FIIP

Offline and sync status

What it is

A small badge on each file shows where it is, in Finder and in the FIIP DRIVE window. The Tray, in the menu bar, shows what is moving right now.

  • Kept offline (a filled dot). Kept on this device on purpose. Only you clear it.
  • On this device (a ring). Here because you opened it, so it plays offline for now.
  • Online only (a cloud). Not on this device. Opening it downloads it.
  • Downloading (a green pie). Coming down now. The pie fills as it goes.
  • Uploading (a blue pie). Saved here, not in the cloud yet. Leave this device awake until it clears.
  • Could not download (a red triangle). A download stopped short.
  • In use (a lock). Someone has it open for writing right now. Wait for it to close before you save over it.
The FIIP DRIVE badges, left to right: kept offline, on this device, online only, downloading, uploading, could not download, in use.

You can see them all any time: open Settings, choose Support, and look under What the badges mean.

How to

  1. Click FIIP DRIVE in the menu bar to open the Tray, then choose Activity. It lists uploads and downloads. "Nothing uploading or downloading." means you're caught up.
  2. When you're offline, the Tray shows Offline. Files kept offline or on this device still open. What you save waits as Uploading and goes up by itself when you're back.
  3. Before you close the lid or leave for the day, check that nothing is still Uploading.

If something goes wrong

  • The Tray says "Connecting…". FIIP DRIVE is reaching your drives. It carries on by itself.
  • A message is grey. A dropped connection or a sleeping laptop is a wait, not a failure. FIIP DRIVE carries on when it can.
  • A message is red. Something needs you, and the message says what to press.
  • No badges in Finder. Open Settings, choose General, and press Show me how to turn on the Finder extension.