Download and upload files from local computers

If you want to download or upload files from your local computer, you can do so using third-party cloud storage tools such as Microsoft OneDrive and Dropbox, using the web browser on your desktop.

Microsoft OneDrive Sync App is included on AVEVA Unified Engineering for Windows File Explorer synchronization of folders and files between your AVEVA Unified Engineering and on-premises Desktops.

To use this feature, your administrator must communicate corporate OneDrive end-point address to AVEVA so they can be whitelisted as a trusted site.

Important: If files are downloaded from another source over the internet, it is possible that these files are marked with a blocking property, which can impair performance on file access. The blocking mechanism is a protection measure for files downloaded from the internet.

You can determine if this blocking property has been enabled by checking the file properties.

To unblock the file, select the Unblock checkbox and click Apply.

For a downloaded zip file (for example, containing Dabacon project folders and files) if you unblock the zip before unzipping then all the unzipped files will be unblocked.

As an alternative to unblocking from the file properties dialog, you can unblock a file with the following command (from a command window): powershell -Command "& {dir 'FullPathToFileWithFileExtension' |Unblock-File}"

For example, powershell -Command "& {dir 'D:\Users\freda.bloggs\Downloads\fileblocktest.zip' |Unblock-File}"

If you already have a folder containing multiple files that need unblocking (that is, you already unzipped the files before unblocking the zip file), you can unblock all files in a folder (and sub-folders) with the following command (from a command window): powershell -Command "& {dir 'FullPathToFolder' -Recurse|Unblock-File}"

For example, powershell -Command "& {dir 'P:\AVEVAFiles\Engineering\AAA' -Recurse|Unblock-File}"

Note: This is not applicable for files transferred using the file transfer service.