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right click on the MEGA icon on the taskbar and select “Show Status”.There are a number of ways to get files into your MEGA account and have then sync to your Pi:Ĭopy, move or create files in /home/pi/MEGAsync and these will be copied to the folder you specified in Step 4. We are done! Step 5: Upload and Sync Files from the Pi to MEGA I created a folder for my Pi called “Pi Dev”. You can then create a new folder under the “Cloud Drive” parent using the “New Folder” button. If you want to setup a specific folder for this Pi within your account press “Change” next to the “MEGA folder” option. Leave the local folder as “/home/pi/MEGAsync”. I would recommend “Selective sync” as it will allow you to choose specific folders to sync to this Pi. “Full Sync” will sync the entire contents of your MEGA storage space to the Pi. Double click on the MEGAsync Desktop Icon or the menu option.To finish the setup we can now run the desktop app. You can right click on this entry to add an icon to the desktop. When the process is finished you will now have a MEGAsync entry under “System Tools” in the main menu. When prompted type Y to proceed with the installation. Install MEGAsync using the following command: sudo apt install. You should see the downloaded megasync deb file. This should navigate to the Downloads directory and list the contents. Open a Terminal window either using the main Raspberry Menu or the Terminal icon in the top left corner:

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The download directory is usually /home/pi/Downloads. This will download the latest megasync-#.deb file to your default downloads directory. Click “Keep” if you get a “This type of file can harm your computer” warning.Select “Raspbian 10 (Buster)” and “32-bit”.Under the Platforms menu select “MEGA Desktop App”.To download the MEGAsync package to your Raspberry Pi OS desktop: The first step in setuping up MEGAsync on the Pi is to download the correct package.

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Without the password or recovery key you will potentially lose access to your data. I know at this point you want to get on with the guide but it worth spending 5 minutes securing the password and recovery key for future use! Store them in a safe place preferably not on a computer but on a USB stick or CD/DVD. If you are given the option of “downloading a recovery key” I would highly recommend doing so. You may be asked to select some initial setup questions. You may need to scroll down for the “Get started for free” option. Click the link in the email to confirm your email.Wait for the email confirmation to arrive in your inbox.

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There are various paid for plans which give you lots of additional space and features but the free account gives you 20GB which is plenty to get started. To use the MEGA storage space on your Pi you will need a MEGA account. Their Desktop app “MEGAsync” works great on the Pi and is really easy to setup. MEGA is a popular cloud storage provider and they properly support Linux, Windows and MacOS, unlike some of their competitors. This can speed up swapping data between devices and reduce the messing about with USB drives and network shares. You also have the benefit of accessing those files from other devices via a web browser. Setting up Pi cloud storage with MEGA is really useful as it means your project files can be safely backed up automatically.