Synchronize Nextcloud on devices

Nextcloud Sync Client

The Nextcloud Sync Client is Nextcloud’s own software for synchronizing content in the cloud with your own devices (PC, mobile phone, tablet). Installation and setup is very easy in most cases.

Content synchronization means that Nextcloud creates a folder on the device where all files from the cloud are stored. If a file in this folder is changed, it is changed directly in the cloud and thus also on all other devices linked to it. An example for the practical use of synchronization is described in the module Using KeePassXC as a group

Installation

• Download the software: https://nextcloud.com/install/#desktop-files

• Install Sync Client

Setup

• Login
• Enter the URL of your cloud instance (where you have an account)
• A browser window with the cloud login should then open

There are two options here:

1. Log in with your normal login details
2. For more security, log in with Alternative log in using app password with an extra app password!

Once we have logged in, a configuration window appears where we can specify which folders from our cloud should be synchronized with our computer. We can either select specific folders (Choose what to sync) or simply select all. Under Choose different folder, we can also specify where the synchronized Nextcloud folder should be located on our computer.

Depending on how much data we have in the cloud, the synchronization process may take a while. Once the synchronization is finished, we should have all our personal cloud files directly accessible on the computer in the specified Nextcloud folder.

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