.. _Send / Receive Files:

Send / Receive Files [SE]_
==========================

.. .. todo:: Take screenshot of new folder prompting after it is ready on LServerAdmin. New screen shots with **This Folder** instead of **Current Folder**. If no user exceeds quota default sending to YES else NO. A dialog confirming succesfull send / receive. 

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.. _image2: ../../_static/screenshots/users-send_folder_sel_src_folder.png

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.. _image3: ../../_static/screenshots/users-send_folder_sel_target_folder.png

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.. _image4: ../../_static/screenshots/users-send_folder_check_quotas.png

A very usefull feature is sending and receiving files to multiple users at once. 

We can send a folder or a file.

For example, we can easily send practise tests or exams to users, and receive them after they are finished. We can send an empty folder for users to save in, or an existing folder with files and subfolders inside.  

If we want to receive changes made by the users, it is recommended to send folders. This organizes things better. Sending folders allows us to send multiple files and even subfolders. It allows also users to save new files to the folder we 've sent them. We will then receive the folder with the changes made, back from the users.

From main menu we select :menuselection:`Users` and then the category we want (e.g Business Users [BE]_, Students / A Class [SE]_, etc ).

We select :menuselection:`Send --> Receive Files`.

.. _Send Folder:

Send Folder
-----------

In :menuselection:`Send --> Receive files menu`, we select :menuselection:`Send`

If we want to sent an empty folder we select :menuselection:`Send empty folder`. Else if we have an existing folder with files in it, we select :menuselection:`Send existing folder`.

* Next we select **the users** we want to send the folder to. (|image1|_)
* For an empty folder we are prompted to **type the folder name**. Else for an existing folder, we will **browse to find our source folder**. [t7]_ (|image2|_)
* We are shown **1st user files**, to select **target folder** inside which the folder we are sending will be saved. (|image3|_)

.. note:: Checks are made before sending big files, to make sure will not excede any users disk usage limit (quota). (|image4|_)

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    * - .. image:: ../../_static/screenshots/users-send_folder_select_users.png
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	  :alt: Select Users
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	  :alt: Select Source Folder
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	  :alt: Select Target Folder
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    * - image 1 - Select Users
      - image 2 - Source Folder
      - image 3 - Target Folder

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    * - .. image:: ../../_static/screenshots/users-send_folder_check_quotas.png
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	  :alt: Check Quotas
    
    * - image 4 - Check Quotas

.. _Receive Folder:

Receive Folder
--------------

In :menuselection:`Send --> Receive files menu`, we select :menuselection:`Receive --> Receive Folder`

* We select **the users** we want to receive the folder from. (|image1|_)
* We are shown **1st user files**, to **browse to find the user folder** we want to receive [t7]_ (|image2|_). It is assumed that all users have this folder in the same directory.
* Next we **browse to find our target folder** to save all users folders. (|image3|_)

User folders are nicely saved and organized by fullname, inside the target folder we selected in the last step. 

Send / Receive Files
--------------------

Sending and receiving files is similar to sending and receiving folders. The only difference is that it allows to send only one file.

See :ref:`Send Folder` and :ref:`Receive Folder` instructions.