Then press the Download here & Synchronize button. Then select a target local folder inside GoodReader where you want this file/folder to be put. The Sync button will appear at the bottom. Open a connection to a server, find a file or folder that you wish to sync, tap it so it becomes highlighted. Initial setup.ĭo this only once per each file/folder you wish to synchronize. The sync process consists of two parts: initial setup and actual synchronization.
The idea of download-only sync is a convenient distribution of frequently updated documents to a group of people. The idea of normal sync is to keep the contents of a local file or a folder identical to what you have on a server. There are two different types of sync - normal sync and download-only sync. GoodReader can automatically sync individual files and entire folders to their remote versions hosted on online servers of the following types: Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, box.com, SugarSync and also any WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP or SFTP server. To reload the real contents of a server folder into GoodReader`s memory, press Reload button.
In case if network error happens, GoodReader may show you an error message instead of a server folder contents. You can delete files and folders (or email messages) from a server by swiping their names (be careful - this can`t be undone). You can automatically sync files and folders located in GoodReader to their remote versions on a server. This feature is not available for E-Mail servers. You can upload files and folders from GoodReader to servers by pressing the Upload button and selecting local files/folders to upload. It`s ok to have several separate downloads at the same time.įind information about your downloads in the Downloads section of the Connect control panel. For E-Mail servers you will see headlines of messages.įor email servers, you will see headlines of messages. If you need to browse inside a folder, tap a blue arrow to the right of its name. Once selected everything you need to download, press the Download button, and the downloading process will start on the background. If you tap a file`s or folder`s name, you will select it for further downloading or syncing. When connected to a general file server, you will see a list of folders and files on that server. Tap a server record to connect to this server. Permanent (non-Bonjour) server records generally offer more flexibility, allowing to edit things like login name, display title, startup path, SFTP public key authentication, etc. The Pin button, found on Bonjour server records, can be used to quickly create a permanent record for a server, eliminating the need to find this server via Bonjour the next time you need to access this server or sync to it. Please note that not all local servers will advertise themselves via Bonjour. If you`re trying to connect to a server on a local WiFi network, and this server advertises itself via Bonjour protocol, you can find this server and connect to it automatically, without manually entering its connection parameters, by tapping Connect, then tap Find Servers. You can always edit server record data by pressing the "settings" mini-button to the right of server title in the server records list.
In these cases GoodReader doesn`t store your password at all, and can`t control how often you`re asked to enter it. Some servers, like Dropbox, OneDrive, box.com, and Google Drive, provide a proprietary authentication mechanism via their own webpage. You will be asked to enter readable title of a server record (this title is what you will see in a server records list), user name and password to access this server, URL of a server (except for pre-configured servers, for which GoodReader knows their URLs), and possibly some other connection parameters, depending on a server type.įor extra security, don`t store a password in a server record, this way you will have to enter it manually every time when connecting. To create a server record, open the Connect control panel, find the servers section and press the Add button. Before connecting to a server, its record must be created.