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School-level feature — DeanDesk Sync connects to a specific school portal at yourschool.deandesk.com. Teacher, staff, or admin account required.
DeanDesk Sync is a macOS desktop app for teachers and staff that watches a folder on your Mac and automatically uploads new files to a course’s materials. Link a folder to a course once, and everything that lands in it is published to the course — no manual uploads.

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Requirements

  • macOS 11 or later (Apple Silicon or Intel)
  • A DeanDesk teacher, staff, or admin account

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Download

Open the DeanDesk Sync download page and download the Mac app. The page provides a universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel.

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How it works

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Sign in to your school

Launch the app. Under Your school’s DeanDesk address, enter your school’s address (for example yourschool.deandesk.com) and click Connect with DeanDesk. The app opens your browser to authorize the connection — sign in with your teacher or staff account and approve, then return to the app.
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Point a folder at a course

Under Synced folders, click + Sync a folder. Choose one of your teaching courses under Course, then click Choose… next to Folder on this Mac to pick a local folder. Check Upload files already in this folder if existing files should be uploaded once too; leave it off to upload only new files. Click Start syncing.
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New files upload themselves

New files that finish writing in the folder are added to the course’s Materials automatically, and students are notified. Upload progress appears under the folder and in Activity. Finishing… means DeanDesk is still saving the file to the course; Synced appears once it is done.
Each synced folder has Pause/Resume and Remove controls. Click a synced folder to see its files and course materials.

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Recurring exports

DeanDesk Sync is designed for folders that fill up on a schedule — recurring exports like local Zoom recording folders.
Point DeanDesk Sync at the folder where Zoom saves your local recordings once, and every new class recording publishes to the course automatically.

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Security

  • Authorization happens in your browser — the app never sees your password.
  • Your sign-in token is stored encrypted with a key held in the macOS Keychain.