

You can also right-click a file or folder to display additional Box functionality to copy or email shared links and to view the item on Box.com. In this case, if you're using Launchpad click the Box icon if you're using Spotlight search for 'Box Drive'. If you don't see the Box folder in Finder, Box Drive may not be running. Date modified ( more information on Box timestamps )īox Drive icons tell you at a glance the status of your files and folders.Date created ( more information on Box timestamps).Box Drive icons tell you at a glance the status of your files and folders.įor each file in the Box folder, Box Drive displays these standard properties: You can navigate through any folder and open every file you see just as if it were a local file. Open this folder to display all of the contents of your All Files page on Box.com. To open Finder in File Provider Extension mode: In the sidebar, navigate to Devices > Location > Box. To open Finder in kernel-based mode: In the sidebar, navigate to Devices > Favorites > Box. Refer to Modes of operation in Mac to determine whether Box Drive is operating in kernel-based or FPE mode. The Settings tab is also where you can upgrade your storage to another plan.If you use a Mac, you can access Box Drive by opening Finder. Finally, you can configure Google Drive to automatically launch when you log in to your Mac, show file sync status, and display confirmation messages when removing shared items from Google Drive. Settings: Allows you to configure network settings if needed and control bandwidth, which is handy if you're using a slow connection or one that has data rate caps.You can reconnect by signing back into your Google account. Once disconnected, the files within your Mac's Google Drive folder remain on your Mac but are no longer synced with the online data in Google's cloud. Google Drive: Lets you disconnect the Google Drive folder for your Google account.The default is to have everything in the folder automatically synced, but if you prefer, you can specify only certain folders to be synced. My Mac: Allows you to specify which folders within the Google Drive folder are automatically synced to the cloud.The Google Drive Preferences window opens, displaying a three-tab interface.
