Move your files from a network drive into Box - Mac instructions

This is a two-phase process.

In Phase One, you download and install Box Sync. That is the application that runs on your local computer and keeps the files in the Box folder on your computer in sync with the files in your Box account in the cloud.

In Phase Two, you move the files from the network drive into the Box Sync folder on your computer. That starts the uploading process, which could take hours.

Phase One: Download and Install Box Sync

1. Download Box Sync by clicking on this link
2. Open the file you downloaded.
3. Install Box Sync by dragging the Box Sync icon onto the Applications folder icon.
4. After installation has completed, go to http://mysau.arbor.edu in your preferred web browser.
5. Log into the MySAU Portal
6. Click on the Box icon in the SAU Apps area on the homepage
7. When you see the "Part of Spring Arbor University" screen, click the Continue button. You are now logged into the Box website.
8. Click on the New button and select Folder
9. For the "Folder Name", enter Personal Files and then click Create
10. Right-click (two-finger click) on the new Personal Files folder and select More Actions -> Sync
11. Return to the Finder.
12. Go to the Applications folder and open Box Sync.
13. Click Use Single Sign On (SSO)
14. Enter your SAU email address and click Login
15. Enter your SAU username (eight (8) characters and can be a combination of alphabet letters and/or numbers.)
16. Enter your password and click Login
17. When you see the "Welcome to Box Sync" screen, click Start Syncing. 

Phase Two: Move Files from Network Drive into Box Sync folder

This can only be done in a SAU building.

1. Go to the Finder
2. Go to the Go Menu -> Connect to Server
3. Type smb://arbor.edu/storage/facstaff/SAUsername or smb://arbor.edu/storage/students/SAUsername as appropriate
4. Enter your SAU username
5. Enter your password and click Connect
6. After you connect to your network drive, select ALL the files in the resulting window, then right-click and select Copy
7. Click on the Box Sync folder in the Sidebar
8. Open the Personal Files folder 
9. Right-click and select Paste