File tracking on client machines synchronized with a content management system repository

A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• associating a first unique identifier of a local file on a client machine with a second unique identifier of a content item maintained at a content management system, a local client synchronization application executing at the client machine tracking a synchronization between the local file and the content item, the first unique identifier being a non-system-based identifier;
• detecting a break in the synchronization between the local file and the content item;
• and
• re-associating, without reliance on file path information, the local file and the content item, based on the association of the first unique identifier with the second unique identifier.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• associating a first unique identifier of a local file on a client machine with a second unique identifier of a content item maintained at a content management system, a local client synchronization application executing at the client machine tracking a synchronization between the local file and the content item, the first unique identifier being a non-system-based identifier;
• detecting a break in the synchronization between the local file and the content item;
• and
• re-associating, without reliance on file path information, the local file and the content item, based on the association of the first unique identifier with the second unique identifier.

A system comprising:

• computer hardware configured to perform operations comprising:
• associating a first unique identifier of a local file on a client machine with a second unique identifier of a content item maintained at a content management system, a local client synchronization application executing at the client machine tracking a synchronization between the local file and the content item, the first unique identifier being a non-system-based identifier;
• detecting a break in the synchronization between the local file and the content item;
• and
• re-associating, without reliance on file path information, the local file and the content item, based on the association of the first unique identifier with the second unique identifier.