 the content library across multiple client devices, such as when the user is associated with multiple devices or multiple users share at least a portion of the content library. A conventional content management system may treat synchronization passively and require a user to manually designate a content item for synchronization before the system synchronizes the content item across the user's devices and other users' devices sharing the content item. This can be onerous for the user and can lead to inconsistencies for her content library. For example, to synchronize the content item between two client devices, the user must upload changes made to the content item on a first client device to replace a previous version of the content item stored by the conventional content management system and download the changed content item to the second client device to replace the previous version of the content item stored on the second client device. If the user makes revisions to the content item stored on the second client device without first downloading the changed content item, the revisions made to the content item on the first client device may not be reflected in a version of the content item stored on the second client device, and vice versa. These difficulties can be exacerbated when the user is associated with additional client devices.
Another implementation of a content management system can use an active approach to synchronization and automatically update a content library across all client devices authorized by a user account. This design improves upon the passive, conventional content management system by alleviating the user of the burden of having to manually designate her content library for synchronization and separately manage synchronization for her multiple devices. A potential drawback to active or automatic synchronization techniques, however, can be less customization for apportioning the user account's content library across authorized client devices. One known approach for supporting “selective” synchronization (e.g., the capability of designating the exact content items of a content library to be synchronized within an automated synchronization scheme) relies entirely on the client device. Although client-side selective synchronization is viable in certain respects, it is an incomplete solution because synchronization is still limited to customization on a per device basis. Recently, enterprises have experienced a substantial increase in their productivity when providing their employees with access to enterprise resources via client devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops). As the cost of client devices continues to decrease and the computing power of client devices continues to increase, it has become more feasible for employees to utilize client devices to complete most (if not all) of their work duties. Consequently, information technology departments (“I.T. Dept”) struggle with striking a balance between providing
the content library across multiple client devices, such as when the user is consociate with multiple device or multiple users share at least a portion of the capacity library. A conventional content management organization may cover synchronization passively and require a user to manually designate a contented item for synchronization before the system synchronizes the contented item across the user's device and other users' device sharing the content item. This can be burdensome for the user and can lead to incompatibility for her content library. For model, to synchronize the content item between two client devices, the user must upload change made to the content item on a first client device to supplant a previous version of the content item stored by the conventional content management system and download the changed content detail to the second client device to replace the former interpretation of the subject item stored on the second customer device. If the user makes revisions to the content token stored on the second client device without first downloading the changed content detail, the revisions made to the content item on the inaugural client device may not be reflect in a version of the content item stored on the second client device, and frailty versa. These difficulties can be exacerbated when the user is associated with additional client devices. 
 Another implementation of a content management organization can use an active approach path to synchronization and automatically update a message library across all client device authorized by a exploiter account. This invention improves upon the passive, conventional subject management system by facilitate the user of the burden of having to manually designate her content library for synchronization and separately manage synchronization for her multiple device. A potential drawback to active or automatic synchronization proficiency, however, can be less customization for apportioning the user score's content library across authorized client device. One known approach for supporting “ selective ” synchronization (e.g., the capability of designating the exact content item of a contented library to be synchronize within an automated synchronization scheme) relies entirely on the customer device. Although client - side selective synchronization is feasible in certain deference, it is an incomplete solution because synchronization is still limited to customization on a per device footing. Recently, enterprises have experienced a substantial increase in their productivity when providing their employees with entree to enterprise resources via client devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops). As the cost of client devices continues to decrease and the computing power of client devices continues to increase, it has become more feasible for employees to utilize client devices to dispatch most (if not all) of their study duties. Consequently, information technology departments (“ I.T. Dept ”) struggle with striking a libra between providing
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 the content library across muLtiple clieNt devIceS, suCh As whEn thE user is associaTEd wiTh multiple devices or mulTiple UsERs shARe At leaSt a portIOn OF The CoNtEnt LiBRaRy. A coNveNtional Content manAgeMeNt system may tREaT synchroniZatIon passively And RequirE a UseR To manUalLy desIgnate A ContenT item for sYnCHronizATion befORE tHe syStem synchronizes tHE cONtent item acrosS the usEr'S DeVICes And Other users' DeVices SHaring tHE cONTEnt ITem. This can be oNerous for thE UseR and caN lEad TO inconSisteNcIEs fOr her contenT libRary. For exAmple, tO SynchroNIze the cOntent IteM beTweeN TwO cLieNt DEviCEs, The USer Must uploAd ChAnges Made TO THE conTenT iteM on a fIrst client devIce To rePLacE a preVious VersIoN of thE conteNt iteM sTored by the conveNtioNal contenT maNaGemEnT systEM and doWnlOad The chanGed contENt iTeM TO ThE second client devicE tO REpLace the pReviouS VeRsIOn of the cOnTenT iteM STored On thE SeCond clieNt deviCE. IF tHe user mAkEs reviSiOns To tHe conTEnt iTem stoRed on the SeconD Client device wiTHout first downLOaDINg THe chAngEd content itEm, thE ReviSionS MaDe tO The coNtent ItEM oN The first client devicE mAy not bE reflEcted in a versiOn of the conTENT item stoRed oN ThE Second client deVice, aNd vice versA. these difFiculTies can bE exacerbaTED when the UseR is AssOciATEd With additionaL CLienT dEvices.
ANotHer implEmeNtaTioN of A cOntent manAgement sYsTeM cAn Use An actIVe approaCh To sYnChrOnizaTIon and AutomAticAlLy UPdaTe a contENt LIBrarY aCrOss aLl cLiEnt deViceS AutHorized By a user acCouNT. ThiS dEsIgn imprOves upon the paSsIve, conventIoNal ContenT MAnagemenT system by alleviating the USer of thE buRden oF havIng to manuAllY desigNatE Her conTent liBrary FoR syNCHroniZATiOn aNd Separately MANagE syncHrOnizAtion foR her multiple deviceS. a poTential drawbaCk tO actIVE oR auTOmATic SyNChrONIzation techniquEs, however, cAn BE lEss customiZAtiOn For appoRtioninG the uSEr accouNt's contenT library aCrOss aUTHorIzed client Devices. ONe known apPRoach FOr SuppoRtiNg “seleCtIve” SynchRonizaTIon (E.g., the CapabiLiTy of deSignaTiNg the exaCt content items of a contenT libraRy to bE syNchronizeD wiTHin An automatEd syNchronizatIon SchEme) reLieS EntirEly oN ThE clIEnt deVice. aLthough clIEnT-siDE SeLective syncHRONizAtion Is vIAble in CertAin respects, it is an INcomplete solutIon bECAusE syNChroNiZation is still lImiTeD TO customiZaTion on a per dEvice basIs. rEcentLy, enteRpriseS have exPERiENced a sUbstAntIal increaSe iN tHEir prodUcTiVIty wheN proViDing thEir empLOyeeS WIth access to enterPrise RESourcES viA clieNt Devices (E.G., smaRtphones, taBlets, laptopS). As the Cost Of cliEnt deviCeS contiNueS tO decrease aND the compuTing pOwer of cLiEnt dEviCes conTinuES To incReasE, iT haS become moRE FeASiBlE For EmplOyees To UtilIze client DEvices to ComPLete mosT (iF noT ALl) of thEIr WORk duties. CoNseQuentLY, InformatioN TechNOlOGy depArtmenTs (“I.T. DePt”) strugGLe wItH strikiNg a BALance betwEen providINg
 the content library acros s multiple  clie ntdev ic es,such  as when the u s er i s associated with mult iplede v ices or  mult iple us e rs s har eat  le as t  a  port ion  of the  content l ibr ar y. A convent i on al content  ma nagement sys tem  may t re ats ynchr oni zatio n pass i vely a nd requir ea  usert o manua l l ydesi gnate a content i t em for synchroniz ationbe f or e the  sy stem synch ro nizes the con t en t i tem across the us er's device s  an d othe ruse r s' dev icessh a rin g the conte nt i tem. This  can b e  onerou s  for th e user  an d c an l e ad  t o i nc o nsi s te nci e s f or her c on te nt li brar y . F or e xam ple,  to s ynchronize th e c onte n t i tem b etwee n tw oclien t devi ces,th e user must upl oadchanges m ade  t o t he  cont e nt ite m o n a  firstclientd evi ce t o  r eplace a previousve r s io n of the  conte n tit e m stored  b y t he c o n venti onal co ntent ma nageme n tsy stem an ddownlo ad  th e c hange d  con tent i tem to t he se c ond client dev i ce to replace th e pr e viou s v ersion of t he c o nten t it e msto r ed on  these c on d  client device. Ifth e user  make s revisions t o the cont e n t  item st ored on the second cli ent d evice with o ut first  down loadingthe chang e d  content  it em,  th e r e v is ions made tot h e co nt ent ite m o n the f irs t c lie ntde vice maynot be r ef le ct ed  in  a ve r sion ofth e c on ten t ite m  store d onthese co n d c lient d e vi c e , an dvi ce v ers a.  Thes e di f fic ultiescan be ex ace r bate dwh en theuser is assoc ia ted with a dd iti onal c l i ent devi ces.
Another implementa t ion ofa c onten t ma nagementsys tem ca n u s e an a ctiveappro ac h t o synch r o ni zat io n and auto m a tic allyup date  a cont ent library across all  client devic esauth o r iz edb ya  us er acc o u nt. This design  improvesup o nthe passiv e , c on vention al cont ent m a nagemen t systemby allevi at ingt h e u ser of the  burdenof having to ma n ua lly d esi gnatehe r c onten t libr a ryfor s ynchro ni zation  andse parately  manage synchronization  for h er mu lti ple devic es. A p otentialdraw back to ac tiv e o r aut oma t ic sy nchr o ni zat i on te chni q ues, howe v er , c a n  b e less cust o m i zat ion f ora pporti onin g the user accoun t 's content lib rary a cro ssa utho ri zed client dev ice s. O ne known  a pproach for  support in g  “sel ective ” sync hroniza t i on (e.g.,  the  ca pabilityofde s ignatin gth e  exact  con te nt ite ms ofa  con t e nt library to be  sync h r onize d  wi thinan  automa t ed s ynchroniza tion scheme ) reli es e ntire ly on t he  clien t d ev ice. Altho u gh client -side  select iv e sy nch roniza tion i s via blein  ce rtain res p e ct s ,it isan i ncomp le te s olution b e cause sy nch r onizati on  is s till l i mi t e d to custo miz ation o n a per de v iceb as i s. Re cently , ente rprises hav eexperie nce d a substan tial incr e ase  i n th eir prod uc tivi ty  wh en  providing thei r employ ees with a ccesstoe nter p rise r es ources via c lient  d e vices ( e . g.,  smartp h one s,tab lets , l apto p s). As the cost of clien t de vices con tinue s tode crease a n d th e comput i ng power of c lient devices c o nti n uestoi nc re ase, it h asb ecome  mor e f easi ble  for e mplo y eest outil ize cl ient  d ev ices to c om plete m o st ( i f n ot a ll) o fth e ir  work d uties. C onseq ue ntly, inf o rmation  tec hn ology departm ents (“I.T.De pt”)  strug g lewit h striking a b alance bet wee n providin g
 the_content library_across multiple client devices,_such as_when_the user_is_associated with multiple_devices or multiple_users share at least_a portion of_the_content library. A conventional content management system may treat synchronization passively and require a_user_to manually_designate_a_content item for synchronization before_the system synchronizes the content_item across_the user's devices and other users' devices sharing_the_content item. This_can be onerous for the user and can lead_to inconsistencies for her content library._For example, to_synchronize_the_content item between two_client devices, the user must upload_changes made to the content item_on a first client device to replace_a previous version of the content_item stored by the conventional_content management_system and download the changed_content item to_the second_client device to_replace the previous version of the_content item stored_on the second client device. If_the_user makes revisions_to_the_content item_stored on the_second_client device_without_first downloading the changed content item,_the_revisions made to the content item on_the first client device_may_not be reflected in_a version of the content_item stored on the second client_device, and_vice versa._These difficulties can be exacerbated when the user is associated with_additional client devices.
Another implementation of a_content management system can_use an_active_approach to synchronization_and_automatically update_a content library across all client devices_authorized by_a user account. This design improves_upon the passive, conventional_content_management system by alleviating the user_of the burden of having to_manually designate her content library_for_synchronization_and separately manage synchronization for_her multiple devices. A potential drawback_to active or_automatic synchronization techniques, however, can be less_customization_for apportioning the user account's content_library_across authorized client devices. One known_approach_for_supporting “selective” synchronization (e.g., the_capability of designating the exact content_items of a content library to be synchronized within_an automated synchronization_scheme) relies entirely on the_client_device._Although client-side selective synchronization is viable in certain respects, it_is an_incomplete solution because_synchronization is still limited to customization on a per device_basis. Recently, enterprises have experienced a substantial_increase in their productivity when providing their employees with access to_enterprise resources via client devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets,_laptops). As the cost of client devices_continues to decrease and_the_computing power of client devices continues to_increase,_it_has_become more feasible_for employees to_utilize client devices_to complete_most (if not_all) of_their work duties._Consequently,_information technology departments (“I.T. Dept”) struggle with striking a balance between providing