---
title: "Pin Metadata"
slug: "pinning-the-metadata"
tags: ["7.11", "Edge Filer", "Gateway", "Filer"]
updated: 2025-11-16T11:40:59Z
published: 2025-11-16T11:40:59Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/pinning-the-metadata"
---

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# Pin Metadata

Metadata can be pinned to the edge filer for enhanced cloud sync visibility to track and control metadata synchronization to edge filers. The **Metadata Pinning** page displays overall sync status and per-folder progress.

Metadata pinning requires both local quota and the next generation file system to be implemented. By default, metadata is not downloaded.

You will be able to pin individual cloud folder metadata or all the metadata. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-CZRSRNK4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A30Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=8Xs414jKn8J6Sf%2BfIitayWsnUHB24XVTcfR6AQa4Rjk%3D) The progress of the metadata download will be displayed.

**To pin all the metadata:**

1. Either,  

In the **Configuration** view, select **Cloud Drive > Metadata Pinning** in the navigation pane.  

Or,  

In the **Configuration** view, in the **Cloud Drive > Cloud Drive** page, click the files link in the **Cache** box.  
  

The **Metadata Pinning** page is displayed.
2. Slide **Pin All Metadata** on.  

All the metadata is always available on the edge filer.

**To pin the metadata of a specific cloud folder:**

1. Either,  

In the **Configuration** view, select **Cloud Drive > Metadata Pinning** in the navigation pane.  

Or,  

In the **Configuration** view, in the **Cloud Drive > Cloud Drive** page, click the files link in the **Cache** box.  
  

The **Metadata Pinning** page is displayed.
2. For the cloud folder to pin, click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-OKBPGK3Y.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A30Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=8Xs414jKn8J6Sf%2BfIitayWsnUHB24XVTcfR6AQa4Rjk%3D).
3. Select **Pin All** for the cloud folder under **Metadata Pinning** and then click  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9OO5HL0G.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A30Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=8Xs414jKn8J6Sf%2BfIitayWsnUHB24XVTcfR6AQa4Rjk%3D) to confirm the change.