Working with Box files in other applications such as Word or Excel is a completely seamless experience. In addition, files can be locked/unlocked and Box Notes can be created on folders. You can also right-click a file or folder to reveal additional Box functionality to copy or email shared links and to view the item on Box.com. Try clicking on the Box icon in the Start menu. Tip: If you don't see the 'Box' folder in Finder or File Explorer, Box Drive may not be running. You can navigate through any folder and open every file you see just as if it were a regular local file. Once you open this folder, you will see all of the contents that are in your All Files page on Box.com. Working in Explorerįor Windows users, you can access Box Drive by opening explorer on your PC and navigating to the folder named Box. Try clicking on the Box icon in Launchpad.

Tip: If you don't see the 'Box' folder in Finder, Box Drive may not be running. Once the change has completely synced back to Box, the icon will reset to the blue cloud. If you add or update a new file or folder in Box Drive you'll notice it turns into a yellow syncing icon. The cloud icon beside a file or folder indicates that the item is safely stored and up to date in Box.

Use Box Driveįor Mac users, you can access Box Drive by opening Finder on your mac and navigating to the folder named Box located under Devices and Favorites in the sidebar. If you need to install Box Drive or Box Sync please follow these instructions. These instructions assume that you have already installed one of these apps. However, if you need to edit data offline you're probably using Box Sync. The University's preferred solution is Box Drive. There are two apps for editing Box data from your Desktop.

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