Configuring the desktop application

The desktop application allows you to configure a number of application settings. For example, you can configure the desktop application to alert you whenever a change occurs in the application, to start automatically whenever you log in to your computer, and to sync any locked files it detects in your nBox folder.

In the Settings section, you can configure different settings on each of these tabs:

  • Preferences
  • Registration
  • Server
  • New Update Ready

Procedure

  1. If the desktop application is not running, start the application.

  2. Right-click the application icon () in the taskbar.

  3. In the menu, click Dashboard.

  4. Click Settings.

  5. To configure the application, make the changes you want on the Preferences, Registration, Server, and New Update Ready tabs at the top of the dashboard.

  6. Click Save.

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Preferences

  • Enable Alerts

    When checked, alerts display on top of the desktop application icon (). Alerts give you information about the desktop application, such as when the synchronization status of a file changes, file conflicts occur, or a desktop application upgrade is available.

  • Start automatically on login

    When checked, the desktop application automatically starts whenever you log in to your computer.

  • Allowing syncing of locked files

    When checked, the desktop application automatically attempts to synchronize any locked files it detects in your nBox folder. Files are locked by other programs or Windows itself. For example, a file can become locked if the file is open in another program.

  • Cache size limit

    You set the cache size here. Think of this on-disk cache as a temporary storage space for remote files. A file ends up in the cache if:

    • It is a remote file and opened. Since a file can only be opened if it is downloaded to your computer, the file is downloaded and then saved in the cache.
    • It was saved locally and then made remote. Since the file was local (in other words, already downloaded to your computer), it is moved to the cache instead of being made remote immediately.

    Once full, the cache starts ejecting files. These files become remote. If your company set a cache size for you, you cannot adjust that cache size. For more information on local, remote, and cached files, see Saving files locally or keeping them remote.

  • Language

    By default, the desktop application uses the display language from your computer. However, you can change the language in this field.

Registration

The Registration tab contains information on your:

  • nBox system (Provider and Domain)
  • Username

On this tab, you can also update your username.

ImportantYou should only update your username if your corporate username has been changed by your company. If you change your nBox username and it does not match your company username, you will be unable to start the desktop application.

To change your username:

  1. Click Change.
  2. In the Change Username window that opens, type a new username. Then click Change.

Server

The Server tab consists of your:

  • nBox website URL
  • Proxy server information.

If you connect to the internet using a proxy server, you can set up your proxy information by doing these:

  1. Click Use Proxy Server.
  2. In the Proxy Server field, type the IP address or DNS name of your proxy server.
  3. In the Port field, type the port of your proxy server.

New Update Ready

The New Update Ready tab only appears when an update is available for the desktop application. The New Update Ready tab consists of:

  • A description of the new features for the new version of the desktop application that is available.
  • Install Update — click Install Update to begin the upgrade process.