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How to change the storage folder location of box.com 's Box Sync on Windows 7 PC?

Currently it is stored in user folder as below snapshot. How can I change that i.e. I want to store my box.com files on drive D instead of system drive C which may slow down my OS. So how can I change it?
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Is there a way of uploading to box.com storage via the command line?

I have build processes which are built around Windows batch files, and when successful, I want to upload the results to a Box.com account. Is there a way of doing this via the command line? Although the drag and drop interface of Box.com is OK, it…
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veracrypt volume (FAT) created on Mac OS, placed in Box cloud, is empty on Windows 7

I created a veracrypt FAT volume on my MacOS (10.9.5) in the 'Box Sync' folder I placed a jpeg file in this volume and then dismounted I have a Windows 7 PC that has Box Sync, which I used to sync. I mounted the volume created in step#1, on the…
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How can I access Box Drive offline folders when the Box Drive app is not running?

The Box Drive app for Windows (ver 2.0 and above) allows you to mark a folder as offline. Any file stored in an offline folder can be accessed without an Internet connection. I would like to access my Box offline files even when the Box Drive app is…
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Link a folder to another folder without using space

I want to link one folder from a part of the drive to another folder that syncs it with Box, retaining the original copy and without using any additional space. Shortcut files don't work, so I am looking for another method. I am using Windows 7 Home…
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Syncing box with pc - unclear how syncing folders is desiged

I recently downloaded box and have since used the web interface to upload photos sorted by folders by year, and then sub-folder by month, this worked fine. box web app folder structure Clearly I'd like any updates or changes from my pc to be…
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Is there a cURL command line to create a folder in Box.com storage?

I am using cURL successfully to upload files to box.com storage: :: send file to Box.com :: :: Syntax: sb.bat [] @setlocal enabledelayedexpansion @set…
rossmcm
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Syncing with Box for multiple users on one desktop computer

My desktop computer runs on Windows 7, with a different account for each family member. I have had no trouble running dropbox from each computer account. Each computer account syncs automatically with its corresponding dropbox account in the…
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Why are there no previous versions of my Word files on box.com?

I am working with Word 2013 and box.com. Whenever I save a new version from inside Word, I also do a file save as PDF to view the output as PDF. I can recover all my PDF files from box.com but from the Word file there is only one version available.…
Michael S.
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Restoring Box Sync (box.com) using physical media after OS reinstall

I have my Box Folder on a different drive ( D: ) than my Operating System Drive ( C: ) I follow these instructions to set the local folder on the second…
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Collaborate on folder inside Dropbox public folder?

What is the best pattern for write enabled collaboration on a subfolder inside the Dropbox public folder? The use case is that I want to give write access to multiple people, while giving the general public read only access. I understand that I…
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Directly Attach Files from Box.net in Thunderbird

Is there a way to directly attach a bunch of files (JPEG images, if the type matters) from my Box.net account to an e-mail that I'm composing in Thunderbird? Note that I don't want to hotlink to these files, I just want to send them as attachments…
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Fatal Error when trying to start Box Drive

When trying to start Box Drive after installation I get Failed to execute script bfd_main after a long wait. I've seen similar reports from users trying to run Box Sync as well. I'm running Windows 7 Professional. I've tried: Made sure that Box…
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How to save Box file to computer as pdf?

Someone just sent me a link to their PDF hosted on Box. I can't for the life of me figure out how to save this file as a PDF. Right-clicking save-as comes up with an html file. Right-clicking print comes up with a blank document. I tried signing up…
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Syncing selected folder between two cloud services using Synology NAS

I am using Cloud Sync on Synology NAS to sync (bidirectionally) files from/to public clouds, like Dropbox and Box.com. A problem recently appears that I have to share some project with multiple users, some of them can use only Dropbox, and other -…
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