Editing an asset directly in the mounted repository crams the assetвЂ™s timeline with irrelevant versions and imposes additional overheads on the server.Дo not use AEM desktop app for migration of large amounts of data from one AEM instance to another. Therefore, it is impractical to perform intensive edit operations directly in the mounted AEM Assets repository. All save operations are transmitted to AEM Assets. AEM desktop app provides some level of caching and background upload still, it works very differently from typical вЂњSyncвЂќ applications, such as Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app or Microsoft OneDrive.Дo not use AEM desktop app network drives to save assets frequently.

The key benefit of AEM desktop app here is that it provides вЂњvirtualвЂќ access to the whole repository, and desktop sync applications typically synchronize just assets belonging to one user. Use the following capabilities instead:ДЄEM Assets web UI for digital asset management (finding or sharing assets, metadata, and copy or move).ДЄEM desktop app Folder Upload to upload large, hierarchical folders.Дo not treat AEM desktop app as a вЂњdesktop syncвЂќ client for AEM Assets. AEM desktop app was not built as a replacement for network drives. Upload progress can be monitored with a dedicated UI in the desktop app.Дo not use AEM desktop app to manage assets from the desktop. If you use the Create > Folder Upload option in AEM UI to upload assets, AEM desktop app uploads the selected folder hierarchy to AEM in the background. Uploading large, hierarchical folders in bulk. In the mounted network share, a contextual menu provides a More Info dialog (larger preview, key metadata) and the ability to open an asset in the AEM UI. If both, the placed files and the main files with link, are stored in AEM it can automatically provide server-side information about the asset references.ДЄccess the asset from desktop. Placing linked files also works in some non-Adobe apps, such as MS Office. In this case, the network share mount lets you browse and select assets from AEM for placement. For example, you can place an image into an InDesign document. In applications, such as Creative Cloud (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator), you can place an external file as a link. Any change that you save to the file in the network share is uploaded to AEM automatically, and a new version is created. After editing, the asset can be checked in to unlock it.

Assets can be checked out for editing, they are marked as locked for the user in AEM Assets. From the web UI, you can reveal assets on desktop (in Finder, Explorer), or open an asset using a desktop application.Д¬heck-out and check-in. Opening files from AEM Assets Web UI on desktop. Key capabilities of AEM desktop app include: AEM desktop app provides a UI for monitoring the status of background file uploads. Then, after a predefined delay (30s) the file is uploaded to AEM in the background, and then asset is uploaded to AEM. The additional caching on write when a file is saved causes the file to be saved locally first (so that the user doesnвЂ™t wait for the network transfer). The following diagram depicts the AEM desktop app architecture. It translates remote calls to the AEM Assets server to optimized AEM HTTP requests. AEM desktop app intercepts the calls (open, read, write) and provides additional local caching.

AEM desktop app architectureДЄEM desktop app uses WebDAV (Windows) or SMB (Mac) network shares to mount network shares. Before reading this document, you can review the overall AEM and Creative Cloud integration best practices for a higher-level overview of the topic.

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