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- ============
- Introduction
- ============
- Available for Windows, Mac OS X, and various Linux distributions, the ownCloud
- Desktop Sync client enables you to:
- - Specify one or more directories on your computer that you want to synchronize
- to the ownCloud server.
- - Always have the latest files synchronized, wherever they are located.
- Your files are always automatically synchronized between your ownCloud server
- and local PC.
- .. note:: Because of various technical issues, desktop sync clients older than
- 1.7 will not allowed to connect and sync with the ownCloud 8.1+ server. It
- is highly recommended to keep your client updated.
-
- Improvements and New Features
- -----------------------------
- The 2.0 release of the ownCloud desktop sync client has many new features and
- improvements. (See the `complete changelog
- <https://owncloud.org/changelog/desktop/>`_.)
- * Multi-account support
- * Many UI improvements
- * Accessibility improvements (high contrast schemes)
- * Automatic bandwidth throttling
- * No redundant directory entries in activity log
- * Remove deleted accounts properly from toolbar
- * File manager integration: show hidden files as ignored
- * Do not sync new big folders from server without user's consent
- * Integrate selective sync into the default UI
- * More reliable reconnect after timeout
- * Improve progress reporting during sync
- * Sharing: Do not allow sharing the root folder
- * Sharing: Show thumbnail
- * Client Updater: Check for updates periodically, not only once per run
- * Quota: Only refresh from server when UI is shown
- * SSL Button: Show more information
- * System proxy: Ask user for credentials if needed
- * Several fixes and performance improvements in the sync engine
- * OS X: Show file name in UI if file has invalid UTF-8 in file name
- * OS X: Support native finder integration for 10.10 Yosemite
- * Network: Try to use SSL session tickets/identifiers
- * Windows: Support paths >255 characters
- * Windows, OS X: Allow to not sync hidden files
- * Windows: Remove misleading option to remove sync data
- * Windows: Do not provoke Active Directory account locking if password changes
- * Windows: Fix installer when installing unprivileged
- .. note:: When you upgrade from 1.8, restart Windows to ensure that all new
- features are visible.
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