Misc Settings | FileCloud Help

There are many ways to configure a FileCloud Server to work with your unique environment. Misc settings include many options for you to change default values.

To access the Misc settings:

In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and click Settings. Then, on the Settings navigation page, click Misc .
By default, General settings are opened.
To access other pages of Misc settings, in the inner navigation bar on the left of the Settings page, expand the Misc menu, and click the name of the Misc settings category, as shown below.

General settings

Setting	Tab	Description	Version Added
Server timezone	General	Sets the time zone for the server
Calendar Type	General	Choose the format of the choices that appear in the following Date format and Time format drop-down lists. The Calendar Type chosen is used for dates in the user portal as well as the Drive client. It is not used in the admin portal. Options: Gregorian (English, default)) - Show Western formats. Hijri (Islamic) - Show Arabic formats.	FileCloud 22.1
Date format	General	Choose one of the options in the drop-down list. The options shown depend on whether Gregorian or Hijri is selected in the Calendar Type field. The Date format chosen is used for dates in the user portal as well as the Drive client. It is not used in the admin portal.
Time format	General	Choose one of the options in the drop-down list. The options shown depend on whether Gregorian or Hijri is selected in the Calendar Type field. The Time format chosen is used in the user portal as well as the Drive client. It is not used in the admin portal.
Apply folder-level security	General	Allow folder level security permissions to share.
Enable interactive tour on first login	General	Displays interactive tour to users the first time they log in to the FileCloud user portal.
Disable Activity panel	General	This setting hides the right panel that displays activities, comments, permissions and other details in the user interface. Note that activity records are not generated when this is enabled..
Disable right panel for External users	General	Hides right panel if the user is a External user. Check by default.
Disable Metadata panel	General	Hides metadata panel and disables metadata search option in user portal.
Disable locking	General	Disables supports for file and folder locking. See File Locking for more information about locking files and folders.
Disable IP check	General	Disables IP check on every request. Use if it is valid for IP addresses to change while users are using the system to avoid unwanted session termination.
Email domain names to block	General	Enter the comma separated email domain names to block.
Enable proxy settings	General	Enter the settings of a proxy network if needed.
Scheduled tasks	General	Manually execute cron tasks.
Import files	General	Import files to managed storage,
Allowed file extensions	General	Specify file extensions that are allowed to be uploaded. Leave this empty to allow all file extensions except any specified in Disallowed file extensions.
Disallowed file extensions	General	Specify file extensions that cannot be uploaded.
Disallowed file names	General	Specify file names that cannot be uploaded.
Check for double file extension	General	Include additional checks for double extensions to increase security.
Forbidden Network Folder paths	General	Network Folder paths that are prohibited from being used
Disable automatic database backup	General	Disables automatic database backup
Database backup store path	General	Specify a writable path to store backed up database.
Number of backups to store	General	Number of backups to maintain.
Database backup Interval	General	Interval between backup process. 0 = daily backup.
Disable content classification	General	Do not allow content classification.
Enable WebSockets	General	Enable WebSocket in order to run the Push service or other client/server communications.	FileCloud 23.232
Enable WebDRM	General	Enable use of the Secure Web Viewer option.

User settings

Setting	Tab	Description
Folder to import files from on user creation	User	See: Preload data for new accounts
User account search mode	User	See: Securing Shares by Limiting User Account Searches
User search account type	User	Restrict user searches so that your users can only search for users in certain account types. See User Search Account Type.
Group visibility	User	Control what groups are listed to a user when a private share is created by that user. By default, all user groups are shown, you can change that to only show groups that the user actually belongs to. This can prevent sharing of files inadvertently to large groups.
Send email to user to approve device	User	Send email to users when a new device is ready for approval.
Default view settings	User	Select how files appear to users by default. (See: Viewing Files by List or Grid). The options are: (size varies depending on screen resolution) Automatic - The default. Initially, Automatic is List view. Once the view is changed by the admin or by the user, Automatic is the user's most recent view. Large Thumbnails - Grid of thumbnails that are approximately 400 by 400 pixels. Medium Thumbnails - Grid of thumbnails that are approximately 280 by 280 pixels. Small Thumbnails - Grid of thumbnails that are approximately 200 by 200 pixels. List View
Allow users to modify their phone numbers	User	Allow users to change their phone numbers in the user portal Settings screen.

Notifications settings

Setting	Tab	Description
Enable file change notifications	Notifications	When checked, enables recent activity notifications to appear on the user portal when files are created, updated, deleted and downloaded on a shared folder. Checked by default.
Enable email file change notifications	Notifications	When checked, enables the system to send Email notifications when files are created, updated, deleted and downloaded on a shared folder. Enable File Change Notifications must be checked for this setting to be enabled. Checked by default.
Disable notifications for External accounts	Notifications	When this option is enabled no share notifications will be sent to the external user.
Enable share notification	Notifications	When this option is enabled share notifications will be set to NO by default. The "Email FileChange Notifications" will be set to NO in Manage Share → advanced options.
Enable new version email notification	Notifications	When checked, emails about new versions of FileCloud are sent to the administrator once a week.
Number of days to send notifications	Notifications	Send notifications for actions for the specified number of days
File change email frequency	Notifications	How frequently, in minutes, email notifications are sent. Beginning in FileCloud 23.241, the default frequency is 720 minutes (12 hours).

Other Misc. tab settings

For password settings, see Password Settings

For share settings, see Share Settings

For document preview settings, see Document Preview and Enabling Document Converter and Thumbs.

For support service settings, see Improve Helper Performance.

For directory scraper, see Enabling Directory Scraping.

For DUO security settings, see Two-Factor Authentication.

For privacy settings, see Terms of Service and Anonymizing User Data,

For 2fa settings, see Two-Factor Authentication