I was happy to hear that our university provides us with a Box account for cloud storage.

Then I found out that there is no Linux client. It seems that Box.com has been working on it for over three years, but nothing is happening. It seems like they actually don't want to do this.

So, I am not using my Box account and have sent an e-mail to our IT department advising them to change to another cloud storage solution.

Using Box with a Linux OS is such a pain.

I hate using box.

Seriously? No Ubuntu with Box? Crazy and not smart. Back to Dropbox for majority of my work. :(

Android Developer here with a Dell XPS15 with Ubuntu Linux out of the box (pun intended). I'd like to have an officially supported Linux client too to sync stuff between my work laptop and my home's desktop computer so I don't have to carry my laptop from one place to another. My company already has several Box licenses, but it seems I can't benefit from them properly because I use Linux.

I add my voice to this already highly demanded feature here (top #1).

I'd like this too.

A Linux client will much appreciated! Because webdav support is deprecate! :-(

Higher ed, physics department faculty. Box without Linux client support is a big disappointment and a glaring omission. Faculty, students, researchers, all kinds of people in my department use Linux on the desktop. But we can't use Box.

With no WebDAV and no native linux client, the only way for linux users to automate Box backups is with FTP or FTPS. But ftp(s) connections fail EVERY TIME for folders with more than a certain number of files in them. This is not an acceptable alternative for linux users, and it's wasting you bandwidth.

I would like to just send new files when I mirror my maildir folder on Box. But I cannot, because there are too many files to use lftp's mirror command; I get a "max-retries exceeded" just when sharing the list of files. So I have to tar up the whole darn folder and send that instead. I do that every day.

So every day there is no linux client, you are wasting about a gb of daily bandwidth from me alone. And that's because I'm nice, and restrict the collection to the past year. If I did all my email, I'd send 6gb every day.

If you are a Linux user, let's continue to send them this message. I can't even see how it's cost effective for them to continue this nonsense.

You have used Linux tools to develop Box, yet do not offer an easy client for Linux users. Nearly all academic institutions will have scores of people wanting this; and that is just one sector. Your previous stance on "demand not being adequate" is completely false.

How is this the #1 voted suggestion for Box Drive and it in 'not planned' status?

This is the top idea so far, plus:
https://pulse.box.com/forums/909778-help-shape-the-future-of-box/suggestions/36455299-linux-box
https://pulse.box.com/forums/909778-help-shape-the-future-of-box/suggestions/35982874-linux-support-needed-for-sync

Clearly there's demand for it.

Worked at a few companies that use Box. I always run Linux, so I find alternative tools and competing products to use since there is a lack of support across the board for Linux on your products.

Linux Box Drive Please.

Jesus you guys promised Linux client (CLI, GUI whatever) this half a year ago. There is a client for android how come nobody cares to make a Java based linux one. I switched to MEGA instead. Bye!

I'm in academia, and our department has the typical mandated combination of Linux for workstations and Box for file sharing. Nothing wrong with either one, but it would be nice to be able to use them together.

We're still waiting for a Linux Client.

Why is this not a high prioritized task @box ?

There are thousands of box customers who would like to use box by a native client.

Btw. the box-cli is not an option for daily work.

WebDav have been the main reason for us to use Box over other storage services such as Dropbox. If no convenient alternative is provided for Linux users my company will consequently give up Box and move somewhere else.

"We unfortunately don’t have plans to support a Linux client for Box Drive at this time."

Unmasking that this is the only justification for your number 2 idea on this platform. After writing a extensive post about voting for our wishes in the Linux thread of your forum, it seems very frustrating for all of us. Therefore, I think you don't give so much about your users.

I would like to see my organization switch to Nextcloud, Dropbox ... instead of supporting a company which is not able to provide at least one working sync-possibility for every major platform.

I work with multiple higher ed institutions that are using Box and make decisions about funding that is allocated to a larger number of institutions that have data sharing requirements.

Due to multiple years of no linux support by Box I will begin actively advocating that Box is not a multiplatform solution and that it is not an acceptable solution for data sharing.

Awful support for Linux users from the Box! I would gladly migrate to Dropbox if only my University gave me that option. Hopefully, something will change soon either on Box or on the University side.