If you are interested in how to configure FileNX to fit your situation, go to the forum to read about some common ways to set up FileNX.
Main screen
The name of your computer is displayed on top - this is the name that you will need on other computers to synchronize with this computer. There is also the list of folders that are set up to be synchronized.
You can set how often FileNX will synchronizes the files. When FileNX first starts, it synchronizes all your folders, and waits until the specified time interval (e.g. 10 minutes) before synchronizing again.
If you just made a change to some of your files, and you want to synchronize them right away, you can select the folder and click on Sync. Now! and your files will be synchronized immediately. (This is only available if you have set up a Sync with Computer).
Add a folder (on your first computer)
You can add a folder to be synchronized here. You need to pick the actual folder on your hard drive, and also give it a name. You can give it any name, but this will be the name that you will need to use on all your other computers.
The Sync with Computer field is optional. As long as you have the option set on one computer, it would work. However, if you want the Sync Now! button to work on both computers, then you need to set the Sync with Computer fields on both computers to point to each other.
Add a folder (on your second computer)
This is the same as the add folder dialog on the first computer. The only difference is that you now need to set the Sync with Computer field to the name of the first computer. Be sure to set the Share Name of the folder to be the same as the Share Name on the first computer (this is case-sensitive).
Menu
You can access some FileNX commands in the menu. You can add and delete folder, hide FileNX to your system tray, access the option, or learn more about FileNX by clicking on About.
To start FileNX minimized next time, check the Start Minimized option.
Options
You can configured some options for FileNX in the Options window.
- You can set the port that FileNX runs on. If you cannot use the default port of 7890, you can set a new port here. If you change the default port of 7890, you need to use the new port number on your other computers. For example, if your computer name is "mylaptop" and you set the port to 8900, then you need to set the Sync with Computer field on all your other computers to "mylaptop:8900".
- You can also set whether FileNX should hides itself automatically in the system tray next time you start it (you should set this if you have FileNX set to run when you log on, so that you won't have to hide FileNX manually the next time you start your computer)
Tray
You can hide FileNX in your system tray, so that it doesn't get in the way of your usual work. To keep FileNX hidden in the future, check the Start Minimized option in the Options window.
(Note: This feature is currently only available for Windows)
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