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Overview
Box Drive brings your entire Box folder tree to your desktop. All of the files you have on Box are accessible from your desktop Box folder. Your content is streamed directly to your desktop, so you can access all of your files without using much hard drive space. Box Drive includes a search feature that allows you to search all of the files you have stored in Box. And, Box Drive is integrated into Windows Explorer and Mac Finder so you do not have to access a separate application to access your files.
System requirements:
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Prerequisites:
- Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit).
Recommended minimum system specifications:
- 1.6GHz dual core processor
- 4GB of RAM
Uninstalling Box Sync
The Windows installers for the current version (2.4) of Box Drive include an automatic uninstaller for Box Sync. If you have any unsynced content, the Box Drive installer will create a local folder called Archived - Box Sync before Box Drive is installed, and the Box Drive installer will also display a pop-up message reminding you to check the folder (see sample below).
After Box Drive is installed, you can find, review, and manually move these files from the Archived - Box Sync folder.
Install Box Drive
- Download the install package from the Box download page.
- Click the installation file named Download 64 bit nowand save the file.
- Click the downloaded file on your computer to open it.
- In the User Account Control box, click Yes.
- The software installs and prompts you to sign in to your account. Enter your Stanford email address (SUNetID.stanford.edu).
- You are prompted to authenticate. Enter your SUNet ID and password and complete your two-step authentication.
- Box Drive launches. You can take a Take a Tour or you can go to Explorer and verify that all of your Box files have already been synced by Box Drive.
Search Box Drive
- In Explorer, type your search criteria in the Search box.
- In the results window, click the result that you want to view or edit.
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Get help
If you need more assistance, please see the Box Community Forum or submit a help ticket for Stanford Box or for Stanford Medicine Box.
- Categories:
- Windows, Mac, Desktop, Official Box, Free
- Updated:
- Aug 7, 2020
- Support:
- [email protected]
Description
Box Drive is the incredibly simple way to stream all of your files (even terabytes of data) right to your desktop. Open your Windows Explorer or Mac Finder to find every file you need. Edit like you would any local file and save it — automatically — to the cloud. And keep the enterprise-grade security protecting everything you do.
Features and Benefits
All your files, without all the hard-drive woes - With all your content streamed directly to your desktop, it’s fast and easy to access all your files in seconds — without using practically any hard drive space.
Fits the way you already work - Box Drive is natively integrated into Windows Explorer and Mac Finder, making it easy to use — and built right into the way you already work.
Easily share your workspace - Right click any folder to share instantly or open on box.com and invite your team to view, edit and upload files, turning folders into shared, collaborative workspaces.
Never lose a file again - A stolen laptop or hard drive crash doesn’t have to mean lost files. Safely store your work documents and projects in Box Drive.
Download for Windows 64-bit here
Download for Windows 32-bit here
Download for Mac here
Click here for a list of the operating systems supported.
Features and Benefits
All your files, without all the hard-drive woes - With all your content streamed directly to your desktop, it’s fast and easy to access all your files in seconds — without using practically any hard drive space.
Fits the way you already work - Box Drive is natively integrated into Windows Explorer and Mac Finder, making it easy to use — and built right into the way you already work.
Easily share your workspace - Right click any folder to share instantly or open on box.com and invite your team to view, edit and upload files, turning folders into shared, collaborative workspaces.
Never lose a file again - A stolen laptop or hard drive crash doesn’t have to mean lost files. Safely store your work documents and projects in Box Drive.
Download for Windows 64-bit here
Download for Windows 32-bit here
Download for Mac here
Click here for a list of the operating systems supported.