Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Map Box.net drive in computer using WebDAV

We can create a local box.net virtual drive in computer using WebDAV. We will be able to do most of the file operations (copy/paste/rename) from local computer. Note that the local drive will be only a link to your box.net folder and contents, which means the actual folders and files will not be downloaded to local computer (like Dropbox).

In Windows 7,

  1. Go to (My) computer.
  2. Click Map network drive
  3. In the folder field, write  https://www.box.net/dav
  4. After few seconds, there will be prompt for user name and password. Provide your box.net user name and password.
  5. Windows will create a local drive pointing to your box.net folders.