Syncing files in Digi Storage

Using our dedicated PS app, your data is synchronized between the Digi Storage cloud and one or more local folders from your PC. All the files stored on these folders will AUTOMATICALLY be uploaded to your Digi Storage account without any manual intervention from you.

Digi Storage Windows app

To start syncing your files from PC to your Digi Storage account, you must first install the Windows desktop client.

Digi Storage Desktop Client Download:

Log in to the Digi Storage web app.
In the middle of the vertical menu you will notice the "Link this computer" option that you must click on.
Click "Download" under Connect your computer.
If you want to choose the operating system, click on the "Show other operating systems" link.
If you get this error , right click on the arrow placed on the right of the "Discard" button and select Keep option.
Run the installer after the download is finished.
If the "User Account Control" warning window appears, click on Yes button to allow Digi Storage app to install the necessary components on your computer.
When the "Digi Storage Setup" window is displayed, click "Next".
Click "Next" again in the second window displayed so you can choose which Digi Storage components you want to install.
Click "Install" and wait for the installation of the application to finish.

##Syncing files with Digi Storage

By syncing files between your PC and your Digi Storage account, you can always ensure the protection of your important data in case you experience a hardware problem with your PC. It's also an efficient way of making the files available on all your devices on which you have the Digi Storage application installed.

Sync files and folders:

Double-click the "Digi Storage" icon on the Desktop.
The Digi Storage desktop application interface will open.
Click on the "Click to add a sync" link in the Syncs section. You can also add a new sync by clicking .
Select the folder you want to sync, for example Downloads, Desktop or any other folder and click "Next".

WARNING! it is not recommended to sync the entire operating system partition (typically C:) or any system folder from Windows because changing or deleting these folders may result in locking the operating system!

Select the cloud destination to sync the local directory on your computer.
After selecting the destination from the cloud, click on "Next" and then on "Finish" in the last step.

You have now completed the sync operation. From now on, all the files you copy to the local folder will AUTOMATICALLY be synched with the cloud folder Also, all the files copied to that cloud folder from another device will be uploaded to your local PC folder.

If you copy a file to the local folder selected for synch, this file will be immediately uploaded to the cloud. When you copy a file to the cloud folder from the web interface or from a device other than your computer, the sync between cloud and PC starts in less than 5 minutes.

Managing syncs

You can stop, delete or check the status of your synced files.

Stop sync:

Click on the icon .
The icon will change to .
To restart the sync, click on the icon .

Delete sync:

Click on the icon .
Then click on the icon .

Check sync:

Click on the icon .

**WARNING! When creating a new sync, make sure the Digi Storage folder you're syncing with is empty and doesn't contain other old files which are also stored on your PC. DO NOT delete a sync and then recreate it with the same old folders !! If the Digi Storage folder you are syncing with already contains all or part of the files in the local folder from your PC, errors or conflicts will occur in the synchronization process!

The "Add Place" feature

It's very useful to have your files synced between your PC and your Digi Storage account, but it also can be time and resource intensive when you have large amounts of data. Our suggestion is to sync only your most importan files or the files you need to access from multiple devices.

But what if we can also make your external hard drive to be visible in your storage account ? Or all your biggest folders from your PC ? And what if all these files can appear in the cloud in a few seconds without actually transferring anything to the cloud and without consuming any storage space?

This is where the "Add Place" feature comes in . It allows mapping a folder from your PC to a cloud folder. Attention - the data is not uploaded to the cloud and it is available ONLY if you have your PC online. On these folders you can perform any type of sharing (short links, sharing with other users) or any kind of action you need (copy, move, delete) exactly like the files stored directly in your account.

Adding a local folder to the Digi Storage cloud (no sync):

Double-click on the "Digi Storage" icon from your Desktop.
The Digi Storage desktop app page will be displayed.
Select "Click to add new place" link located in the section.
You can also add it by clicking on from the same section.
Select the path to your folder, for example the Documents,Desktop or Downloads folder or any other folder you want and click "Next".
You will be prompted to enter a name for the new folder mapped to the cloud. This name will appear in the My Places section of the Digi Storage menu.
After entering the name for the mapped folder, click "Next" and then "Finish" in the last step.

You have now your folder mapped in the cloud by the Digi Storage app. You can access that folder from any other computer or mobile device with an Internet connection.

You can manage cloud-mapped data in the Digi Storage interface just as you manage your cloud-synced data.

Digi Storage Linux app

To install the Linux desktop client :

In the middle of the vertical menu click on "Link this computer".
Click "Donwload" under Connect your computer.
Click on the "Show other operating systems" link and choose Linux.
When the download is finished, extract the executable files of the Digi Storage application to a folder. In this folder you will notice three files; the appl can be launched by running only the "storagegui" file, the other two files are used by the "storagegui" executable.
Go to the folder where you extracted the Digi Storage exe files and launch the app from command line by typing "./storagegui" or by double-clicking with the mouse on the "storagegui" file. The application will start in the background and you can manage it by right clicking on the Digi Storage app icon that appears in the system tray and then choosing "Open"

The management interface is similar with the Windows one.

Digi Storage OS/X app

You can use the same steps as above for installing the Digi Storage app for OS/X.