ownCloud User Manual
The ownCloud Team
Version 10.5, July 31, 2020
Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê1
What’s New in ownCloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê1
WebUI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê1
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê56
Contacts & Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê76
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê81
Have You Found a Mistake In The Documentation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê84
Introduction
Welcome to ownCloud: your self-hosted file sync and share solution.
ownCloud is an open source file sync and share software for everyone from individuals
operating the free ownCloud Server edition, to large enterprises and service providers
operating the ownCloud Enterprise Subscription. ownCloud provides a safe, secure,
and compliant file synchronization and sharing solution on servers that you control.
You can share one or more files and folders on your computer, and synchronize them
with your ownCloud server. Place files in your local shared directories, and those files
are immediately synchronized to the server and to other devices using the ownCloud
Desktop Sync Client, Android app, or iOS app. To learn more about the ownCloud
desktop and mobile clients, please refer to their respective manuals:
• ownCloud Desktop Client
• ownCloud Android App
• ownCloud iOS App
What’s New in ownCloud
• Option to hide or expose hidden files in the Web GUI
• Requires to use at least desktop client version 2.0 by default.
WebUI Overview
Introduction
You can access your files with the ownCloud Web interface, as well as: create, preview,
edit, delete, share, and re-share files.
Your ownCloud administrator has the option to disable these features. If
any of them are missing on your system ask your server administrator.
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File Controls
When you mouseover, or hover over, a file in the Files view, as in the image below,
ownCloud displays three file controls. These are:
1. Marking Favorites
2. Sharing Files
3. The Overflow Menu
Marking Favorites
Click the star to the left of the file icon to mark it as a favorite. You can quickly find all
of your favorites with the Favorites filter on the left sidebar.
Sharing Files
The sharing files control is a shortcut to the file and folder sharing functionality within
ownCloud. ownCloud sharing supports:
• Sharing files and folders with users or groups
• Creating public link shares with hyperlinks
• Listing recipients of existing shares
• Deleting existing shares
The Overflow Menu
The Overflow Menu allows you to:
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• Display File Details
• Rename Files
• Download Files
• Delete Files
Display File Details
When you display details about a file, by clicking [Details] in the Overflow Menu, a
set of tabs (or views) are available. These are:
View Description
Details This shows details about a file, such as its name, size, and when it was
created or last updated. To know more, refer to the Details section.
Activity This shows a history of activity on the file, such as when it was
created, updated, and shared. To know more, refer to the Activity
section.
Sharing It’s here that shares are managed. To know more, refer to the Sharing
Files section.
Version This shows a history of all the versions of the file. This is not available
for folders. To know more, refer to the Version Control section.
You can see an example of the Activity view in the image below.
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