First time installation, existing data

[sjau]

you need to change the data root of OC or your ftp server.... they can be both in the same place...

But then OC doesn't pick up any existing data in there! Only stuff that I "upload" via OC.

It does... but the file chaching / checking thingy isn't always that speedy so if you add a new file by ftp, it might be a few minutes before it's added to OC file caching

[monkeypigs]

Hmm.... I've left it overnight and nothing gets added, unless through OC.
Can't see what the problem is there then, if you are supposed to be able to handle FTP uploads. Users and permissions all seem fine.....

[sjau]

then issue a manual scanFiles()

or maybe only in git it does auto-rescan meanwhile...

[louis-m]

doesn't this do what we are after?

basically, I'm after a button on the menu eg General Files which will allow me to see the files under an existing location eg /var/Files/general_files

http://owncloud.org/support/custom-mount-configuration/

[RandolphCarter]

I've had success with creating soft links in the data directory to places I want to access (but for my personal data only, haven't tried sharing them). Of course, the permissions still have to be set accordingly for OwnCloud to be able to access the files, but I think you won't get around that bit with any method.

For me, owncloud recognized the files all by itself (although it took some time). Currently I simply have two links to my Music and Photo collection, and both have been scanned (although the Music application doesn't seem to recognize all files, but I don't think that's related to the file access itself, since all the files are visible in the Files section). Even upload works if the directories are writable to www-data user.

With that approach, you can use every method of data access which is mountable (i.e. you can use ftp, ssh, smb and many more).

Edit: This method obviously only works for Linux servers - Windows users, sorry

[Thunn]

i've now read this hole topic, and it seems that non of you guys have found a solution for this problem with existing data files directorys , are that correct ? or have i missed something. ?

[Kwart1001]

Edit: This method obviously only works for Linux servers - Windows users, sorry

For the record, it's working very good over here on W7. Not with soft links, but with directory junction hard links to a directory, using mklink /J

[Briga]

i've now read this hole topic, and it seems that non of you guys have found a solution for this problem with existing data files directorys , are that correct ? or have i missed something. ?

Apparently so. Somebody has managed (in another topic) a messy workaround but I believe it is more to use an external drive for storing .... importing existing files and folders there is no solutions.
I have also tried to use the mount configuration as in help (via mount.php) but it seems not to work. Or at least nothing happens.

I am also try to make the head or tail of it.

[TerryC3]

Has anybody tried sharing existing data in the Business Edition? Just wondering if it's any different.
This is a bit of a showstopper for me as the company is happy to pay for the supported version but I have to show base functionality first.

[louis-m]

finally got this going......

the important bits:
1. you must create the folder in the owncloud gui under Files eg MyMusic
2. the directory (the existing data) you are pointing it at eg /var/data/MyMusicOK must have read/write access to the webserver user eg apache

create the mount.php under the ownloud config dir

EXAMPLE (for user "MusicLover" with folder under owncloud GUI Files>MyMusic & datadir = /var/data/MyMusicOK):

<?php
return array(
'user'=>array(
'MusicLover'=>array( '/$user/files/MyMusic'=>array('class'=>'OC_Filestorage_Local','options'=>array('datadir'=>'/var/data/MyMusicOK')),
),
),
);
);