Manage Device Settings

Device Settings let you customize how each device on your account is set up.

1. Click the Dashboard icon  in the left sidebar.
2. Select Devices, then click anywhere on the main/upper portion of the Device Card to open the Device Settings.
   • The lower portion of each device card displays the device’s current sync status. Clicking this section of the Device Card opens the separate Syncing Details panel.

3. Customize the settings below to best fit each device and your workflow.

Disconnect

Click the Disconnect button to eject an external drive while Mylio Photos is running. This will allow you to eject the drive from your computer without quitting and restarting the application.

Device Details

Device Name – Editable name used within Mylio Photos (does not change the OS device name).
Date Added – When the device joined your Mylio Photos account.
Library Size on Disk – Amount of space used by the Mylio Photos Library on that device.
System Photo Library (macOS only) – Storage used by the Apple Photos System Library.

Storage Info

Click on Device Storage to view and manage the available storage space on your device.

Click the Clear Cache button to remove unnecessary files and free up storage space on your device. This can be useful if your Device Sync Policy has changed, as there may be optimized or original quality images that are no longer needed.

Sync Details

The Sync Details section displays the current sync status for the selected device, the date it was last connected, and the connection type.

• Green Checkmark – Fully Synced
• Up Arrow – This device has media needed by another device
• Down Arrow – This device needs media from another device.

Click on Device Sync Policies to view and change the sync policy preset, or assign a custom sync policy for the selected device.

Click the magnifying glass icon next to Unprotected Files to view all media that has not yet been backed up to every Vault device. The Unprotected Files option will be hidden from view if all your files are safely backed up.

Click the magnifying glass icon next to Lost Originals to view the thumbnail or optimized image that does not have a corresponding original quality file in your Mylio Photos Library. Lost Originals are caused when the original version of a file is deleted outside of the Mylio Photos+ application before it was fully synced. This option will be hidden if your library does not contain Lost Originals.

Click the magnifying glass icon next to Unsupported Files to view all files stored on the selected device that Mylio Photos does not support. Typically, these are Raw files from an unsupported camera. This option will be hidden if your library does not contain Unsupported Files.

Click the magnifying glass icon next to Show Media to Sync to view any media currently waiting to sync to the selected device. The Show Media to Sync option will be hidden if your device is fully in sync.

Sources

Click Linked Folders to view all top-level folders in your library that live on this device.

Current Space

Click the Space dropdown menu to change the default Space for the selected device.

Device Logs

Adjust the Log Capture Level slider to select the detail level of the logs captured by Mylio Photos. In most cases, the default setting of Normal is appropriate and will not need to be changed unless you’re instructed to do so by Mylio Support.

Sync Settings

Toggle the Sync switch to turn syncing on or off between your devices.

Toggle the Sync System Photo Library switch to turn syncing on or off from the system photo library (Apple Photos on macOS and iOS, Media Library on Android)

Toggle the Sync on Demand switch to turn on or off temporarily syncing photos viewed on this device but not regularly stored here.

Toggle the Sync using Cellular switch to turn on or off syncing your photos and catalog using cellular data. When enabled, you may incur data charges.

Toggle the Sync with Cloud Services switch to turn on or off syncing with all cloud services.

Toggle the Sync over IP V6 switch to turn on or off syncing over IP V6.

Toggle the Sync Panel switch to turn on or off, viewing the Sync Panel in the Right Panel.

Sync Panel View provides options for customizing the Sync Panel.=

• Choose to Show All or only Online Devices.
• Choose to view a Full or Compact overview of each Device.
  

Host Details

For storage devices such as external drives, the Host Details section will specify which viewing device the storage device is connected to and the folder path to the Mylio folder on that device.

Vault Migration – The Vault Migration option will be visible if a Vault device is nearing capacity. Click the magnifying glass icon to get a capacity recommendation for a replacement Vault device and instructions for adding a new one.

External Changes Policy guards against data loss if photos and video files are deleted outside of the Mylio Photos+ application and will attempt to restore the deleted file from another device that has an original quality version. Restore files deleted in the operating system is on by default to protect you from erasing images from your Mylio Photos Library. However, you may want to choose another option, based on your workflow.

Unregister Device

Clicking Unregister Device will completely remove the device from Mylio Photos+ and your Mylio Account. Do not choose this option unless you are sure.

Learn More:

• Understanding Safe Delete
• Handling Lost Originals