Where your files live
Your projects' files are kept in one of two places: on the Devchaos server or on your studio's own computer. You choose in Settings › Data and storage, and the choice holds for every project you own.
The owner of the projects makes the choice; teammates don't need to set anything up.
The computer that keeps the files needs the Devchaos app open.
Devchaos server
Nothing to set up. Each project gets 2 GB; the versions in Files and the files sent in its channels count together. Messages and the files sent in them are deleted after 180 days. Project files, drawings and scripts are never deleted by time.
This computer or an office computer
Files stay in an empty folder you choose, and your team reaches them through Devchaos. No router or firewall settings are needed. There is no time limit; backups and safety are the studio's job.
While that computer is off, files can't be opened or uploaded and the channel says Depot closed.; chat goes on. So pick a computer at the office that stays on.
Make your computer the depot
In Settings › Data and storage, choose This computer or an office computer from the drop-down. Pick an empty Folder, give the computer a name, accept the note on responsibility and press Connect. The Devchaos icon next to the clock then says Depot open. With Prevent sleep on, the computer doesn't sleep while Devchaos is open.
Stopping the depot
Press Stop the depot and clear it; a six-digit code comes to your e-mail and works for 10 minutes. Once you type it, the depot stops: the file records on Devchaos are deleted, and channels and Files say “File removed”. The files in the folder stay on your computer. New files go to the Devchaos server. Stopping can't be undone.
The meter at the top of Design › Files shows the space set aside for the project's files; every version counts. A single file can be 500 MB at most.
Something went wrong?
It says “The project's room on Devchaos is full”.
The project's 2 GB are used up. Delete old versions or files, or switch to keeping files on your own computer.
The channel says Depot closed.
The depot computer is off or asleep, or Devchaos is closed on it. Start that computer and Devchaos; the files come back by themselves.
The code never arrived.
It goes to the e-mail address of the owner of the projects on the depot. Check your spam folder or press Send again.
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