Three computers; Choose a name. - Clarification needed


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I am wanting to migrate to my own “cloud” and Sync looks like a great option. I have a few question and more likely to have a few more and would appreciate any help to what I am sure will be looked upon as very basic question. 

I have downloaded the software and am at the “Welcome to Sync” screen. I am being ask to “Choose a name to show when you send and receive folders”. I am setting this up on one of three computers I own. This one is my work desktop. I have a desktop at home and then a notebook. Does this name need to be different for each installation of Sync for each of the three computers or should it be the same name? I will eventually share files/folders with other people.

 

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17 minutes ago, gabled-bravado-dell said:

Does this name need to be different for each installation of Sync for each of the three computers or should it be the same name? I will eventually share files/folders with other people.

This is your "identify" - i.e. the name you want your device to appear as on other people's devices you share folders with. It should be the same for all your own devices that you wish to link together under the same identify.

Please see: http://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/205457815-Sync-Private-Identity-Linking-My-Devices

Once you choose a name for your identity, you won't be able to change it again - please see this Help Center article: http://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/206163443-Can-I-change-the-name-of-my-Sync-identity-

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2 hours ago, GreatMarko said:

This is your "identify" - i.e. the name you want your device to appear as on other people's devices you share folders with. It should be the same for all your own devices that you wish to link together under the same identify.

Please see: http://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/205457815-Sync-Private-Identity-Linking-My-Devices

Once you choose a name for your identity, you won't be able to change it again - please see this Help Center article: http://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/206163443-Can-I-change-the-name-of-my-Sync-identity-

Thank you for the answer and the link. That is what I suspected but I wanted to be sure before proceeding. 

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