Let me know any problems or tips you have and i'll update. Note 8: You May be tempted to sym link the Box Sync folder directly. Remember that Box assigns a Unique ID to each folder and ignores the actual folder name. Wait until box is done downloading, then copy any individual files you want. Box4 will just create duplicates of everything. Note 7: You may be tempted to copy the contents of your original Box folder into the new Box folder. I have a second hard drive which is NTFS that works great with Tuxera, but Box4 doesn't seem to want to work with that, even though Box3 worked great.
Note 6: On a mac, Box4 only wants to work with HFS type storage (Mac OS Extended). Unless you are SURE that your files are sync'd and up to date, don't delete it. It also says to delete your existing Box Sync folder.
Note 5: The instructions on the Box forums suggest deleting the log files. You may see a notification that Box has been "updated" and you should restart your computer.
#Box sync folder change for mac#
Step 7: Open Finder, click the Applications folder, and double click the "Box Sync.app" or download and run the latest Box4 for mac from the Box web site.Įnter your email address and Box pw and if all went well, you should be good. But you've probably already learned that hard way and here you are. Who needs it, right? Turns out Box4 does. Like me, you are probably tempted to remove the "~". And of course the "/Box Sync" which is the actual folder our files will be in. Notice the Squiggly that means the user home folder, and the "/Data" which is the sym link we just made. This line tells box where to put your files. In that file you will notice this line: ~/Data/Box Sync " creates a small file which Box4 will read only when it runs for the first time. So now we have a "sym link" aka a shortcut to anywhere you like. You should change "/Volumes/Data" to where ever will work for you, as long as you have permission to read and write and it's an HFS drive. This works for me because I have a partition called "Data". The ln -s creates a Sym Link called "Data" which points to "/Volumes/Data". (Be careful with "rm -rf", there is no undo!) If it doesn't find it, it thinks it is running for the first time. " deletes the folder that contains the current Box4 settings. You can usually find the Squiggly ~ to the left of the "1" key. "cd ~" ensures you are in the User folder of whomever you are logged in as. Now, before you run Box again for the very first time, lets review what we just did: Step 5: Copy and Paste the following into the terminal window: That's why it is asking for your password. It will create a new file for you but it needs your permission to do so. That last command is opening a text editor called Nano. Step 3: Open Terminal and do the following commands: cd ~ If you are still using Box 3 then your folder is probably named something else already. Step 2: Rename your existing "Box Sync" folder to "Box backup". Step 1: Quit the Box program by clicking on the icon on the top bar and select Quit. Note 4: If you are still running Box3, it's quite ok. Note 3: I suggest you read this whole thing through before you actually do anything, so that you understand what is happening. Note 2: You will need to be logged on as an Administrator for your computer. Note 1: Every time I have I installed Box4 on any computer, it has either ignored or renamed my existing Box directory, created a new one, and redownloaded EVERYTHING! It will do this again when you move your folder. Ready to move your Box Sync folder? Here's how.
#Box sync folder change windows#
I have a separate partition on my personal Mac for Data so that my Windows and Linux multi-boot can also access my files. Shame on you for removing such an important feature.
#Box sync folder change update#
More over, what if someone needs to access these files over a network share? Do I need to update my network shares every time a new user sits down? Imagine my night shift worker logging on and having to wait for Box to download all the files that the day shift worker has created or made changes to. Seems silly to have multiple copies of the same files on one computer. This doesn't work for me as I have a multi user computer and all users need access to the same files. The instructions on the Box Forum just not working for you?īox Sync 4 for Mac seems to be hard coded to force your Box Sync folder to exist in your User directory. Really want to put your Box Sync folder somewhere else on OSx?
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