Dynamic reprioritization of content download during synchronization

A system to synchronize data, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
• receive via the communication interface, during the course of performing a synchronization event-based synchronization with a synchronization client, an indication that a user of the synchronization client has provided an input associated with a request to access a file or other object the changes to which have not yet been downloaded completely to the synchronization client, wherein the indication is received from the synchronization client via a network from a synchronization server;
• and
• reprioritize download of the changes to the file or other object with respect to which the input associated with a request to access is associated, to enable the synchronization client to provide access to the file or other object more quickly than would have been possible without the reprioritization,
• wherein the synchronization server is configured to download first to the synchronization client synchronization event metadata sufficient to enable the synchronization client to present a view of a synchronized state of the file or other object prior to the changes being downloaded to the synchronization client.

A computer program product to synchronize data, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving an indication, during the course of performing a synchronization event-based synchronization with a synchronization client, that a user of the synchronization client has provided an input associated with a request to access a file or other object the changes to which have not yet been downloaded completely to the synchronization client, wherein the indication is received from the synchronization client via a network from a synchronization server;
• and
• reprioritizing download of the changes to the file or other object with respect to which the input associated with a request to access is associated, to enable the synchronization client to provide access to the file or other object more quickly than would have been possible without the reprioritization,
• wherein the synchronization server is configured to download first to the synchronization client synchronization event metadata sufficient to enable the synchronization client to present a view of a synchronized state of the file or other object prior to the changes being downloaded to the synchronization client.