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tags:
  - File Services
  - Nextcloud
  - Synchronization
---

# Files and Collaboration
## Purpose
Find the service that owns the data, then choose its integration, permissions, or transfer procedure.  Distinguish an additive copy, a one-way mirror, and a two-way synchronization before running a transfer tool.

## Includes
- Nextcloud and office integration
- Windows DFS and permission reports
- File-copy and synchronization tools

## Applications and Office Integration
- [Nextcloud AIO](<../../../deployments/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Nextcloud AIO.md>) — Follow the AIO deployment and its integration requirements.
- [Separate Nextcloud Deployment](<../../../deployments/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Nextcloud.md>) — Consult the alternative container example.
- [Collabora](<../../../deployments/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Collabora Code Server.md>) — Connect the office service to the matching Nextcloud installation.
- [OnlyOffice](<../../../deployments/Applications/Files and Collaboration/OnlyOffice EE.md>) — Review the separately documented office-service option.
- [Upload to a Nextcloud Share](<../../../scripts/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Upload Data to a Nextcloud Share.md>) — Use the PowerShell or Bash example for a shared upload destination.

## Windows File Services
- [Deploy DFS](<../../../deployments/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Windows Server/DFS Namespaces with Replication.md>) — Build the namespaces and replication before using the reports.
- [Report DFS Configuration](<../../../scripts/Applications/Files and Collaboration/DFS/Report DFS Namespaces and Replication.md>) — Inspect namespace targets and replication configuration.
- [Report DFS Backlog](<../../../scripts/Applications/Files and Collaboration/DFS/Report DFS Replication Backlog.md>) — Check directional replication progress.
- [SMB Share Permissions](<../../../scripts/Applications/Files and Collaboration/SMB/Report SMB Share Permissions.md>) — Report the permissions assigned at the share layer.
- [NTFS Permissions](<../../../scripts/Applications/Files and Collaboration/SMB/Report NTFS Permissions Across Shares.md>) — Report filesystem ACLs beneath the shared paths.

## Choose a Transfer Procedure
- [Robocopy](<Robocopy Command Reference.md>) — Review the Windows copy and mirror examples and their permission handling.
- [Rclone Commands](<Rclone Command Reference.md>) — Compare copy, sync, check, and bisync behavior.
- [Rclone Bisync](<../../../workflows/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Configure and Recover Rclone Bisync.md>) — Configure a persistent two-way synchronization pair and its recovery state.
- [Netcat Transfer](<../../../workflows/Applications/Files and Collaboration/Transfer Files with Netcat.md>) — Review the dedicated transfer example and its transport limitations.