In a file explorer, right-clicking a folder or file displays a menu with CTERA Drive Connect menu options.
Example integrated connection mode
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Example smart synchronization connection mode
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Click the CTERA Drive Connect item to display the CTERA Drive Connect options.
| Windows Integrated connection mode | Windows Smart synchronization connection mode | macOS Integrated connection mode | macOS Smart synchronization connection mode |
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| Reload | Reload | Reload (1) | – |
| Retry | – | – | – |
| – (2) | Keep Offline on Local Disk | Keep Offline on Local Disk (3) | Keep Offline on Local Disk |
| – (2) | Delete on Local Disk | Delete on Local Disk (3) | Delete on Local Disk |
| Open in Terminal | – (4) | – | – |
| Versions (5) | Versions (5) | Versioning (5) | Versions (5) |
| Copy URL | Copy URL | Copy URL | Copy URL |
| – | Open URL | – | Open URL |
(1) Displayed when right-clicking a folder, not a file.
(2) The Windows option, Always keep on this device, is available, toggled on or off to keep offline or delete on the local disk.
(3) Delete on Local Disk is displayed instead of Keep Offline on Local Disk if the item is marked to be kept offline on the local disk.
(4) The Windows option, Open in Terminal, is available.
(5) Displayed when right-clicking a file, not a folder.
Reload – Reload contents.
Retry – To retry the operation. This option is only enabled if something went wrong during synchronization.
Keep Offline on Local Disk/Always keep on this device – Make the folder or file always available locally. While connected to the portal, the file is synced with the portal, so changes are reflected both locally and on the portal. CTERA recommends keeping frequently used files and large files offline. The size of a file kept offline is not included in the cache size limit, specified in Sync Settings.
Delete on Local Disk – Delete the folder and files locally. They can be accessed from the portal with stubs saved locally. CTERA recommends using this option on files that are offline and when the work on that file has been completed.
Open in Terminal – Open the folder location in a terminal window.
Versions – When displaying the options for a file. The portal is opened with the Versions of filename window displayed, listing the different versions that exist for the file.
Click the version you want to restore and the Version details window is displayed.
Depending on the type of file, you can do the following:
- Download the selected file version.
- Open the selected file version, to view it and decide if it is the file you want to restore. You can restore the file by:
- Replacing the current version with this older version.
- Keeping the current version and restoring the older version with a new name: the file name followed by the original date of the file.
- Skipping restoring the older file.
- Copy the selected version to another location.
Copy URL – Copies the URL to the clipboard for use to open the folder in the portal or the file in the portal preview server.
Open URL – Opens the folder in the portal or the file in the portal preview server.
You need to be logged in to the portal to use the Copy URL and Open URL options.