Nextcloud Client

Ubuntu PPA

• https://launchpad.net/~nextcloud-devs/+archive/ubuntu/client
• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nextcloud-devs/client
• sudo apt install nautilus-nextcloud

Debug

• nextcloud --logfile /path/to/nextcloud.log --logdebug
• nextcloud --logfile - --logdebug

Settings

• Sync hidden files => yes

Exclude List Ubuntu

• sudo vi /etc/Nextcloud/sync-exclude.lst
• Removed
  • ._*
  • .htaccess

Move Nextcloud Client Config Ubuntu

Tested with Ubuntu 18.04

Copy the following Directories to your new PC/profile:

• ~/Nextcloud
• ~/.config/Nextcloud
• ~/.local/share/Nextcloud

Settings lost

• Go into /home/user/.local/share/data/Nextcloud
• Check nextcloud.cfg file
• If it is "emtpy" look for backup files.
• Example:

  • [General]
    optionalDesktopNotifications=true
    optionalServerNotifications=true
    
    [Accounts]
    0\Folders\1\ignoreHiddenFiles=false
    0\Folders\1\journalPath=._sync_542a37437297.db
    0\Folders\1\localPath=/home/elisa/Nextcloud/
    0\Folders\1\paused=false
    0\Folders\1\targetPath=/
    0\authType=webflow
    0\serverVersion=17.0.1.1
    0\url=https://wolki.ull.at
    0\user=elisa
    0\webflow_user=elisa
    version=2
    
    [ActivityListHeader]
    geometry=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x2}\0\0\0\x5\x1\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x64\xff\xff\xff\xff\0\0\0\x81\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x5\0\0\0x\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\xb4\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x64\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x64\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x89\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xe8\0\0\0\0\x64)
    
    [Settings]
    geometry=@ByteArray(\x1\xd9\xd0\xcb\0\x2\0\0\0\0\x1\xd4\0\0\0\xc2\0\0\x4\x88\0\0\x2\xa6\0\0\x1\xd4\0\0\0\xde\0\0\x4\x88\0\0\x2\xa6\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x6@)