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Usage

Upload files to MyStorBox
  1. Click on Upload at the top left
    • As a guest user, the button is deactivated if you do not have the upload authorization.
  2. Choose one of the available upload types:
    • Upload files: A window will open. Select the desired files here.
    • Upload a folder: A window will open. Select the desired folder here. The folder will be uploaded with all files and sub-folders.
  3. Other upload options:

    • Drag & Drop: supports the upload of multiple files or folders into the active web browser window.
    • Client upload: supports multiple files and folders simultaneously.
      For this upload type you need our free MyStorBox Client

Download files from MyStorBox
  1. To download a single file, just left-click the Download icon in the line on the right.
  2. To download multiple files or folders, select them and click on Download on the top left
Manage files and folders
  1. Select one or more files or folders by either clicking the checkbox on the left, or the blank space on the right
  2. The actions at the top will become available depending on your selection:
    • Create folder: Create a new folder, enter the name in the text box and click on Create
    • View: View pictures, videos and text files, or play MP3s
    • Share: Share the selected files or folders
    • Rename: Rename a single file or folder, edit the name in the text box and click on Rename
    • Move: Move the selected files and folders, choose the destination folder and click on Move
    • Delete: Delete the selected files and folders
    • Properties: Show the properties of the selected file or folder
  3. You can also access all operations by right-clicking on the selected files and folders
Keyboard shortcuts
Using the following keyboard shortcuts you can quickly and easily manage your MyStorBox account:

Navigation

  • j Previous item
  • l Next item
  • o Open current item
  • u Go to parent folder
  • <Shift> + R Reload current folder

Selection

  • s Select current item
  • <Shift> + A Select all items

Actions

  • d Download selected items
  • v View selected files
  • c Create folder
  • r Rename selected item
  • p Show properties
  • <Shift> + M Move selection
  • <Shift> + X Delete selection

General

  • <Shift> + H Go to home directory
  • <Shift> + Q Logout
  • / Focus search field
  • ? Show keyboard help

Media player

  • Start / stop full screen mode
  • Start / stop slideshow (5s interval)
  • Previous file (hold to rewind)
  • Next file (hold to fast forward)
  • Increase volume 5%
  • Decrease volume 5%
  • j Rewind 15 seconds
  • l Fast forward 15 seconds
  • m Mute / Unmute volume
  • 0-9 Seek to the given percentage (0% - 90%)
  • Home Restart video or audio
  • Space Play / pause video or audio

Settings

Account settings

By clicking Settings on the left you can change your username, email address and password, configure your guest users, and completely delete your account if you no longer want to use MyStorBox.

Guests

You can define guest users by clicking on Settings on the left. Each guest user has its own username and password, and can login to MyStorBox with guestusername@mainusername.

Each guest user has a default permission, but you can change this individually for every folder by opening its properties and clicking on Permissions. You can also use the shortcut icon that is shown on the right next to each folder in the list view.

You can choose between the following access levels:

  • Invisible : The folder and its contents cannot be seen or opened.
  • Read access : The folder and its contents can be displayed, downloaded and played.
  • Upload access : The folder has read access. Files can be uploaded and folders can be created.
  • Full access : The folder has read access and upload access. Its contents can be renamed, moved, overwritten and deleted.

Please note the following:

  • The main folder is always read-only and can't be changed
  • If you change a folder's permission, all subfolders will also be set to this permission
  • Newly created folders will always inherit the parent folder's permissions
  • When you move a folder into another folder it will also inherit the target folder's permissions

MyStorBox as network drive

Connect your MyStorBox account directly with your computer and access your files just like a local drive.

Click on your operating system below and follow the instructions.


Instructions:

Windows
Using Explorer

Windows 10 and above:
  1. Open the Start menu
  2. Right-click Computer and select Map network drive...
  3. Choose the drive letter you want to use
  4. Enter https://webdav.mystorbox.de as folder path
  5. Enter your MyStorBox username and password in the login popup (may appear several times)

    Increase the 50MB file limit of Windows (for download and copy)
    1. Press Windows + R, type regedit in the open box, and then click Ok.
    2. Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters\ from the drop-down structure in the left pane.
    3. Double click FileSizeLimitInBytes in the right pane.
    4. Click the Decimal bubble under the Base section.
    5. In the Value data box, type 4294967295, and then click Ok.
    6. Reboot your computer.


Note: You can also use the following command to map the network drive in a script:
  • net use Z: https://webdav.mystorbox.de/ /user:USERNAME PASSWORD /persistent:yes
Using NetDrive
  1. Download and install NetDrive
    • Download version 3 (7 days evaluation period, 1 drive for free)
  2. Start NetDrive from your start menu
  3. Click on the "+" sign at the bottom right
  4. Select WebDAV as the storage type
  5. Click on connect
  6. Enter webdav.mystorbox.de as URL
  7. Check the SSL box
  8. Enter your MyStorBox credentials at Username and Password
  9. Click OK
  10. You should now have a new network drive in Explorer where you can access your MyStorBox files
Other clients and tools
  • AxCrypt – encrypt your files (free, use in combination with NetDrive, WebDrive, or Explorer network drive)
  • BitKinex – free WebDAV, FTP and SFTP client
  • Cyberduck – free WebDAV, FTP and SFTP client
  • GoodSync – synchronizes and backs up files such as photos, videos, music and much more
  • Syncovery – backup and synchronization program (commercial software)
  • WebDrive – recommended for creating and editing documents (commercial software)
Mac OS X
Using Cyberduck
  1. Download Cyberduck and install it
  2. Run Cyberduck from your Dock or Applications folder
    1. Click Open Connection
    2. Select WebDAV (HTTP/SSL) as protocol
    3. Enter webdav.mystorbox.de as Server
    4. Enter your MyStorBox credentials next to Username and Password
    5. Click Connect to establish the connection
Using Finder
  1. Click Finder → Go → Connect to Server...
  2. Enter https://webdav.mystorbox.de as Server Address
  3. Click Connect
Other clients
  • GoodSync – synchronizes and backs up files such as photos, videos, music and much more
  • Transmit – WebDAV, FTP and SFTP client (commercial software)
Linux / BSD / etc.
Using Gnome
  1. Click Places → Connect to Server...
  2. Select WebDAV (HTTP) or Secure WebDAV (HTTPS) as Server type
  3. Enter webdav.mystorbox.de as Server
  4. Click Connect
Using KDE
  1. Open the location webdav://webdav.mystorbox.de in Dolphin or Konqueror
Using davfs2

With davfs2 you can mount your MyStorBox storage as a local filesystem.

  • Run mount.davfs --help for information on basic usage
  • You can add an entry to /etc/fstab as follows:

    https://webdav.mystorbox.de /path/to/mountpoint davfs defaults,user,rw 0 0

  • To mount the filesystem as normal user make sure you're in the group davfs2 (the group may be named differently in your distribution), and the SUID bit is set on mount.davfs
  • If you don't want to enter your credentials every time, you can add them to /etc/davfs2/secrets or ~/.davfs2/secrets
  • To improve performance, you can set the option use_locks 0 in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf

Please refer to the manpages mount.davfs(8) and davfs2.conf(5) for further information.

Other clients
  • cadaver – command-line WebDAV client

Sharing

Share content with your friends without logging in.
Choose what your friends can do with the content.


Share Functions:

Freely select rights and validity when sharing with MyStorBox.

Share Overview:

With the Share Overview of MyStorBox you have all shared content under control.

Media Player

View files

Many file formats can be viewed directly on MyStorBox without downloading.
These include PDF, audio, video, image and text files.


Controls

  • Start / stop full screen mode
  • Start / stop slideshow (5s interval)
  • Previous file (hold to rewind)
  • Next file (hold to fast forward)
  • Increase volume 5%
  • Decrease volume 5%
  • j Rewind 15 seconds
  • l Fast forward 15 seconds
  • m Mute / Unmute volume
  • 0-9 Seek to the given percentage (0% - 90%)
  • Home Restart video or audio
  • Space Play / pause video or audio

Supported file formats

Each browser supports different formats.
For files that cannot be displayed directly in the browser, an error message is displayed.

Colors

Design template

Choose a design template according to your taste.


Appearance

Design the appearance of MyStorBox freely according to your wishes.


Corporate Design

Customize MyStorBox completely to your corporate design - for a professional appearance.


Folder

Colorize important folders in the Properties according to your preferences.


The colors you define are visible on all devices, as well as to guest users and shared content.

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