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Box Web App, Box Drive and Box Edit - How to use them and when to choose them! 

Box Web App

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Box web app is USF IT's recommended way to access Box and take advantage of its available features.

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Box Drive allows you to access your files in Box using Windows Explorer (or Finder on Mac). In addition, Box Drive has a feature that allows you to mark your folders for use offline. This feature allows you the option of continuing your work when you do not have internet access, and when you are back online, the files automatically sync back up to Box so you don't have to worry about making copies or uploading manually. Learn more about Box Drive.

Box Drive vs Box Sync

Box Sync and Box Drive are two separate desktop applications that give you the ability to access Box content from your desktop environment. Box Sync enables you to mirror data stored on Box to your desktop, which is part of the Box Drive's feature. 

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Box Edit is an add-on feature that allows you to open and edit files stored in Box. Box Edit allows you to edit any file using the native applications installed on your computer like Office, CAD, and Photoshop directly from your web browser. Go to Box Downloads to download Box Edit which uses Box Tools installer. For more information on Box Edit, click here.

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