Hyperclay Local
  1. Hyperclay Local
  2. Docs
  3. Sync
  4. Disconnect or remove a folder

Disconnect or remove a folder

Stop syncing a team folder while keeping it served locally, remove a team folder from Hyperclay Local, or change your personal folder.

You can stop syncing a folder, stop serving it on localhost, or switch your personal folder to another location. None of these actions delete the folder or its files from your computer.

Choose which action to use#

ActionApplies toWhat happens to syncWhat happens to localhost:<port>What happens to files on disk
Disconnect…Synced team foldersStops syncing with hyperclay.comKeeps serving at localhost:<port>Stay in the folder on your computer
Remove Folder…Team foldersStops syncing with hyperclay.comStops serving and frees the portStay in the folder on your computer
Change Personal Folder…Personal folderSwitches personal sync to the new folderServes the new folder at localhost:4321Stay in the old folder on your computer
Sync switch offAll foldersPauses sync across the appKeeps serving all foldersStay in their folders on your computer

Disconnect a team folder#

Disconnecting a team folder unlinks it from hyperclay.com while keeping the folder in Hyperclay Local as a local-only folder.

  1. Open the Hyperclay Local popover and click the ⋯ menu on the team folder’s card (or open the folder’s submenu in the system tray). If the folder’s sync is paused and no account-wide banner is active, you can also click the inline Disconnect… button on the card.
  2. Click Disconnect….
  3. In the Disconnect <team>? dialog (“Sync stops. The folder <path> stays on your computer and is still served at localhost:<port>.”), click Disconnect.

After disconnecting, the folder card stays in your list and reads local only · was <team> (Disconnected from <team>. Still served here; nothing syncs.).

Remove a team folder#

Removing a team folder stops both sync and the local HTTP server for that folder, and removes its card from your active folders.

  1. Open the popover and click the ⋯ menu on the team folder’s card (or use the folder’s submenu in the system tray).
  2. Click Remove Folder….
  3. In the Remove <folder>? dialog (“Sync stops and localhost:<port> stops answering. The folder and its files stay on your computer.”), click Remove.

Before closing the folder’s server, Hyperclay Local waits for any open browser tabs or workspace frames to finish saving pending edits.

Once removed, localhost:<port> stops answering. If you are still an editor on that team, the team appears in the popover as not on this computer with a Set up → link. To sync it again later, you must set it up with an empty folder.

Change or stop syncing your personal folder#

Your personal folder cannot be removed with Remove Folder…. Instead, you can move it to another folder or turn off sync or serving:

  • Switch to another personal folder: Click Options in the popover footer, select Change Personal Folder…, and pick a different folder inside your home directory.
  • Stop syncing your personal folder: Turn off the Sync switch in the popover. The sync readout changes to Sync off (Changes stay on this computer) while localhost:4321 continues serving your documents.
  • Stop serving locally: Turn off the Serving switch in the popover (Turn server off). The status changes to Not serving (Turn on to open your documents).