Getting Started with Box Tools
- Open a browser.
- Click this link or type in a browser: https://www.box.com
- Click the Login button.
- Enter your Athens State University email address, and click the Reset Password link.
- Check your email Inbox, and click the Create Password link.
- Complete the Box Reset Password prompt.
- Sign into your Box account.
- Select your form of verification.
- Navigate to the selected form of verification to locate the verification code. If you choose the Authenticator App you will not receive a code. (The example below is from an email.)
- Enter the verification code.
- Select Download to download the BoxToolsInstaller file.
Note: For macOS devices, Firewall must be enabled.
- Navigate to the computer’s Downloads folder, and open the BoxToolsInstaller file to launch the Box Tools Setup Wizard.
- Click Next.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish.
- Select Get Started to continue with the account setup.
Downloading Box Drive to your Desktop
- Click the Synced tab in the box Navigation menu.
- Click the Download Box Drive link or navigate to https://www.box.com/resources/downloads
- Select the Download Box Drive option for your Operating System
- Navigate to the computer’s Downloads folder, and open the BoxDrive file to install the BoxDrive tool.
- Click the Login button.
- Sign into your Box account.
Note: You may be prompted to click the Open Box button on your web browser to open Box.
- Click the Take Tour button to continue.
- Click the Finish button to complete the Box Drive tour.
- Locate Box in your Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.