Box is a service that many people use to save their files and documents, since it is really useful. For all those who already use it or those who plan to use it, today we are going to see how we can choose which folder is synchronized in Box .
Thanks to cloud storage services, we can save all those files and folders that we need to keep, in addition to having them on our computer. One option that makes Box really interesting is that it is very much oriented towards allowing us to share those files with other users, and it makes work much easier in this regard.
Box works through our browser by accessing its website, but it also has its own program for the computer, something that makes things much easier and that, of course, is fully compatible with Windows and Mac. But the thing is not there, now that we also have applications for our mobile devices, whether we have an Android or our operating system on iOS.
Things you should know about Box
- The free account storage is 10 GB and we can upload files of a maximum of 250 MB .
- There is, for individuals, a payment account with a cost of 9 euros per month that gives us 100 GB and files of up to 5 GB .
- We can access our files from anywhere , since everything is synchronized, even if we are on Windows, Mac, Android or iOS devices.
- We can create, within Box, folders to organize all our information. This organization will be synchronized with the rest of the devices that we have.
- We do not have to have the Internet to access the documents that we already have on the device. If we add more information, when the Internet comes back, it will sync automatically.
- Box allows us to add comments to files to inform us of details about them.
- We can share files and even folders with other people by sending them a link so that they can access what we have sent them.
- Other people can be invited to use a specific folder.
- Box protects the files we have with SSL and a cryptography algorithm.
How to choose which folders are synced in Box
We will be able to choose which folders we want to be synchronized so that they appear on all the devices in which we have Box installed. It is a way of being clear that these folders will be shared the moment we make any movement in them, either from the computer, from a tablet or from our mobile device. Any change will affect everyone else.
It is convenient to do the first part of the process from our browser and then go from one device to another. In any case, the system will be practically the same in both cases.
We access from the Box website and once we have entered our credentials, that is, email and password, we must do the following:
- All the files or folders that we want to be synchronized must be within the general folder of the Box. That said, it is time for you, in this root folder . let’s put the information we need, both files and folders. Depending on the upload speed of your connection and the volume, this will take more or less time.
- Now that we have the files inserted in the root directory of Box, it is time to synchronize what we want . They could be folders or files, here it is to the taste of each one.
- To do this, we must right-click on the specific file or folder, click on More Actions and then select Synchronize .
- At that moment we will see how a circle will appear with a blue click next to the name, which means that it is already synchronized.
Now is the time to install Box on our devices and that the synchronized folder or files also appear on them.
If we choose to install the client in Windows (Box Drive) , once we open it and enter the relevant username and password, we will see how, automatically, the same folder or files that we have just synchronized on the web will appear.
- To do this we must click on the icon that appears on the taskbar.
- Later we will see that on the right side of the screen we have a drawing of a folder . We must click on that drawing.
- At that moment is when we jump to the Box folder where we will have all the files and folders that we have synchronized.
In the versions for mobile devices, both iOS and Android , the same will happen, since, once we log in, all the data that we had synchronized will appear so that we can work with them.
Synchronization in Box
Since we have Box on the devices that we need it, it is time to work with that folder. This means that, if we are going to use our Windows computer with the information we have in Box, it is convenient that we make the modifications in that same folder and not in another that is not synchronized.
If the changes are made in the folder that we have created in the Windows Box, to continue with the same example, and we introduce new information or modify something in particular, all this will be reflected in the rest of the devices . This is extremely positive, since the interesting thing about this type of service is that we can have all our updated information to be able to access it from wherever we want and when we need it.
Even if it is the case that we modify something in Box and at that moment we do not have an Internet signal , it will not be a problem, since at the precise moment in which the network is restored again, everything modified will be synchronized in a automatic .
As you have seen, Box is an excellent option to store our information in the cloud. In addition, as everything is synchronized, we can enjoy everything we modify on all the devices in which we have this cloud storage service, something that gives it great added value. Without a doubt, Box is an excellent option within this type of platform.
