Box Drive, Box Sync, Box Edit and Box Web - How to use them and when to choose them!
Box Drive allows you to access your files in Box using Windows Explorer (or Finder from Mac) making this tool the best choice for accessing files in much the same way as as you did when they were stored on the network drives. In addition Box Drive now has a new feature that allows you to mark your folders for use offline. Click here for detailed instructions on how to use Box Drive. Box Edit allows you to edit any file including Office, CAD and Photoshop directly from your web browser. Box web allows for
Contrasting Box Sync and Box Drive Features
End-User Functionality
| Box Drive | Box Sync | |
| Search and view all the content in your Box account (including read-only) | ✓ | |
Upload content to any Box folder/ Open files from any Box folder | ✓ | |
| Lock content for editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mark content for offline access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create and retrieve a Shared link | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manage collaborators | ✓ | |
| Change the location of the Box folder on your computer | ✓ |