Box Drive - Search

To use:

• Go to the Box Drive Icon -- left click
  • Task bar in Windows (Start Menu / Search Bar/ Located near clock- typically at the bottom of the screen)
  • Menu bar -- Mac (Finder Bar, Top of screen)
    • At magnifier -- type in the file/folder name you are looking for -- just typing in the name will start the search Search will also provide a preview with file information such as created/modified date, size, and owner.
    • Search will also provide a preview with file information such as created/modified date, size, and owner.

• File/ Folder Names matter :
  • Files and folders with the same name will not appear in Box Drive
    • User will only see the folder they own in Box Drive. They can still see both items in a Browser at unh.edu/box or unh.box.com
    • Name the folder/file something unique and identifiable
  • Special characters
    • Box Drive will throw errors if you use these characters in Folders/File names: / ? < > \ : * | . " (Forward slash, question mark, greater than/less than, back slash, colon, asterisk, pipe, period, quotes)
    • These will affect the folder/file showing up in Box Drive
      • Do not use Spaces at the beginning or end of the Folder/File name.
• Error Messages at Boot
  • Unsupported File types will not save to Box through Box Drive
  • Unsupported Special Characters in file names will not be viewable in Box Drive
  • To view these errors open the Box Drive app
    • Finder Bar/Menu Bar for a Mac
    • Task Bar for Windows
    • Go to the Cog Wheel in the upper left corner of the application

• Select Error updating (number) of files from drop down menu
• Box Drive will provide the reason why the file failed to upload from machine to Box
• Change the file name at unh.box.com or unh.edu/box