About the 3DEXPERIENCE Drive for Windows Desktop Client

The desktop client allows you to keep your local content synchronized with the online drive, making the 3DEXPERIENCE content sharing, and collaboration easier. While the web interface brings flexibility and portability, the Windows client lets you work with content directly on your desktop. This app lets you access and create content, seamlessly synchronizing the files from your desktop to the 3DEXPERIENCE online drive service and vice versa.

This page discusses:

See Also
Install 3DEXPERIENCE Drive For Windows

The 3DEXPERIENCE Drive icon in the Windows taskbar notification area lets you access the following:

App Status Icon

The 3DEXPERIENCE Drive icon changes stand for the following:

Icon Explanation


The synchronization is paused due to one of the following:
  • You have been logged out. Click the icon to log in again.
  • You are not connected to the Internet. Connect again.
  • The synchronization of all your drives has been stopped.


The synchronization has been automatically paused due to a mandatory upgrade. Click the icon, and follow the instructions.


It stands for an idle synchronization state.


It stands for an idle synchronization state. There is at least one unread notification available. Click the icon, select the Notifications tab to read the notification.
Note: The notification is not considered as read until you click it in the 3DNotification Center. For more information, see Managing 3DNotifications.


There is at least one of your drives being synchronized. Once the synchronization is finished, the disappears.


There is at least one of your drives being synchronized and one unread notification available.


There is an error on all synchronized drives.


There is an error on all synchronized drives, and at least one unread notification available.

Flyout User Interface - Header

Click the 3DEXPERIENCE Drive icon lets you access the following:

Item/Command Description
Selected Drive Displays the name of the selected platform that is currently being synchronized.

If you have selected more than one platform drives to synchronize in the Preferences, you can select one in the list.

The information displayed in the Flyout User Interface - Tabs is the one of the currently selected platform.
Pending Notifications Displays notifications about the 3DDrive app and the synchronized drives.
  • Pin Window
  • Auto Hide Window
 Pin or unpin the flyout.

Flyout User Interface - Tabs

Click the 3DEXPERIENCE Drive icon lets you access the following:

Tab Name Description
Recent Files Displays the list of recently synchronized content along with the latest synchronization time information.

A file context menu lets you access the following:

  • Open in Local Folder
  • Open in 3DDrive Widget

Note: Your local and online content is synchronized whether you modify the online or the local version.
Notifications Displays notifications about the 3DDrive app and the synchronized drives.

Flyout User Interface - Toolbar

Click the 3DEXPERIENCE Drive icon lets you access the toolbar commands:

Command Name Description
Preferences Click it to open the 3DEXPERIENCE Drive preferences.

A context menu lets you access the following:

  • Start All Synchronizations. If you have more than one selected drives, it synchronizes all of them.
  • Stop All Synchronizations. If you have more than one selected drives, it stops all of them.
  • Preferences. Opens the apps preferences.
  • Exit 3DEXPERIENCE Drive.

    The commands above are also available by right-clicking 3DEXPERIENCE Drive in the Windows taskbar notification area.

For more information, see Customize 3DEXPERIENCE Drive For Windows Client Synchronization Preferences.
Local Folder Opens the folder where your files are synchronized.
3DDrive Widget Opens 3DDrive.
Start Synchronization Starts Synchronizing the selected drives.

This icon is displayed on the right when the synchronization is finished.
A recommended update is available Click it to install the update.
Stop Synchronization Pauses the drives synchronization.

This icon is displayed on the right while the synchronization is paused. Click to restart synchronizing your drives.