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When you create a subscribed library, only metadata for the library contents is downloaded to the
associated storage if you selected the option to download library content only when needed. When you
need to use a library item, you synchronize it to download its content to your local storage. When you no
longer need the item, you can delete the content of the item to free storage space. You continue to see
the item in your subscribed library, but it no longer takes up space on your storage because only the items
metadata remains on the storage.
Prerequisites
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Required privilege: Content library.Sync library item on the library item.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Content Libraries list.
Client Steps
vSphere Client Select Menu > Content Libraries.
vSphere Web Client a Select Home > Content Libraries.
b Click the Objects tab.
2 Select a subscribed library from the list.
3 Synchronize the item you need to use.
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On the Templates tab, right-click a VM or a vApp template, and select Synchronize Item.
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On the Other Types tab, right-click an item, and select Synchronize Item.
After synchronization completes, the item content and metadata are downloaded to the backing storage
of the subscribed library, and the value for the item in the Stored Content Locally column changes to Yes.
Export an Item from a Content Library to Your Local Computer
You might need to export an item from a content library to your local system.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library.Download files on the library.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Content Libraries list.
Client Steps
vSphere Client Select Menu > Content Libraries.
vSphere Web Client a Select Home > Content Libraries.
b Click the Objects tab.
2 Select a content library.
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