This article answers some questions about the local censhare Client's preferences folder which is necessary for the local check out of assets.

Is it possible to assign the local folder via the censhare Server?

Yes, it is possible to add the local folder within the server-side (role-based) client preferences.

  1. In the censhare Admin Client, go to: Configuration / Modules / Clients / Client / Client Preferences.
  2. Set <asset create-local-folder="true"
  3. Set local-folder="file:///${user.home}/censhare-local-folder/"

  4. Update the Server configuration. 

    If you encounter the message "unresolved properties [user.home]", you can ignore it.

Is it possible to use different settings for Windows and macOS?

As there is only one global variable user.home, we do not recommend to have different settings for Windows and macOS. The only possible way would be platform-based censhare roles, but this is not recommended.


How can I ensure that the server-side settings are only used if the local user has not yet selected a local folder (to avoid that already checked out files ends up as orphans)?

If you do not set the server-side option create-local-folder="true", users are asked to select the local folder.