Desktop and Mobile clients

Previously, branded MPCDF DataShare clients were provided here for Desktop and Android, with “datashare.mpcdf.mpg.de” preconfigured.

Those branded clients often lagged behind the generic “ownCloud” client that they were based on and are now being deprecated in favor of the generic upstream “ownCloud” client available for desktop and mobile devices:

The generic ownCloud clients were tested extensively and work well with the MPCDF DataShare service (powered by ownCloud).

During the initial setup, just enter datashare.mpcdf.mpg.de as the server address.

If you already have installed the MPCDF DataShare clients, consider switching to the ownCloud client when you have the chance.

Note that the new client will by default download all data in your DataShare again to a new folder.

Assuming you have enough space on your device and a good internet connection, that is generally the easiest and safest choice.
After you set up the new ownCloud client and synced your data successfully to a new folder, you can then uninstall the MPCDF DataShare client and delete the old data folder.

If you want to avoid downloading all of the data again, this is also possible but a bit more involved: You will need to remove your account from the MPCDF DataShare client first, in order to then use it with the new ownCloud client.

Detailed instructions can be found here: https://docs.mpcdf.mpg.de/doc/data/share/domainchange.html

Third-party WebDAV clients

Various third-party WebDAV clients are available and often natively integrated into the operating system.

Some work better than others, especially the integrated Windows WebDAV client has some known problems.

For more information, refer to: https://doc.owncloud.org/server/latest/user_manual/files/access_webdav.html

To avoid saving your MPCDF password on the device, please use app passwords: https://doc.owncloud.com/server/user_manual/session_management.html#app-passwords