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Where can I see how long it will take to sync, and what the download speed will be?

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With Windows 7, click on the icon in the tray to see download/upload statistics.

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Someone gave me a link. How would I go about getting what's inside the link by using mega sync?

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Open the link in the browser and then you will see an option to download it via MEGA sync.

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Once I've "transferred" or downloaded a file, how can I move it to my desktop or a folder on my PC?

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You can open the folder where the file is currently located and drag it into the folder you would like to store it in permanently. To move it to your desktop, simply drag the new file to a place on your desktop.

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If there is a change of files in the local files, does it sync them automatically or do I have to move them to the Mega Sync folder for syncing?

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Yes, it syncs them automatically. It will upload the modified files from the client end to server and vice-versa (i.e. it will download the modified file to the local drive).

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Can I sync local files without moving them to the Mega sync folder?

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Yes, you can. In 2017, that is one of the main benefits of MegaSync. You never need to use a Mega folder. You just select the folders you want to Sync.

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Can I install MegaSync on a different drive than C: drive?

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Here's the note from MEGA support: "MEGAsync is very lightweight and will not consume a lot of space on your boot volume, so we opted against making the installation path configurable. Running it from portable media on Windows will only work if you have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package installed."

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Does the mega-sync folder use up space on my drive?

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Yes. It's a sync client, so it will use your drive space when you put something on Cloud.

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If I delete a MEGA Sync folder from my PC, will the data in that folder also be deleted?

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If you mean, if you delete a file locally, will it delete the same file on the mega.nz folder, no it will not.

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How do I download from a folder on MegaSync?

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On Megasync icon, select "Download". You are then shown a list of folders you can download from.

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Is it possible to auto upload from one PC to MEGA cloud and then auto download from MEGA cloud to another PC?

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Yes. I keep my important files on 3 computers in sync by doing exactly that. In fact, keeping my computers in sync with each other is really my only reason for using MEGA Sync.

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How can I delete the synced files on my local PC without the synced files being deleted from my cloud drive?

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Remove the sync directory in MEGA's settings.

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When I add files and a folder to my MEGA-Folder I will have them twice on my hard disc, right? One in the Mega folder and one in the original location. Right?

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Not if you're doing it correctly. There's no need to copy or move anything. Just add the folders you want to sync in MEGAsync's settings.

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