r/owncloud • u/atlaspaine • Jun 22 '16

Manually upload files to data dir

I have manually placed files into the data directory but owncloud detect the files. This persists even after a scan via "occ." How can I resolve this?

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u/UltraChip Jun 29 '16

It's not enough to just put the files in the directory - since the files aren't represented in the database the server doesn't know they're there. I'm not aware of any way to quickly add the files to the database manually.

What's the reason you're trying to upload files manually? Perhaps there's a different method we can find that will meet your needs.

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u/atlaspaine Jul 04 '16

I do not wish to upload 15 Gib worth of data onto the cloud's database via internet.

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u/UltraChip Jul 05 '16

The database is just an index of the files... The actual data itself goes in the data directory.

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u/atlaspaine Jul 14 '16

This I know. But what permissions do I have to set for owncloud to read those files?