+    /**
+     * Checks the storage path of the OCFile received as parameter. If it's out of the local ownCloud folder,
+     * tries to copy the file inside it. 
+     * 
+     * If the copy fails, the link to the local file is nullified. The account of forgotten files is kept in 
+     * {@link #mForgottenLocalFiles}
+     *) 
+     * @param file      File to check and fix.
+     */
+    private void checkAndFixForeignStoragePath(OCFile file) {
+        String storagePath = file.getStoragePath();
+        String expectedPath = FileStorageUtils.getDefaultSavePathFor(mAccount.name, file);
+        if (storagePath != null && !storagePath.equals(expectedPath)) {
+            /// fix storagePaths out of the local ownCloud folder
+            File originalFile = new File(storagePath);
+            if (FileStorageUtils.getUsableSpace(mAccount.name) < originalFile.length()) {
+                mForgottenLocalFiles.put(file.getRemotePath(), storagePath);
+                file.setStoragePath(null);
+                    
+            } else {
+                InputStream in = null;
+                OutputStream out = null;
+                try {
+                    File expectedFile = new File(expectedPath);
+                    File expectedParent = expectedFile.getParentFile();
+                    expectedParent.mkdirs();
+                    if (!expectedParent.isDirectory()) {
+                        throw new IOException("Unexpected error: parent directory could not be created");
+                    }
+                    expectedFile.createNewFile();
+                    if (!expectedFile.isFile()) {
+                        throw new IOException("Unexpected error: target file could not be created");
+                    }                    
+                    in = new FileInputStream(originalFile);
+                    out = new FileOutputStream(expectedFile);
+                    byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
+                    int len;
+                    while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0){
+                        out.write(buf, 0, len);
+                    }
+                    file.setStoragePath(expectedPath);
+                    
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    Log_OC.e(TAG, "Exception while copying foreign file " + expectedPath, e);
+                    mForgottenLocalFiles.put(file.getRemotePath(), storagePath);
+                    file.setStoragePath(null);
+                    
+                } finally {
+                    try {
+                        if (in != null) in.close();
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        Log_OC.d(TAG, "Weird exception while closing input stream for " + storagePath + " (ignoring)", e);
+                    }
+                    try {
+                        if (out != null) out.close();
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        Log_OC.d(TAG, "Weird exception while closing output stream for " + expectedPath + " (ignoring)", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    private RemoteOperationResult refreshSharesForFolder(OwnCloudClient client) {
+        RemoteOperationResult result = null;
+        
+        // remote request 
+        GetRemoteSharesForFileOperation operation = new GetRemoteSharesForFileOperation(mLocalFolder.getRemotePath(), false, true);
+        result = operation.execute(client);
+        
+        if (result.isSuccess()) {
+            // update local database
+            ArrayList<OCShare> shares = new ArrayList<OCShare>();
+            for(Object obj: result.getData()) {
+                shares.add((OCShare) obj);
+            }
+            mStorageManager.saveSharesInFolder(shares, mLocalFolder);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Scans the default location for saving local copies of files searching for
+     * a 'lost' file with the same full name as the {@link OCFile} received as 
+     * parameter.
+     *  
+     * @param file      File to associate a possible 'lost' local file.
+     */
+    private void searchForLocalFileInDefaultPath(OCFile file) {
+        if (file.getStoragePath() == null && !file.isFolder()) {
+            File f = new File(FileStorageUtils.getDefaultSavePathFor(mAccount.name, file));
+            if (f.exists()) {
+                file.setStoragePath(f.getAbsolutePath());
+                file.setLastSyncDateForData(f.lastModified());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    
+    /**
+     * Sends a message to any application component interested in the progress of the synchronization.
+     * 
+     * @param event
+     * @param dirRemotePath     Remote path of a folder that was just synchronized (with or without success)
+     * @param result
+     */
+    private void sendLocalBroadcast(String event, String dirRemotePath, RemoteOperationResult result) {
+        Log_OC.d(TAG, "Send broadcast " + event);
+        Intent intent = new Intent(event);
+        intent.putExtra(FileSyncAdapter.EXTRA_ACCOUNT_NAME, mAccount.name);
+        if (dirRemotePath != null) {
+            intent.putExtra(FileSyncAdapter.EXTRA_FOLDER_PATH, dirRemotePath);
+        }
+        intent.putExtra(FileSyncAdapter.EXTRA_RESULT, result);
+        mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+        //LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(mContext).sendBroadcast(intent);
+    }
+
+
+    public boolean getRemoteFolderChanged() {
+        return mRemoteFolderChanged;
+    }
+