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Ubuntu One is the single account you use to log in to all services and sites related to Ubuntu. Previously, it was also a cross-platform synchronization service for files, contacts, notes, music and bookmarks, now discontinued.

Ubuntu One is now the single account you use to log in to all services and sites related to Ubuntu. Your Ubuntu One account is an email address and a password that you use to sign in to Ubuntu services.

Ubuntu One was also Canonical's file and application synchronization service. As well as file sync, U1 allowed access to contacts, notes or bookmarks from other Ubuntu computers or through its web interface. It also included the Ubuntu One Music Store and could stream purchased music to iPhone and Android devices. This service was discontinued on 31 July 2014.

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Removing Ubuntu One

As it says in the title. I want to get rid of this useless application ubuntu one. I've removed the application files from the software centre, but the icon is still shown.
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How can I tell whether Ubuntu One file sync is working, and what progress it is making?

It is not clear how the file sync aspect of Ubuntu One is started, nor whether it is running at any given point in time, nor what the progress is being made during sync.
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Why is the Ubuntu One server side application proprietary?

NOTE: as of 02-04-14. Canonical has announced that they will be shutting down the ubuntu one service, and in the process, will make the server side application open source as well, as detailed in their blog post I've come across the Launchpad bug…
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What's the advantage of using Ubuntu One vs. other services like Dropbox?

What features does Ubuntu One provide that others services do not have? Can I use Ubuntu One only on Ubuntu machines? What about sharing data/folders with others who do not have Ubuntu One?
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How do I disable Ubuntu One?

I do not use Ubuntu One but that Ubuntu One ribbon keeps appearing when I open some folders. As I don't use Ubuntu One and don't intend to use it in near future, is there a way that Ubuntu One support completely goes away from my laptop? Something…
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Why not sync folders outside home with Ubuntu One?

It took me a while to find out that with Ubuntu One I can sync only folders in my home folder. On all other folders the Ubuntu One option is available in preferences, but the actual actions are greyed out. The Ubuntu One FAQ is quite clear on…
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Is it possible to store files on Ubuntu One without syncing them to a (or every) computer?

I would like to use Ubuntu One on all of my computers, but I don't want all of the files to be synced with every computer. Some of my computers don't have a big enough hard drive to sync everything. I would like to have access to the files in the…
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Is there any API for Ubuntu One?

Is there an API set for Ubuntu One? For example, an API to sync contacts, bookmarks, etc.
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Ubuntu One not syncing

I am really starting to despair as I have been trying Ubuntu One for several months, trying it on several machines, and it has caused me loads of different issues wasting me a lot of time. It is not straight forward to use, it should be a piece of…
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Where is Ubuntu one´s U1 server located?

I live in Denmark and am exploring the option of using Ubuntu and Ubuntu One in the Danish state schools. And in this context, I have looked a little into Danish law on cloud servies and data security. And I would therefore like to know which…
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Will Ubuntu One Feature Revisions?

I am considering switching over to Ubuntu One to back up all of my files because of some slight issues I had with Dropbox and I was wondering when Ubuntu One will feature revisions if it will at all.
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Ubuntu One for other Linux Distributions?

I'm using Mageia Linux on one of my computers and I would like to sync with my Ubuntu One account, is this possible?
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Will my Ubuntu One data be removed completely with the impending shutdown?

It's been announced that Ubuntu One cloud backup service will be shut down soon. The announcement offers an app that helps download the backup data before the service finally gets buried. Downloading data or not, does it have to be explicitly…
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Keeping the time stamp when syncing with Ubuntu One?

I would like to keep the original time stamp of a file when synchronizing with Ubuntu One. Now Ubuntu One is messing with my time stamps, and I no longer know when I last worked on the file. Ubuntu One also seem to mess up time stamps on the…
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Can you disable notifications on ubuntu one sync?

In Natty, ubuntu one gives a notification every time it syncs, and I have my empathy logs synced, so now every time I write or recive an IM I get a notification that the logs have been synced. Is it possible to turn that off, just for ubuntu one?
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