Set up public watched folders using the Autodesk Content Service Configuration Console according to these rules. Although they describe remote folders on network computers, the same principles apply if you decide to share a watched folder on your local computer.
- The target folder must be configured in Windows as a shared folder. If the folder is not shared, it is not displayed in the Select Watched Folder list.
- By allowing Autodesk Content Service to index a shared folder, you are allowing anyone on the network to search the contents of that watched folder, even if some of the files are read-only. (Windows-based security and firewall security still apply.)
- If the top level of a folder hierarchy is shared and specified as a watched folder, all of the subfolders are watched and indexed, regardless of the share setting. If you do not want content inside a folder hierarchy to be shared, move it to a private location or build a new hierarchy of data to share.