What is Xdrive Desktop Lite?

Xdrive Desktop Lite is the latest client from the Xdrive team to access and manage the files and folder in your Xdrive account, built upon Adobe® AIR™ technology. The resulting application is small, lightweight, and allows for a great deal of design and update flexibility. Xdrive Desktop Lite also makes moving files and folders to your Xdrive storage space as easy as dragging and dropping them from your computer or mounted device, such as a camera or USB thumb drive, into the desired Xdrive folder, so that you will have a back-up copy of any files that you can access from anywhere.

Xdrive Desktop Lite also makes it easy for you to share filed and folders. You can share photos with your family, or work files with colleagues. With Xdrive Desktop Lite’s unique system of folder sharing permissions, you can give recipients the ability to modify the folders you share. Remember, you must have the rights to anything you share.

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How do I install Xdrive Desktop Lite?
Installing Xdrive Desktop Lite is fast and easy. As Xdrive Desktop uses Adobe® AIM™ technology, if you do not already have Adobe® AIR™ installed on your computer, you’ll need to install it prior to using Xdrive Desktop Lite.
To install Xdrive Desktop Lite:

1. Go to the Xdrive Desktop Lite page and click on the link to download Xdrive Desktop Lite.
1. If you don’t have Adobe® AIR™ installed, you will also find a link to download and install that as well.
2. The File Download dialog box displays, prompting you to open or save the file. Select the Save option.
3. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to a location that is easy to remember and find, such as Desktop. Click Save to begin the file download.
4. After it is completely downloaded, double-click the executable file that was just saved to your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Xdrive Desktop Lite. When the process is complete, you may need to restart your computer.

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How do I share files with Xdrive Desktop Lite?

Using Xdrive Desktop Lite's Share feature, you can share a file on your Xdrive with anyone who has an e-mail address.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. In the browse window, select the file(s) in your Xdrive account that you wish to share, then click the Share tab, or select Share from the Action button
3. The Share tab opens. Click the Email Share tab.
4. In the Shared Item text box, click on the file(s) you wish to share
5. Enter the e-mail address(es) of the individuals that you wish to share this file with in the To field.
6. You may include a subject for your e-mail in the Subject field.
7. Enter a message to the recipient in the text box.
8. When you are finished entering the details of the e-mail message, click Send Share.

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How do I share an entire folder through Xdrive Desktop Lite?

Using Xdrive Desktop Lite's Share feature, anyone with an e-mail address can access a folder on your Xdrive.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. In the browse window, select the folder(s) in your Xdrive account that you wish to share, then click the Share tab, or select Share from the Action button
3. The Share tab opens. Click the Email Share tab.
4. In the Shared Item text box, click on the folder(s) you wish to share
5. Enter the e-mail address(es) of the individuals that you wish to share this file with in the To field.
6. You may include a subject for your e-mail in the Subject field.
7. Enter a message to the recipient in the text box.
8. In the Share Permissions section of the Share tab, use the checkboxes to set the level of access you want to give you recipients to your folder.
9. When you are finished setting the share permissions, click the Send Share button.

After sharing your file(s), you can always remove the share through the Share Status tab. Just select the specific folder-share you wish to revoke, then click the Remove Share icon.

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Can I use Xdrive Desktop Lite to preview my files?

Xdrive Desktop Lite allows you to preview certain media files within the client itself. There’s no need to download a song or video file in order to preview the contents.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. Within the Xdrive account section of the Browse window locate the file you wish to preview and double-click upon the file, or select Preview from the file dropdown arrow located on the file icon.
3. Music, Video, and Image files will be displayed via an embedded viewer. Any file that cannot be played in the native player will prompt a download whenever a preview is attempted.
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How do I upload files to my Xdrive account through Xdrive Desktop Lite?

Xdrive Desktop Lite provides multiple methods of uploading files and folders to your Xdrive account, via Drag and Drop, Copy and Paste, or the Upload action.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. Within the My Desktop portion of the Browse window, find the file or folder that you wish to upload to your Xdrive account and either select Copy from the Action button or use the Control-C hotkey to copy the file or folder.
3. Navigate into the desired destination folder in the My Xdrive section of the Browse window and either select Paste from the Action button or use the Control-P hotkey to paste the file or folder in the new location.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. Click and hold the file or folder on your computer desktop, explorer, of the My Desktop section of the Browse window that you want to upload to your Xdrive account.
3. Drag the file or folder to the appropriate location on Xdrive and release the mouse button.

1. First, log in to Xdrive Desktop Lite.
2. Navigate to the folder you wish to serve as the upload destination in your Xdrive storage space. Alternately, you can just upload the file to the root directory and move it later.
3. Select Upload from the Action button.
4. The File Upload dialog box displays, prompting you to select the files or folders you wish to upload. Select the desired files or folders and click the Open button.

The selected files will then begin to upload. Depending on the files size and number of files to transfer, you may be able to view the upload progress via by clicking on the animated Transfers icon in the Browse window. Very small files will upload so quickly that you most likely won’t be able to see their progress indicators.

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