# Timeline Navigation for Local Files

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Navigation through Local Files is very similar to navigation through the Camera archive, except:

•Items are not synchronized, therefore Sync is always disabled)

•Files are not live, therefore Live is always disabled

•Timeline does not display colored markers for recorded or motion regions

• and buttons jump to the beginning or end of a file

All other operations (seek, play, pause, ff/rew, etc.) are described in details in "Navigating through Archive and Live".

Note: If a layout contains both c ameras and local files, the cameras are played back synchronously, but the local files play back independently.