Navigation Changes

Overview

With the inSync 5.6 release, inSync Client  provides a re-designed user interface to enable you to configure and manage inSync Client seamlessly. With this new and improved navigation, commonly used and inter-related activities are grouped together. inSync Client also provides you with enhanced information on backup and restore related activities.

Here is a quick comparison of what has changed in inSync Client from the inSync 5.5 release to the inSync 5.6 release.

inSync Client activation page

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New dropdown menu to select the appropriate inSync edition.

inSync Client Navigation pane

New navigation pane with combined actions and activities for Backup & Restore, Sync & Share, managing inSync Client settings and your inSync account.

Following table lists the sets of activities for every menu on the navigation pane

Menu	Description
Backup & Restore	Backup & Restore menu provides you the ability to configure and monitor inSync Backup and Restore related activities on inSync Client. For more information, see Back up data and monitor inSync client Restore and download backup data
Sync & Share	The Sync & Share menu provides you the ability to use inSync Share and sync your data with inSync Client. ​For more information, see Share and sync data using the inSync client.
Settings	Settings menu provides you the ability to configure the following Manage the system resources consumed by inSync Client,  Opt-out of select networks for backup, and so on. For more information, see Update backup interval and system resources. Manage your preferences related to proxy settings. For more information, see Configure proxy settings on the inSync client. Control privacy of your backup data. For more information, see Control privacy of your backup data.
My Account	My Account provides you information about your inSync account, number of linked devices, usage summary, and ability to update your inSync password.

inSync Backup Details window  

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inSync Client 5.6 is enhanced to show you additional information about your backups.

• Displays approximate size of the directory, configured by you or the inSync administrator.
• Enhanced user interface for viewing Last Backup Details.

For more information, see View last backup details.

 

inSync Client proxy configuration

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• Proxy configuration in inSync Client 5.6 is moved under a new tab Settings > Network, to align it with other network related configurations.
• New proxy configuration to automatically detect proxy settings is also now available. For more information, see Automatically detect settings.

inSync Client Sync and Share configuration

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New Sync & Share menu that provides the following capabilities: 

• Information about the time and date when the sync operation was last completed, and the list of recently-synced files.
• Ability to access the Share Web or to the shared folder on your computer.
• Ability to change the location of the inSync Share folder.
• Ability to pause and resume a sync operation.

​For more information, see Share and sync data using the inSync client.