How can I get Ubuntu One to pick up files in ~/Documents on Windows?

Question

As part of my attempt to migrate from Windows to Ubuntu, I have installed Ubuntu One on my Windows machine. Now I want to sync My Documents from that machine in to the cloud. I have instructed Ubuntu One to sync my Documents folder.

If I create a directory in my Documents folder in the cloud, at https://one.ubuntu.com/, One will sync that directory down to my local Documents. But the files in my local Documents don't get synced up to the cloud.

Files that I add to my local ~/Ubuntu One folder do get synced up to the cloud, and vice versa. It's just the Documents folder that seems to sync one-way.

Is this a bug? A feature? An option I need to set?

Answer 1

In Windows, Ubuntu One syncs your Documents folder to C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Documents by default. Assuming you've enabled Documents in the Ubuntu One configuration app in Windows.

You can place a shortcut to that folder in your Windows My Documents folder. Or you can change My Documents's target to point at Ubuntu One's Documents folder like this:

1. Right-click My Documents
2. Click Properties
3. In the Target field, enter C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Documents (or whatever the path to your Documents folder is).