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-Desktop Synchronisation
-========================
-
-For synchronizing files with your desktop computer, we recommend using the
-`ownCloud Client`_ for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
-
-The ownCloud Desktop Client enables you to connect to your private ownCloud Server.
-You can create folders in your home directory, and keep the contents of those
-folders synced with your ownCloud server. Simply copy a file into the directory
-and the ownCloud desktop client does the rest. Make a change to the files on one
-computer, it will flow across the others using these desktop sync clients. Always
-have your latest files with you wherever you are.
-
-Its usage is documented separately in the `ownCloud Desktop Client Manual`_.
-
-Furthermore, It is possible to synchronize your ownCloud calendar and address book
-with a variety of different operating systems and devices. It is also possible to
-mount your ownCloud storage via WebDAV, which is also documented in the next chapters.
-
-
-.. _ownCloud Client: http://owncloud.org/sync-client/
-.. _ownCloud Desktop Client Manual: http://doc.owncloud.com/desktop/1.1/
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-iOS - Synchronize iPhone/iPad
-=============================
-
-
-
-
-Synchronizing the Calendar
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-#. Open the settings application.
-#. Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
-#. Select Add Account.
-#. Select Other as account type.
-#. Select Add CalDAV account.
-#. For server, type ``ADDRESS/remote.php/caldav/principals/username``
-#. Enter your user name and password.
-#. Select Next.
-#. If your server does not support SSL, a warning will be displayed.
- Select Continue.
-#. If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the
- following:
-
- - Select OK.
- - Select advanced settings.
- - Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF.
- - Change port to 80.
- - Go back to account information and hit Save.
-
-Your calendar should now be visible in the Calendar application
-
-Synchronizing the Address book
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-#. Open the settings application.
-#. Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
-#. Select Add Account.
-#. Select Other as account type.
-#. Select Add CardDAV account.
-#. For server, type ``ADDRESS/remote.php/carddav/principals/username``
-#. Enter your user name and password.
-#. Select Next.
-#. If your server does not support SSL, a warning will be displayed.
- Select Continue.
-#. If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the
- following:
-
- - Select OK.
- - Select advanced settings.
- - Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF.
- - Change port to 80.
- - Go back to account information and hit Save.
-
-Now should now find your contacts in the address book of your
-iPhone.Problems have been reported for iOS 4.X. A possible solution is
-at the `forum`_.
-
-
-
-.. _forum: http://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=71&p=2211#p2197
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-Synchronizing with KDE SC
-=========================
-
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes1.png
-
-From KDE SC 4.8 and forward setting up ownCloud is very easy.From System
-Settings Personal Information/Akonadi Resources Configuration select DAV
-Groupware resource.
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes2.png
-
-Enter your ownCloud username and password and click "Next".
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes3.png
-
-Select ownCloud in the drop down list and click "Next".
-
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes4.png
-
-Enter the host name and installation path. If you do not use SSL
-remember to de-select "Use secure connection".
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes5.png
-
-Test the connection. If everything went well you should see a message
-like the one below.
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes6.png
-
-Click "Finish" and you will be able to change the display name and
-refresh interval.
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes7.png
-
-Now you should see the Akonadi resource doing the first
-synchronization.
-
-.. missing
-.. .. image:: /images/kdes8.png
-
-You can find the Contacts and Calendars in Kontact (or
-KOrganizer/KAddressbook if you run the programs separately.)
-
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes9.png
-
-.. image:: /images/kdes.png
-
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-Synchronizing with OS X
-=======================
-
-To use ownCloud with iCal you will need to use the following URL:
-
- http://ADDRESS/remote.php/caldav/principals/username/
-
-In principle the setup is the same as with iOS using the path
-``ADDRESS/remote.php/caldav/principals/username/`` to sync with
-ownCloud. For OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion everything works
-fine, but OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and older needs some fiddling to
-work. A user contributed the following:
-
-#. Make sure, Addressbook is not running. If it is, select the windows
- and press Command + Q to terminate it.
-#. Navigate to ``/Users/YOUR\_USERNAME/Library/Application
- Support/AddressBook/Sources``. If you have all ready some kind of
- address book setup, it is likely you will see some folders named like
- this ``BEA92826-FBF3-4E53-B5C6-ED7C2B454430``. Note down what folders
- there are now and leave the window open.
-#. Open addressbook and try to add a new CardDav addressbook. At this
- point, it does not matter what information you enter. It will come up
- with the same error message you mentioned before when you click
- "Create". Ignore it and click "Create" again. A non-functional
- address book will be added.
-#. Close Address-Book again using Command + Q
-#. Go back to the folder window from step 2. You will now see a newly
- created folder with another long string as its name.
-#. Navigate to the newly created folder and edit the
- ``Configuration.plist`` with your favorite text editor.
-#. Search for a section looking like this:
-
- ``servername http://:0(null) username Whatever_you_entered_before``
-
-8. Make it look like this. Please note that the :80 after **YOUR_DOMAIN**
- is important:
-
-
- ``servernamehttp://YOUR_DOMAIN:80/owncloud/remote.php/carddav/principals/username usernameusername``
-
-9. Save the file and open Address Book again. It will not work yet.
-
-10. Open the preferences for your ownCloud CardDAV-Account and enter your password.
-
-11. You may have to restart Address Book once more. After this, it should work.
-
-There is also an easy `HOWTO`_ in the forum.
-
-
-.. _HOWTO: http://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=132