MULcloud

Save & share data

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Data exchange – made easy!

OwnCloud for short-term file sharing – technically more cost-effective than email attachments – a special service for MUL staff and students.

Each user currently has 5 GB of data volume at their disposal.

OwnCloud login page: https://oc.unileoben.ac.at/

  • Username: MUonline username(staff or student), email address for external accounts only
  • Password: MUonline password

 

By clicking on your email address in the menu bar on the right, you can access the settings. Here you will find, among other things, the size of your storage space, how much of it you are currently using, and which ownCloud groups you belong to. You can also set which actions in ownCloud you want to be notified of by email.

By default, each user has 5GB of storage space available.

 

Clicking on the ownCloud icon in the top left corner will always take you back to the home page.

 

On the left-hand side, you can then choose between ‘All files’, “Favourites” or content that has been shared: ‘Shared with you’, ‘Shared by you’ or ‘Shared via a link’.

 

To add something to ownCloud, click on the plus symbol in the middle.

 

Here you can choose whether to upload something new, create a text file or create a new folder. You can now also create an Office document directly (see OnlyOffice Integration).
If you want to upload something, simply select and open the relevant file and it will be uploaded to ownCloud.

 

Of course, you can also select multiple objects and upload them at the same time.

If you want to create and edit a text file, select ‘Text file’ under the plus symbol and then rename it. Once you have confirmed with Enter, you have added the new text file and can open and edit it right away.
After adding a text file, you can click on the three dots to display details, rename, download or delete it, as well as open it in a text editor and edit it (for ‘open in ONLYOFFICE’, see OnlyOffice integration).

 

It works the same way if you want to create a new folder.

  • When you open the folder you have created, you can also upload or create files here.
  • Please note that you should not use special characters in folder names (e.g. ' : ").
  • Use the Home button to return to the parent folder.

 

To add a folder, file or image to your favourites, simply click on the star icon next to the file name. You will then be able to find this file in your Favourites folder.

 

You can also simply drag and drop objects into ownCloud by selecting the document with the mouse and moving it to the desired folder in the browser.

 

If a file is changed in ownCloud (by editing it directly in ownCloud or by uploading a newer version), the older versions are retained.

These can be viewed via the 3 dots ‘Details’ / ‘Versions’ tab.

 

You will see all older versions of the saved file. By rolling over with the mouse, you can display the last modification time and switch back to the desired version using the restore icon.

 

Note: If a file is shared and several users are editing it at the same time, the folder containing the file cannot be renamed or deleted.
However, the file can be opened, edited and saved by several users at the same time. If this happens, you will not receive a notification.
The file saved by the other user will also appear under the Versions tab.

Already shared objects are marked with the share icon:

 

To share something, use this symbol next to the object you want to share:

 

Afterwards, a window will appear on the right-hand side where you can adjust various settings. Under the ‘Activities’ tab, you can see, for example, with whom you have already shared the file or when it was created.