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I wanted to post a reply here just for the record. It seems like the issue reported by Stu was related to the way folder deletions are currently handled. If you delete a folder from one place, it only deletes the files in it in the other places, but keeps the folder around as empty. This is a legacy functionality that no longer makes sense and we hope to be able to change it soon.

Hi Stu, Can you send a screenshot pointing out the differences between your cloud and local files? Feel free to send this to my email directly, if you prefer. inikolova@vectorworks.net Thanks, Iskra

Hi Stu, That's great! This is the folder that the app syncs to. Please let me know if you need help with anything else. Best regards, Iskra Nikolova

The file shown contains ~, which is an unsupported character for Vectorworks Cloud Services. If you rename the file, it should sync. However this error should not be preventing other files from syncing properly. So, now try clicking the middle icon from the same menu (The one that looks like a folder and has the logo on it). Do you see all of your files in the location that opens?

We released a re-engineered and re-designed version of the desktop app in September, 2019 so it looks different than what you may have been used to seeing before. It should look like this. Click on the first icon (highlighted in green on my screenshot) to open the status dialog. Do you see any activity or any errors shown there?

Do you have the Vectorworks Cloud Services desktop app running on the machines that you are trying to sync between? Do you see anything on the Status dialog?

Hello @Stu Wilson, I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the syncing. Are you seeing empty folders on one machine that are not there on the other? Or are there file differences as well? Is the file list on the cloud (cloud.vectorworks.net) also different from what you see locally? I see that at some point you had a second account. If you have ever logged in with a different account to the Vectorworks Cloud Services desktop app, the Vectorworks Cloud Services folder would be used for whichever account you logged in first. Any other account that you log in with, gets a different folder with the account name as a suffix. Please check your Users folder and look for any other folder that starts with Vectorworks Cloud Services. You can also check which folder that the app is assigned to by going to the app Settings. The path to the local folder will be in the General section. That information would help us narrow down the problem. Best regards, Iskra Nikolova

Hello, I just wanted to post what I found out as to why the VCS Log in command is not shown in the list of “removed menu items (legacy)” in the workspace editor. The reason is that the menu command was completely removed from the application, not just removed from the workspaces. The commands listed in the legacy list are still physically existing in Vectorworks and can be re-added to the workspaces if desired. In this case, the VCS Log in command was not going to be functional at all, if left in the application, therefore it was removed entirely. I hope that helps! Best regards, Iskra Nikolova

This menu item was removed in 2020, so nothing will break now that you have removed it from your workspace. The sign in is now done through the Vectorworks sign in (in the top right corner). If you try to use any of the Cloud menu commands without being signed in, the sign in dialog will appear. I will follow up as to why it is not on the legacy list. Thank you!

The reason why this could be happening is an old workspace that's left over from a previous version. I would make sure that you are using one of the default workspaces that come with Vectorworks 2020. If you are using an old modified workspace you can edit it with the workspace editor to remove the login menu command.

Hi @Sittingducks, I am glad to hear that all is well now. I entered your suggestion into our project tracking tool. We will consider it as we plan for future improvements. Thank you! Best regards, Iskra Nikolova

Hi @jeremyb, I submitted this as a bug to our desktop app engineers and I will post an update when I get a response back. Are you seeing this on OSX 10.11.4? The answers to the questions that @jblock asked you would also be helpful for troubleshooting the issue. Thanks, Iskra Nikolova

@STR, Thanks for posting my answer! I was just searching to find it myself, because I know I have answered the same question before. 🙂 Regards, Iskra Nikolova

Hi Jason, I am sorry to hear that you are continuing to experience problems. We have tested the application quite extensively before releasing. Unfortunately, we have not yet seen the issue you are describing. We will investigate it and release a fix as soon as possible. Reverting to an older version is not very easy and might cause issues as well. I will discuss this option with the team and we will contact you if we need any additional information about your specific environment. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this is causing you. Best regards, Iskra Nikolova

Hello, @Sittingducks, We have released the fix for the proxy issue. The new version number is 8.0.803. You can download the new app from here (if due to the connectivity issue, the app is unable to auto-update itself): For Mac: https://cloud.vectorworks.net/download/latest/Mac For Windows: https://cloud.vectorworks.net/download/latest/Windows Please let us know if you continue to experience problems. Regards, Iskra Nikolova