Cloud Storage Sync

Summary

This page describes project export and import functions which are common for both Dropbox Sync and Google Drive Sync.

Importing and exporting

Import and export functions are available from Cloud Storage section in Version Control pane. There is a control for choosing the cloud storage, a text field for the folder name and a button with a dropdown list which switches between import and export action.

Importing folder from Cloud Storage

Choose Dropbox or Google Drive storage, Import in the dropdown, type folder name in the text field and click Import. If there is such folder inside Papeeria storage space of your Cloud Storage, it will be imported and its files will replace files in Papeeria project.

Import replaces project contents

Import will replace all existing files in Papeeria project. We will show a warning and will automatically create a backup snapshot before importing.

Import process takes some time. You will see a notification when it completes.

Papeeria remembers the associated cloud storage folder in the project metadata.

Exporting Papeeria project

Choose Dropbox or Google Drive storage, Export in the dropdown, type folder name if you want it to be different than project name, and click Export.

Export process takes some time. You will see a notification when it completes. In case of any errors, you will see a warning in the Cloud Storage section of Version Control pane.

The export process aims to be non-destructive and consistent. If there is an existing folder with the same name, and it is not yet associated with Papeeria project, we write project data into a temporary folder. If the existing folder is associated with Papeeria project (e.g. because it was previously imported), we first write project data into a temporary folder and then try to swap it with the existing. In any case, should anything go wrong (e.g. network failure between us and Cloud Storage), you will have either complete previous version or complete new version in the cloud storage folder. It is impossible to have a mix of two versions in associated cloud storage folder after export.