantime, uninstall your application without touching the folder containing your synchronized files and especially without moving it.
- Install the downloaded new version.
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