STEP:MEGAsync

Copy is discontinuing their cloud services to focus on other business ventures, so we have determined the Mega suits our needs as a file sharing service for project work.

Set Up Mega

Navigate to Mega Site and set up an account using the email you used for Copy service[/*]
Embellish your Mega Site profile a bit so that we can tell who is who in our Mega contacts (I use my forum avatar image and user name)[/*]
Download and install MEGAsync:
1. Mega will launch after installation by default. If not, launch MEGAsync[/*]
2. Enter email/password used to create your Mega account[/*]
3. Choose install type (Selective Sync recommended). Either install type can be configured to work for our purposes, but there are some minor differences in application behavior.:
  1. Full Sync[/b]
    1. Choose local folder path to preferred location
      1. Defaults to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]%USERPROFILE%\Documents\MEGA[/font][/color], so change to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]<preferredPath>\MEGA[/font][/color][/*]
      2. This path will be synced as [font=courier new,courier,monospace][color=#ffffff]/[/color][/font] on Mega Web, representing your "Cloud Drive" and will include all folders UNDER your Mega web Cloud Drive[/*]
      3. [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]<preferredPath>\MEGA[/font][/color] CANNOT be used to house additional syncs, since this path is already synced[/*]
    2. Shortcut in lower left of MEGAsync app will have a shortcut called 'MEGA' that will point to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]<preferredPath>\MEGA[/font][/color][/*]
  2. Selective Sync [/b](recommended)
    1. Choose local folder path to preferred location
      1. Defaults to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]%USERPROFILE%\Documents\MEGA[/font][font=courier new,courier,monospace]sync[/font][/color], so change to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]<preferredPath>\MEGA[/font][/color][/*]
    2. Choose Mega Web folder to be synced
      1. Defaults to [color=#ffffff][font=courier new,courier,monospace]/MEGAsync[/font][/color], representing a folder on your Mega Site. Unless you created this folder, it does not exist and WILL BE CREATED on your Mega Site, so CHANGE IT to point to an existing Mega Site folder[/*]
Create a base folder to add syncs (EXAMPLE: [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA[/b])[/*]
Click on the MEGASync toolbar icon, then open Settings (available under the gear icon in upper right). Click Advanced, and under [b]Default folders[/b], change [b]Downloads[/b] to your desired location to place syncs and downloads (EXAMPLE: [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA[/b]).[/*]
You can create your own folders on your Mega Cloud Drive either by creating them on the web interface, or by syncing [b].\Cloud Drive [/b](i.e., [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\[/b]) and creating directories under the sync location via Explorer, and they will be almost instantly synced to the web interface (see "[color=#ffffff]Two Ways to Establish a Sync[/color]" further below).[/*]
If others have shared their Mega folders with you, you will see other folders on the web interface under [b]Shared with me[/b]. These folders can be synced into the same local path as folders synced from your [b]Cloud Drive[/b] (see "[color=#ffffff]Folder Sync Options[/color]" following).[/*]

Folder Sync Options:

Cloud Drive

>Backups

>Pictures

Shared with me

STEP WORK

[color=#ffffff][b]OPTION #1:[/b] You can sync [b]Cloud Drive[/b] as a whole, but [u]this will prevent using [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA [/b]to house any future syncs[/u][/color], because this path is already synced (Mega will not allow creation of new syncs inside a path that is already synced; see "Considerations" below). WARNING: When you install MEGASync, it will ask you if you want to automatically sync all folders (i.e., OPTION #1). DON'T DO THIS.

[b][color=#ffffff]OPTION #2: [/color][/b][color=#ffffff]Preferably, you can sync the folders under [b]Cloud Drive[/b] [u]individually[/u][/color] [color=#ffffff]to get the same result[/color] (with the ability to sync shared folders in the same path). Simply create [color=#ffffff][font=courier new , courier, monospace].\Mega\Backups[/font][/color] and [color=#ffffff][font=courier new , courier, monospace].\Mega\Pictures[/font][/color] using Explorer, and sync them to the corresponding folders on Mega.

Syncing [b]Cloud Drive[/b] using OPTION #1 or OPTION #2 yields:

[code=auto:0]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\

   .\Backups
   .\Pictures

[/code] Syncing shared folders is the same process. Adding a sync for the shared folder [b]STEP WORK[/b] (OPTION #2 only), yields: [code=auto:0]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\

   .\Backups\
   .\Pictures\
   .\STEP WORK\

[/code] [color=#ffffff][size=5][b]Considerations:[/b][/size][/color] [LIST] [*]You can't sync shared folders without Full Permission, but you can download the share.[/*] [*]When you click the gear icon in the MEGASync client and select [b]Download from Mega[/b], it will automatically create a folder in the [b]Downloads[/b] directory (refer to the the previous section [b]Setup up Mega[/b]), and download the contents into that folder. This does not set up a sync. EXAMPLE: Downloads folder defined as [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA[/b] and you download the shared drive [b]STEP WORK[/b], you will end up with the non-synced folder [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\STEP WORK[/b].[/*] [*]You CANNOT create a sync within a directory that is already synced (identified by the red M overlayed on the folder icon). So if you have a sync setup as [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\Pictures[/b], you cannot sync another folder within this path [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\[b]Pictures\[/b]Personal[/b].[/*] [/LIST] [color=#ffffff][size=5][b]Two Ways to Establish a Sync:[/b][/size][/color]

[b]Download then Sync[/b] [LIST=1] [*]Download the shared folder first, which will create a directory of with the same name as the share in the [b]Downloads[/b] folder. So if you download the shared folder [b]STEP WORK[/b], you will end up with a non-synced folder [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\STEP WORK[/b].[/*] [*]After the initial download, add a sync and choose the directory created in the [b]Downloads[/b] folder.[/*] [/LIST] [b]Sync First[/b] [LIST=1] [*]Create a local folder to contain the sync (e.g., [b]C:\CLOUD\MEGA\STEP WORK[/b])[/*] [*]Click MEGASync tray icon > Syncs (lower left corner) > Add Sync[/*] [*]Choose the local folder created in #1[/*] [*]Choose the Mega folder to be synced, then click [OK][/*] [*]Tick the checkbox to enable or untick to disable the sync, then click [OK][/*] [/LIST]