Desktop Plugins: Managing IBM Connections files from Windows Explorer

Manage IBM Connections files from Windows Explorer

Manage the Connections files from Windows Explorer.
After you install Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Windows we see an IBM Connections folder in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer. From this folder, we can view and access all of the Connections files from the desktop. For any file, we can:

Double-click a file to open a local copy of the file.

Right-click a file and select Open in browser to start IBM Connections in a browser window so that we can access the file details and download link.

To work with plug-in features, we must be connected to an IBM Connections or IBM SmartCloud site. See Connect to an IBM Connections site. For each site you connect you, you will get a corresponding folder with the following contents.

Folder Description
My Files A list of all the files you published to Files.
Pinned Files Files that you pinned for easy retrieval.
Shared with Me Files that were shared with you.
Shared by Me Files that you shared with people or communities.
My Folders Folders that you created. We can drag files into folders. To remove a file from a folder, right-click the file name and click Remove from folder.
Pinned Folders Folders that you pinned for easy retrieval.
Folders Shared with Me Folders that other shared with you.
Communities Communities that you belong to and public communities. This folder does not automatically display all of the communities we can access. Add the communities to access from your desktop. Click the icon for a community to view associated files. To add a new community, right-click Community in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a community to add.
People This folder lists files that were shared with you, organized by the person who shared them. The folder does not automatically display all of the people who shared files with you. Add the people who shared files to track from the desktop. Click a profile picture to see the associated files. To add a new person to their folder, right-click People in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a person.
Trash Move a file to the trash hides it from all folders and it no longer appears in searches. When you move a file to trash, all of the file's versions, recommendations, and comments move to trash, and the file is hidden from people with whom you have shared it. If a file is restored from the trash, it is added back to the folders it was previously in, and all data is restored. When you restore a file from trash, all versions, recommendations, and comments are restored, and people with whom you have shared the file can see it again.
The Trash folder contains subfolders for trash from My Files, each community, and each person. Only subfolders containing deleted files are displayed.

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Folder	Description
My Files	A list of all the files you published to Files.
Pinned Files	Files that you pinned for easy retrieval.
Shared with Me	Files that were shared with you.
Shared by Me	Files that you shared with people or communities.
My Folders	Folders that you created. We can drag files into folders. To remove a file from a folder, right-click the file name and click Remove from folder.
Pinned Folders	Folders that you pinned for easy retrieval.
Folders Shared with Me	Folders that other shared with you.
Communities	Communities that you belong to and public communities. This folder does not automatically display all of the communities we can access. Add the communities to access from your desktop. Click the icon for a community to view associated files. To add a new community, right-click Community in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a community to add.
People	This folder lists files that were shared with you, organized by the person who shared them. The folder does not automatically display all of the people who shared files with you. Add the people who shared files to track from the desktop. Click a profile picture to see the associated files. To add a new person to their folder, right-click People in the navigation pane, choose Add, then type the name of a person.
Trash	Move a file to the trash hides it from all folders and it no longer appears in searches. When you move a file to trash, all of the file's versions, recommendations, and comments move to trash, and the file is hidden from people with whom you have shared it. If a file is restored from the trash, it is added back to the folders it was previously in, and all data is restored. When you restore a file from trash, all versions, recommendations, and comments are restored, and people with whom you have shared the file can see it again. The Trash folder contains subfolders for trash from My Files, each community, and each person. Only subfolders containing deleted files are displayed.