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Desktop File Level Filesets
A file level Fileset delivers files and folders to devices while preserving the ownership and permissions stored in the Fileset. Use this when you need to copy files with a Fileset, deploy a folder to devices, or place support files for another installer or sc...
SentinelOne (Windows EXE)
Description SentinelOne provides endpoint protection for Windows devices. This recipe shows how to package the Windows EXE installer as a FileWave Fileset and pass the SentinelOne registration token as launch arguments. Ingredients FileWave Central SentinelOne...
MSI & PKG Payloads
What FileWave Anywhere can create computer Payloads for MSI installers on Windows and PKG installers on macOS. Use this for straightforward installer uploads when you do not need the full FileWave Central Fileset workflow. Quick answer: In FileWave Anywhere, o...
Windows Registry
Windows registry files can be included in a Windows Fileset and reviewed in FileWave before deployment. This is useful when a Windows application, driver, or FileWave Client setting is controlled by documented registry keys and there is not a better native pol...
Customised Screen Saver (macOS)
Description Use this example Fileset to install a custom macOS screen saver (.saver) that displays a static image or custom HTML/JavaScript, then set it as the login window screen saver with a profile. Ingredients FileWave Central Example Fileset: Example_File...
Comic Life Deployment (macOS Fileset Magic)
Description Use Fileset Magic to capture Comic Life after installation and registration, then deploy the resulting Fileset only if your organization is properly licensed for Comic Life. Last tested with ComicLife 3.5.8 Ingredients FileWave Central / Fileset Ma...
Notify Users with a dialog (Windows)
Description Use this Windows Fileset when you want FileWave to show users a notification while Filesets download, install, or finish activating. The example monitors the FileWave Client log and raises Windows Notification Center messages when the configured te...
Creating Licenses from Filesets
Use license tracking from a Fileset when you want FileWave to count where a deployed application appears and alert you when usage exceeds the license watermark you set. FileWave Client inventory can scan managed computers for files that match the Fileset defin...
Hide local macOS admin users
Description Use a FileWave Fileset script to hide local macOS admin accounts from the login window while keeping the Other option available for manual username/password sign-in. Ingredients FileWave Central A plain-text editor for reviewing the script before d...
Updating 3rd Party Software
What Third-party software needs a clear update plan. Decide which apps FileWave should update directly, which apps may use their own updater, and how you will roll back if an update causes trouble. Managed store apps, such as Apple VPP apps, can update throug...
Automated Booster Configuration for Dynamic Network Environments
Description Automated Booster configuration is useful when macOS or Windows devices move between offices, home networks, or other network locations. This example shows one way to let clients adjust their Booster settings based on location criteria. Information...
FileWave Anywhere Payload Script Editor
What The FileWave Anywhere script editor lets you edit scripts inside payloads that support scripts, without leaving the web console. When/Why Use this editor for quick payload-script changes. For larger edits, work in a code editor first, then paste the revie...
Editing Fileset Revisions
What A Fileset revision has two editable properties: its name and its description. When/Why Use the Manage Revisions window when you need to rename a revision or add a clearer description. For example, the first revision is named Initial Revision by default. R...
Resolving Conflicts in Associations Conversion
What The guidance we have given in other articles is about making sure metadata matches when converting associations. But sometimes, we need to convert items that don’t match in order to “fix” them. This article covers how “conflicts” are handled within conver...
Fileset Reports
Use the Report toolbar button on a selected Fileset, multiple selected Filesets, or a Fileset Group to check deployment status for the selected item. In FileWave 16.1 and later, the Fileset Report table includes Client Name, Client ID, Fileset Revision Name, F...
Deploying iOS Applications to macOS Devices Using FileWave
What FileWave can associate iOS app Filesets with compatible macOS devices. If Apple allows the app to run on Mac and your organization has available licenses in Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager, FileWave can install that app on eligible macOS de...
Adobe Air (Windows EXE)
Description Use this recipe when you need to deploy the Adobe AIR runtime to Windows devices with a FileWave Fileset. Adobe transferred AIR maintenance to HARMAN, so use HARMAN's current Adobe AIR runtime download page rather than older Adobe download links. I...
Applications Preventing Reboot (macOS/Windows)
Description When a Fileset requires a reboot, the FileWave client can warn the user to "Quit All Running Processes" before the restart continues. Some apps and background processes do not respond cleanly when FileWave Kiosk uses "Quit all" or "Quit Application...