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Box Drive Backups via Time Machine
Allow Time Machine on a Mac to backup files stored on the Box Drive on my HD.
11 votes -
differentiate owner in "windows explorer"
no way to differentiate folders I own and folders shared with me using box drive with windows explorer interface
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Box Drive Integration with Windows Information Protection
Some users want to protect all or part of the folders on Box Drive with Windows Information Protection (WIP) as a corporate area, but Box Drive do not currently have direct integration.
So, they want to be able to cooperate Box Drive and WIP.5 votes -
Remove Box Drive from MacOS menubar
Remove Box Drive from MacOS menubar.
7 votes -
Provide a FUSE (Filesystem in userspace) handler for Box Linux and other *nix support
Linux, and other operating systems, have a mechanism for vendors to provide transparent filesystem access to esoteric file storage mechanisms in userspace, without the need to write a kernel module using "FUSE" (Filesystem in Userspace).
Box would only need to write a FUSE handler, and then that'd open up access to a lot of *nixes.
9 votes -
Please add popup when adding or moving a file from local to Box
We can easily add or move file from local storage to Box drive or browser.
However, box does not prompt any popup when we add or move file.It may cause miss operation.
So, Please add popup when add or movefile.10 votes -
Mapping Box Location to Windows Explorer
Please add a way to map the Box location in my favorite and quick access folder in my Windows Explorer. The objective is to save new documents that I am creating directly on box, instead of saving them locally and then upload to box.
2 votes -
Sync alias/shortcut files on Box Drive
Box Drive currently does not support syncing alias files (I think these are called shortcuts on Windows machine), which is a basic file organization tool. Alternatively, expose the favorites from the box web app on box drive. At present, it's impossible to organize a list of your truly active files while working solely within Box Drive. Seems like making these file types available for syncing would be a simple solution to implement.
53 votesThank you for the suggestion. We currently do not have this planned on our roadmap. We will place this in our backlog as we continue evaluating ideas to improve Box Drive.
Please keep the feedback & use cases coming to help us prioritize this in the future!
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not available offline
As an admin, Id like to mark some folders as never available offline. We have several folders with several terabytes of data and inadvertently users have started downloading the entire folder.
One found out when his hard drive was almost full, the other was caught by security looking at the massive downloads. The data is available to all but shouldn't be copied locally.1 vote -
Incorrect message when upload file size exceeded
I (wojciech.baranski@pl.ibm.com) have created a folder - the folder name is "ZUS_STATS". This folder has my (IBM) corporate Box account file size limit, which is 32GB. This filder is shared with end customer, who hasn't an enterprise account on Box. The customer tries to upload a file, which is larger than this limit. Obvously the end customer gets an error, however this error message is incorrect and misleading - it indicates, that the limit is 250MB instead of 32GB. The error says:
original message in polish:
Uaktualnij, aby przechowywać większe pliki! Przekazuj większe pliki! Twoje konto umożliwia przekazywanie…1 vote -
How can I find out how much storage I've used, and how much I have left?
Why is there now place that shows "You've used up this much of your storage"?, or even, "You have this much storage space left...." It's stupid to have to guess how much I have, hoping if I upload a folder it'll make it.
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File Request Link from Box Drive
Be able to use file request link straight from box drive - even if it opens up the web app to create the form template etc.
9 votes -
excel online
It'd be great if I could share Excel, Word, etc Online links directly with external users without having the additional step of Preview. This way the collaborator can click on the link and just start editing realtime, like they would a Google Doc/Sheet, etc.
5 votes -
show files uploading/downloading and file progress
when a new file gets added to box drive (either on the users machine or via the cloud) the box drive console should show the files being transferred and their progress percentage...
1 vote -
Why we don't have options to pause and resume particular item/all items while uploading
It would be good to pause and resume the item(s) while uploading and it helps a lot to give priority at basic level.
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Native Finder-search (MacOS) is mandatory
from your own web-page:
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043695774-Mac-Specific-Known-Issues-for-Box-Drive"Mac search tools, such as Spotlight, Finder search, tags , do not return search results from Box Drive. Use Box Drive's search functionality instead."
Box Drive is not fit for purpose, since it forces every single file-search in the user's home directory to be executed twice:
- once in the home directory
- then again using Box spotlight search
- then put the 2 Finder windows side by side and do a manual inventory - unbelievable
I frequently search my home directory. The poor search functionality is a major miss, affects my work badly
Please look to…
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Box drive sync problem items path
Please add paths to problem items. In the Problem items box, which shows which folders could not be updated, folders are listed without the paths. So, when multiple folders are named the same thing in different trees, it is impossible to locate which folders are having the problem. I am using the most recent version of Box Drive on Mac.
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My Box Drive application has taken All Or Nothing, to literal.
I work for a national firm that produces hundreds of work folders daily, in retrospect I am assigned to 4 weekly. The Sync option through the Box Sync application allowed me and other users access to specific files on their laptops without being overwhelmed by the company's very long list. Assigned folders were Synced and then managed on laptops using the File Explorer. Which made working with these files very efficient.
Currently, there is no option for me to selectively access my assignment folders on my laptop without searching for them specifically in the growing listing of company-wide folders.
Is…
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Open internet shortcut files in the device browser
In Dropbox, when tapping on an internet shortcut file it would open up the link in the device's default browser. In Box it can't open it at all. Would be nice if it did!
1 vote -
Give box the ability to store a MS Access database or enable locking or non-syncing
Allow an MS Access database to be stored in box without it making new copies every time someone accesses the database.
18 votes
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