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= [wiki:help/en Cyberduck Help] / [wiki:help/en/howto Howto] / [wiki:help/en/howto/mount Mountain Duck] / Preferences =

=== Updates ===
An auto update feature will alert you when a new version is available and self update the application. Choose ''Preferences → Update → Automatically check for updates''. You can also choose to update to snapshot or beta builds.

 * Snapshot builds include the latest changes and are published continuously. These builds are not manually tested.
 * Beta builds are published before a release and include the latest features and have been tested but might not have release quality yet.
==== Windows ====
You receive no update notification if your user is missing adminstrator permission.

=== Connection → Mount Location ===
==== macOS ====
Volumes are mounted in the ''Volumes'' folder is in the [wiki:help/en/faq#Preferencesandapplicationsupportfileslocation application support directory]. You can change the default to another folder that is writable. 
'''Note''': You '''cannot''' set it to `/Volumes` on macOS Mojave (10.14 or later) where the directory is not writable.

=== Sync → Connect Mode ===
Change the default synchronization option. You can disable synchronization by default for all bookmarks by switching to ''Online''.

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=== Sync → Index Files ===
Index files on the server for a mounted connection in the background after connecting to ensure you can browse the all directories when offline.

=== Sync → Cache Location ===
Change the location where to store cache files required for offline access. By default the ''Cache'' folder is in the [wiki:help/en/faq#Preferencesandapplicationsupportfileslocation application support directory].

=== General → Login Item ===
Reconnect after restarting computer. If you choose ''Enable Login Item'' and ''Save Workspace'' in ''Preferences → General'' and do not manually eject the volume prior reboot it will reconnect after login.

=== Notifications ===
You can disable notification in ''System Preferences → Notifications'' on macOS and in ''Settings → Notifications and Actions'' on Windows.