Upload Cache Files
Changed Bookmarks can be sent to the WebSite-Watcher App (Android / iOS) via any WebDAV-supported cloud or file hosting service, or alternatively your personal Dropbox account. Sending data to the App only works when the Windows version of WebSite-Watcher is running. This feature is primarily intended for use with AutoWatch or with a Script that periodically monitors Bookmarks.
Below you can find information about which data is sent to your WebDAV server or to your Dropbox account.
Data uploaded to the Cloud
The following data is uploaded to the Cloud:
- The Bookmark and status feed (always)
The Bookmark feed mainly contains the name, URL, and change date of the last 30 updated Bookmarks. No page content with highlighted changes is included in this feed. The status feed contains information about the last 5 errors, for example if an email could not be sent. This feed is uploaded every 10 minutes. Its size is approximately 20 KB. - The Bookmark Cache files (optional)
The Bookmark Cache files contain the checked pages with highlighted changes, which you typically see when you open a red, changed Bookmark. The file size depends on the page and is approximately 50 to 150 KB per Bookmark. Similar to the Bookmark feed, WebSite-Watcher keeps the last 30 Cache files in the Cloud. Cache files are only uploaded when Phone-Mode is enabled.
By default, uploading Cache files is disabled. WebSite-Watcher uploads only the Bookmark and status feed. With this limited information, you can see which Bookmarks have been updated, but you cannot open a changed Bookmark with highlighted changes in the App. To view highlighted changes in the App, the optional Cache files are required. Long-pressing a Bookmark always opens the online version of the page.
Uploading Cache files / Phone-Mode
To view changed Bookmarks with highlighted changes in the WebSite-Watcher App, you must upload the Cache files to the Cloud by enabling Phone-Mode.
Phone-Mode is a special mode that uploads Cache files with highlighted changes to the Cloud while it is enabled. Phone-Mode can be enabled in the Tools menu of WebSite-Watcher or via the WebSite-Watcher App.