Working with CYPE software and cloud-based file hosting and synchronisation services
As a general rule, we do not recommend working directly on CYPE program files in folders linked to cloud file hosting and synchronisation services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and similar services.
This is because these folders are subject to synchronisation processes which may interfere with the file generation and management processes carried out by CYPE programs in real time on the folder, for example, when calculating, entering data or generating reports.
The solution for working with CYPE software and these cloud-based file hosting and synchronisation services is as follows:
- Use a standard folder to save and work with files from CYPE programs. You can view or configure the path to this working folder via “File > Save as” in the CYPE program interface. By default, this path is C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Projects\program_name. This folder must not be synchronised or linked to cloud-based file hosting and synchronisation services.
- Set up a separate folder that is synchronised with and linked to your cloud storage service. Do not save or work directly in this folder from within CYPE. For instructions on setting up the folder, refer to the information provided by your cloud storage and file synchronisation service provider.
- Regularly save your project in CYPE and close the program. Then, using Windows, manually copy the files you want to keep in your cloud storage service from the working folder to the synced folder.
This means that only periodic backup copies are stored in the folder synchronised with the cloud storage service, whilst the working files remain in the unsynchronised working folder at all times.
