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Installing Shinydrive Client for OpenText Content Server

Installation Checklist

Make sure the following item is handy for the Shinydrive client installation:

  • Shinydrive Suite ZIP folder (provided by Shinydocs)

Installer Files List

  • ShinydriveSetup64.exe

Installing Shinydrive Client

For the most complete Shinydrive experience, we recommend installing all Shinydrive Add-ins.

Installing the Shinydrive client involves an unprompted restart to your machine.

  1. Right-click on the Shinydrive Suite ZIP file and select Properties

  2. Under the General tab, select Unblock and Apply                 

  3. Right-click on the Shinydrive Suite ZIP file and select Extract All... 

  4. Open the Shinydrive Suite folder > Windows

  5. Run ShinydriveSetup64.exe. Ensure all options are checked for a complete installation. You will be prompted to restart the PC if a the Dokan driver was just installed or updated.

The following will be installed along with the Shinydrive client:

  1. Dokan Driver

    1. Required for Shinydocs Client to operate

  2. Shinydocs App Finder

    1. (Optional) Finds the appropriate application to open an extensionless file

  3. Shinydocs Office Add-in

    1. (Highly recommended)(Optional) Supports auto-reserve in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  4. Shinydocs Outlook Add-in

    1. (Optional) Supports older Outlook application (not the current web-based Outlook)

Deployment options

When deploying Shinydrive to end users, ShinydriveSetup64.exe supports command-line switched for a silent deployment:

Switch

Description

/quiet

No UI

/passive

Progress only, no prompts

/norestart

Never restart. Without it, /quiet and /passive restart automatically when required, which is every install or upgrade

/log file

Log file location. Defaults to %TEMP%\Shinydrive_*.log

/uninstall

Removes Shinydrive and its optional components. The Dokan driver stays installed

INSTALLOFFICEADDIN=1

Also installs the Office add-in (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio)

INSTALLOUTLOOKADDIN=1

Also installs the Outlook add-in

INSTALLAPPFINDER=1

Also installs AppFinder, for Content Server documents that have no file extension

Congratulations! You have completed installing Shinydrive Client. You are ready to log into Shinydrive to set up the connection between Shinydrive and your Content Server.