What you needīefore you install the app, go ahead and create a free pCloud account, as you’ll need it to sign into the desktop client. SEE: Glossary: Hybrid cloud (Tech Pro Research) How to install If you don’t want to bother with creating an account until the app is installed, you can always do so from the app sign in window.

You’ll want to download the proper installation file from the pCloud downloads page. Save that file in your ~/Downloads directory. Once the download completes, open your terminal window, and then issue the following command to install:Ī new window will appear ( Figure A), requiring you to sign into your account. Do this, and the installation will complete. Should you rather install via a GUI, you can do that, too. Download the pcloud file, and then open your file manager. Right-click on the pcloud file, and then click the Execute button for Owner ( Figure B). Click Close, and you can then double-click the pcloud file, from within the file manager, to launch the installation. If you use Ubuntu, giving the file executable permissions is slightly different. Open the file manager, right-click the pcloud file, and then check the box for Allow executing file as program ( Figure C). Now you can click the pcloud file to launch the GUI installer. The pCloud desktop client is incredibly simple to use.

From the main window, click the Sync tab.

In this tab ( Figure D), click the Add New Sync button.Ī new window will appear ( Figure E) where you can create a sync pair for your pCloud account.

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