First steps with DESY Sync and Share

In the following the basic use of the DESY Sync & Share service via the web browser is described.

Login

If you have been granted access to the DESY Sync & Share service (by the UCO or your namespace administrators), you can log in via https://syncandshare.desy.de, among others. All other aliases like sas.desy.de redirect to https://syncandshare.desy.de. Namespace administrators have to apply for activation via the UCO if they want to add access for DESY user accounts of their group (via DESY registry resource) themselves.
 

For the login you will be redirected to keycloak.desy.de. There you can log in with your DESY account name and the corresponding DESY password (Figure 1). After entering your password, you will be asked for a one-time password. Please enter the current 6-digit one-time password of your token and confirm.

Overview

After logging in, you will be taken to the main page of the DESY Sync & Share service. Here you can create new folders, upload/download files and share files. The following picture as well as the corresponding legend below the picture should first give you a rough overview of the start page of the web interface and its functions.

Figure 1 - Login dialog

Figure 2

1. Files: All the folders and files present in the cloud are displayed here.
2. Photos: All the photo files present on the cloud are displayed here (preview mode).
3. Activity: All the activities of the folders and files on the cloud are displayed here.
4. Search: This button allows you to search folders/files directly.
5. Deck: Here, tasks can be created on so-called boards and assigned to other users, for example.
6. Announcements: Current announcements are displayed here.
7. Polls: Here you can create date or text polls.
8. New: Here you can upload files and create new folders or files in different file formats.
9. Search: Here you can search for apps, files and keywords, among other things.

10. Notifications: Notification for Federal Shares and the like are displayed here.
11. Contacts: All contacts known to the account are displayed here.
12. Logout / settings: With this button you can access the settings and the logout button.
13. View: With this icon you can switch between grid and list view.
14. Share: Use this button to share the data in the cloud with other people.
15. 3 Points: Through this button, you can rename, move or copy as well as download a file / folder, for example.
16. Deleted files: The current size of the recycle bin is displayed here.
17. File settings: Here you can access general settings for hidden files and image previews, for example.

 

Create folder

Click on the plus symbol and "Ordner"(folder) to create a new empty folder in your cloud. Click  "Enter" on your keyboard  to finish.

rename folder and files

If you want to change the names of folder or files use the button with the 3 dots and click on "rename".

Uploading folders and files

If you want to upload some files, click the corresponding folder, on the plus icon and on "Upload File" (Upload file). An new window opens where you have to choose your files. It is also possible to use the drag & drop function.

Downloading files and folders

To download a file or folder, you have to click on the 3 dots on the right side of the file you want to download, as in "Rename". Then a window with different options will open, now select "Download". You can now specify the storage path of the file/folder.

Navigation through your folders

The menu on the left is helping you to get an overview of your contents. If you want to get back to the "main" screen just click on the house icon.

Sharing of files and folders

If you want to share a file or folder, click on the "sharing" icon. A window opens in which you can select a person or group (from the DESY Registry) who should then be able to download the content. Sharing files with persons always leads to an E-Mail notification with the chosen user.

If  a person should not have direct access to DESY Sync and Share  you can create a "Public-Share". DESY Sync and Share will create an encrypted link, which grants access to the chosen files. Just click "Share link" and copy the URL and send it to the chosen recipient by mail.

Additional features are:

 

  • Read-Only
     

The recipient can only view the files, he will not be allowed to edit or delete them.
 

  • Password protection


Enables the possibillity to protect your public share with a password.  Only the recipient knowing link and password can access the shared file .

  • Allow editing and uploading

Possibility to upload and edit files to a folder for people without access to DESY Sync and Share. This is a folder option only.

 

  • Expiration date


You can specify that a file or folder can only be shared for a period of time.  After expiry only the sharing right expires, the folders/files are not affected.

To send the configured link by mail or via another medium, you have to click on the button marked in the photo and the link will be saved in the clipboard.

Tag Function

With the tag function you can tag folders or files with useful search terms to find the files even in a large megabyte of data easily and conveniently using the search function. These set tags remain permanently with the shared files. So CAUTION with the tags, everyone who has been shared the file can see the tags.

To add tags to a file, click on the file and (as described in the following photo) click on the tag icon, then an input field will appear. Insert the desired tag here and confirm with "Enter".

Searching files and folders

If you want to search for a specific file in your space,  use the search field on the top right of the page.

Activities

Under the item Activities you can have a look at the history of the Cloud.

Here you can see when which folder was shared or created, ebso you can see when a share is withdrawn or changed.

Sign off and settings

To sign off and get to the settings, use the button on the top right corner: