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UQ Research Data Manager

Provides information about how to use the UQ Research Data Manager (UQRDM) to store and manage research data for research projects.

Setting up sync client - External users

  1. 1 If you are an external collaborator who has been added to a project record, you may wish to access the project research data via a sync client instead of the UQRDM cloud. To do this, please first download the sync client by following the installation instructions, and then follow these instructions:

Note: You should login with the same authentication method that you joined the record with.

  1. 2 Once you are logged in, you will see a drop down menu with the options "Personal" and "Log out” at the top right . Select the "Personal" option.

Drop down menu options

  1. 3 On the configuration pane, choose the "Sync clients" option from the side menu. 

Sync clients option.

  1. 4 In the ‘Security’ section, under ‘App passwords’, please enter "RDM cloud sync" and then click "Create new app password." 

Security section - Create new app password option.

  1. 5 Take note of the username format and app password that is created, as you will not be able to retrieve these details later. Note: If you have forgotten your password you could always create a new app password and delete the old one at any stage.  ​

Username format and app password in Security section.

  1. 6 Open the NextCloud application, enter the server address: https://cloud.rdm.uq.edu.au and click next. 

Server address filed.

  1. 7 Follow the prompts and enter the username and password combination from the app password setup (in step 4). 

Username and password fields.

  1. 8 Then choose which project folders/subfolders to sync and where to sync. For most users the default options will suffice. In this case, everything is being synced and a folder for the sync will be made in the user's home directory. 

Sync folder setup.

  1. 9 Click "Finish" to complete set up. 

Everything set up! screen and Finish button.

  1. 10 Once set up, make sure you re-open the application and check that the project folder/s which you would like to sync to your desktop are ticked. Then click "Apply". 

Sync folder selections and Apply button.