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Select the cloud data that you want Desktop Connector to sync with your desktop.
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Autodesk Desktop Connector creates a virtual drive that serves as a bridge between the local file system and data in the Autodesk cloud.
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Once you have created a project in the cloud, you can add it to this virtual drive in order to keep the files synced with your desktop.
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In your system tray, right-click the Desktop Connector icon, and click Select Projects.
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In the Select Projects dialog, you can choose up to 60 projects to keep synced in local virtual folders using your connector
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—in this case, Autodesk Docs.
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Expand the Project hub folder, enable the project(s) you want to sync, and click Save.
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The Connect Project dialog displays, indicating that selected projects are being added to File Explorer.
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Click OK.
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In a File Explorer window, under Autodesk Docs, the project has been added.
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In the project folder, double-click Project Files.
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All the folders here are cloud-based, indicated in the Status column.
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Now that the Autodesk cloud project is added to your local drive,
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you can read or write files to those virtual folders,
01:13
and Desktop Connector will sync the changes to the cloud automatically.
00:04
Autodesk Desktop Connector creates a virtual drive that serves as a bridge between the local file system and data in the Autodesk cloud.
00:12
Once you have created a project in the cloud, you can add it to this virtual drive in order to keep the files synced with your desktop.
00:20
In your system tray, right-click the Desktop Connector icon, and click Select Projects.
00:26
In the Select Projects dialog, you can choose up to 60 projects to keep synced in local virtual folders using your connector
00:33
—in this case, Autodesk Docs.
00:36
Expand the Project hub folder, enable the project(s) you want to sync, and click Save.
00:43
The Connect Project dialog displays, indicating that selected projects are being added to File Explorer.
00:50
Click OK.
00:52
In a File Explorer window, under Autodesk Docs, the project has been added.
00:59
In the project folder, double-click Project Files.
01:02
All the folders here are cloud-based, indicated in the Status column.
01:06
Now that the Autodesk cloud project is added to your local drive,
01:10
you can read or write files to those virtual folders,
01:13
and Desktop Connector will sync the changes to the cloud automatically.