

When your computer is low on disk capacity, these permanently pinned copies will not be automatically deleted to release space.

The green check icon indicates that the file has been permanently pinned to the local computer and can be viewed offline. It indicates the progress and may only appear very briefly. The progress bar or pie chart icon indicates that the file is being downloaded or waiting to be downloaded. You can right-click on the file or folder, select Download Now to download a local copy to the computer, or select Pin local copy permanently to pin a copy to your local computer.ĭepending on the view mode, either a progress bar or a pie chart will appear. The cloud icon indicates that your file or folder is available when online, but doesn’t take up space. If there is no icon next to a file or folder in the sync folder, this means that the item has been downloaded to the local computer. You will then see a green tick next to the folders that are copied to your computer hard drive. If you want to make a few folders available permanently (existing on MAC hard drive), right-click and choose Pin local copy permanently.

You will need to click on Enable button to start the sync process. You will then see the Synology sync folder in front of you. Type in your quick-connect ID, Username and password. You old files after deleting this sync task will remain in the original location on your MAC. If you already use Synology Drive Sync, you will need to date this sync tasks and create a new one. You can check this if you click on Apple icon/ ABout This Mac
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How to enable on-demand sync on MAC – Synology Drive Client 3.2įirst of all, makes sure your MAC OS is 12.3 and above.
