Log in to Box and click on a file to preview it.  Click on Share.   Click on Enable shared link to turn it on.   Click on Invited people only. Change it to People with the link.   Now click on Link Settings.   Now you will see the option to... Read More

If your Box Sync stops working in 2020 or later, it is probably because it has been replaced with Box Drive. The symptom of the issue is new files placed in your box.com account that you can see in the browser are now longer showing in the desktop... Read More

Box 1) What is Box? Box is a cloud storage solution adopted by Clemson as a location where users may store or share files. 2) How do I get a Clemson Box Account? In order to use Box for cloud storage, users with a valid Clemson... Read More

There are several reasons for files to be missing from your Clemson Box. 1) If you are not the owner (even if you are the co-owner or editor), the owner may have: Left Clemson (retired, moved away, graduated...) and once his account is no longer... Read More

Open Clemson Box (http://clemson.box.com) and find the file or folder to be embedded in Canvas. Single click (to select) the file or folder, and click on the three dots, More Actions, Embed Widget. If you want to change the size, click on the Size... Read More

If a Clemson user would like to share a Box folder with someone who does not have a Clemson user account, here are the steps to follow: 1. The non-Clemson user can go to http://www.box.com and create a free public Box account. He should share the... Read More

1)  Box Sync is not working. Box Sync is no longer recommended as a sync client for Clemson Box. Make sure you back up any files that failed to sync.  (You can check by going to https://clemson.box.com and checking to see if the files are there.) Â... Read More

Box Apps for Computer There are several slightly overlapping apps available for Box that allow you to see and edit your files. Note that none of these are required if you work from the browser, but all are nice add ons. We will provide a brief... Read More

BOX FOR OFFICE is an app that allows Box users to save files from MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint directly into a box.com account (including a Clemson one).  If you install Box for Office and open Word, Excel, or Powerpoint - when you save a... Read More

HOW TO INSTALL AND USE BOX DRIVE Box Drive is the Box app that allows you to stream the contents of your Clemson Box to your desktop. It appears in your Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Windows). You can see all of the files, add files, etc. directly... Read More

HOW TO SHARE BOX FILES AND FOLDERS IN CANVAS If an instructor would like to share data they have in their Clemson Box account with students using Canvas, here are some steps and instructions. Note: Previously, an instructor could go to central... Read More

Currently, there is no Clemson Box App for Linux. Here are some instructions for Accessing Clemson Box account in Linux via WebDAV using command-line mount and other tools. There are two tricks to accessing a Clemson Box folder in Linux using WebDAV ... Read More

Box Secure folders provide for enhanced controls and a more auditable Box configuration. The secure folders are used when there is a need to store or collaborate on sensitive data. Box Secure Folders are owned by the university, but managed by the... Read More

Starting on 8:00 AM PST on November 12, 2018, Box will block products and services using the TLS 1.0 encryption protocol. Affected users should get an email prior to November 12 warning them to upgrade their browsers and/or apps.  Click here to... Read More

If you are on a mobile device, either from a browser or from a Box App, you should follow these instructions to log in to Clemson Box.  If at any time while using a Box app you get an option "Use Single Sign On (SSO)", select that option. These... Read More

Clemson students and employees have several different options for Cloud storage.  All of these solutions allow users to upload/download files and folders, share with other users (Clemson and non-Clemson), and have corresponding Apps that allow them... Read More

If you would like to share a folder in Box with a class or any group of Clemson users, follow these steps.  These steps will often fix issues with professors sharing Box folders with students. Get your folder ready (upload or create files and put... Read More

You can often uninstall Box Drive or Box Sync from your operating system using the normal ways you would uninstall an application.  But there is also a second way to do this that works on both Windows and Mac computers. Open Chrome (this does not... Read More

Using the Canvas Box integration tool: Upload the item you want to share in Canvas to your Clemson Box account. Make sure to set the Share settings to "Anyone with the Link" or a setting that allows your students to view the file. Open or create a... Read More

Go to https://central.clemson.edu and log in with your Clemson user name and password. Notice that this will not work with Canvas workgroups. And you must be an owner of a workgroup to edit it. Find a group that has the Edit option beside it and... Read More

If a user is leaving Clemson or transferring to a new position and needs to transfer ownership of some Clemson Box folders, here are the instructions to do that.  Note that the three highest permissions on Box Folders are Owner, Co-Owner, and Editor... Read More

Clemson Box offers group storage.  This article explains how to share a folder with your workgroup or class.  Note that any employee can create a workgroup either for a class or a group of any kind. Open a browser and go to http://central.app... Read More

BOX FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE ADD-ON With the Box for Google Workspace Add-on, you can copy content in its native Google format to Box from Google Drive.  From Box, you can open native Google format files (such as .gdoc).   INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL BOX... Read More