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That is the handler used by the server to open a file locally. This will allow the desktop client to open a document with the local editor when you click on the option “Edit locally” in your Nextcloud instance.</p> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>Without properly registering the mime, independent of the browser and distro being used, the desktop client will fail to open a document with the local editor when you click on the option “Edit locally” in your Nextcloud instance.</p> <p>The browser will warn you of the failure: “Failed to launch ‘nc://…’ because the scheme does not have a registered handler.”</p> </div> <section id="how-to-enable-it"> <h3>How to enable it<a class="headerlink" href="#how-to-enable-it" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3> <p>In order to do that, you need to install the desktop client with the MSI installer on Windows or use a third party software to integrate the AppImage in your system on Linux.</p> </section> <section id="on-linux"> <h3>On Linux<a class="headerlink" href="#on-linux" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3> <p>We use AppImage due to its universal compatibility but to take full advantage of the desktop client features you will need a third part software to integrate the AppImage in your system: we have tested <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher">AppImageLauncher</a> and alternatively there is <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/probonopd/go-appimage">Go AppImage</a>.</p> </section> <section id="on-windows"> <h3>On Windows<a class="headerlink" href="#on-windows" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3> <p>The MSI installer will alter your system registry to register the mime to handle the nc:// scheme.</p> <p>Alternatively, you can manually register the mime to handle the nc:// scheme:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li><p>Save the following content to a .reg file:</p></li> </ol> <div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\nc\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Nextcloud\\nextcloud.exe\" \"%1\"" </pre></div> </div> <ol class="arabic simple" start="2"> <li><p>Double click on the .reg file to import it into the registry.</p></li> </ol> <p>See <a class="reference external" href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-office-release-solves-document-compatibility-overhauls-knowledge-management/">https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-office-release-solves-document-compatibility-overhauls-knowledge-management/</a> for more information.</p> </section> </section> <section id="some-files-are-continuously-uploaded-to-the-server-even-when-they-are-not-modified"> <h2>Some Files Are Continuously Uploaded to the Server, Even When They Are Not Modified.<a class="headerlink" href="#some-files-are-continuously-uploaded-to-the-server-even-when-they-are-not-modified" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>It is possible that another program is changing the modification date of the file. If the file is uses the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.eml</span></code> extension, Windows automatically and continually changes all files, unless you remove <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PropertySystem\PropertyHandlers</span></code> from the windows registry. See <a class="reference external" href="http://petersteier.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/windows-indexer-changes-modification-dates-of-eml-files/">http://petersteier.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/windows-indexer-changes-modification-dates-of-eml-files/</a> for more information.</p> </section> <section id="syncing-stops-when-attempting-to-sync-deeper-than-100-sub-directories"> <h2>Syncing Stops When Attempting To Sync Deeper Than 100 Sub-directories.<a class="headerlink" href="#syncing-stops-when-attempting-to-sync-deeper-than-100-sub-directories" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>The sync client has been intentionally limited to sync no deeper than 100 sub-directories. The hard limit exists to guard against bugs with cycles like symbolic link loops. When a deeply nested directory is excluded from synchronization it will be listed with other ignored files and directories in the “Not synced” tab of the “Activity” pane.</p> </section> <section id="there-was-a-warning-about-changes-in-synchronized-folders-not-being-tracked-reliably"> <h2>There Was A Warning About Changes In Synchronized Folders Not Being Tracked Reliably.<a class="headerlink" href="#there-was-a-warning-about-changes-in-synchronized-folders-not-being-tracked-reliably" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>On linux when the synchronized folder contains very many subfolders the operating system may not allow for enough inotify watches to monitor the changes in all of them.</p> <p>In this case the client will not be able to immediately start the synchronization process when a file in one of the unmonitored folders changes. Instead, the client will show the warning and manually scan folders for changes in a regular interval (two hours by default).</p> <p>This problem can be solved by setting the fs.inotify.max_user_watches sysctl to a higher value. This can usually be done either temporarily:</p> <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">echo</span> <span class="mi">524288</span> <span class="o">></span> <span class="o">/</span><span class="n">proc</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">sys</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">fs</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">inotify</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">max_user_watches</span> </pre></div> </div> <p>or permanently by adjusting <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/etc/sysctl.conf</span></code>.</p> </section> <section id="i-want-to-move-my-local-sync-folder"> <h2>I Want To Move My Local Sync Folder<a class="headerlink" href="#i-want-to-move-my-local-sync-folder" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>The Nextcloud desktop client does not provide a way to change the local sync directory. However, it can be done, though it is a bit unorthodox. Specifically, you have to:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li><p>Remove the existing connection which syncs to the wrong directory</p></li> <li><p>Add a new connection which syncs to the desired directory</p></li> </ol> <figure class="align-default"> <img alt="Remove an existing connection" src="../_images/remove.png" /> </figure> <p>To do so, in the client UI, which you can see above, click the “<strong>Account</strong>” drop-down menu and then click “Remove”. This will display a “<strong>Confirm Account Removal</strong>” dialog window.</p> <figure class="align-default"> <img alt="Remove existing connection confirmation dialog" src="../_images/confirm.png" /> </figure> <p>If you’re sure, click “<strong>Remove connection</strong>”.</p> <p>Then, click the Account drop-down menu again, and this time click “<strong>Add new</strong>”.</p> <figure class="align-default"> <img alt="Replacement connection wizard" src="../_images/wizard.png" /> </figure> <p>This opens the Nextcloud Connection Wizard, which you can see above, <em>but</em> with an extra option. This option provides the ability to either: keep the existing data (synced by the previous connection) or to start a clean sync (erasing the existing data).</p> <div class="admonition important"> <p class="admonition-title">Important</p> <p>Be careful before choosing the “Start a clean sync” option. The old sync folder <em>may</em> contain a considerable amount of data, ranging into the gigabytes or terabytes. If it does, after the client creates the new connection, it will have to download <strong>all</strong> of that information again. Instead, first move or copy the old local sync folder, containing a copy of the existing files, to the new location. Then, when creating the new connection choose “<em>keep existing data</em>” instead. The Nextcloud client will check the files in the newly-added sync folder and find that they match what is on the server and not need to download anything.</p> </div> <p>Make your choice and click “<strong>Connect…</strong>”. This will then step you through the Connection Wizard, just as you did when you setup the previous sync connection, but giving you the opportunity to choose a new sync directory.</p> </section> <section id="i-would-like-to-change-the-language-of-the-user-interface"> <h2>I would like to change the language of the user interface<a class="headerlink" href="#i-would-like-to-change-the-language-of-the-user-interface" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2> <p>To do this, the configuration file <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">nextcloud.cfg</span></code> must be changed. 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