NoteBox Drive does locally cache files that you have opened. Box Driveโs cache size limit is based on your free disk space (50% of available space) and has a maximum limit of 25 GB. If you reach this limit, Box Drive begins removing files, starting with those files that have gone the longest without your accessing them. Also, if a cached file has a new version created on Box, Box Drive discards the locally cached version.
| Box Sync | Box Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Lock content for editing | โ | โ |
| Mac Package Support | โ | โ |
| Redirect known desktop folders like Documents and Desktop to Box (on Windows) | โ | โ |
| Mark content for offline access | โ | โ |
| Create and retrieve a Shared link | โ | โ |
| Manage collaborators | โ | |
| Change the mount location of the Box folder on your computer (enables shared links) | โ | โ |
| Change the cache location of Box files and data | โ | โ |
| Mark content for offline access | โ - (folder granularity in Windows & macOS) | โ - (at a file granularity in Windows & folder granularity in macOS) |
| Search and view all the content in your Box account (including read-only) | โ | |
| Upload content to any Box folder/ Open files from any Box folder | โ | |
| Co-authoring Office files, lets multiple people open and edit the same Office file at the same time, with everyone seeing changes in real-time. | โ | |
| Auto-lock Office file for editing, preventing edit conflicts by automatically locking an Office file on open | โ | |
| Large file support (up to 500GB based on the pricing tier) | โ | |
| ARM support on Mac & Win | โ | |
| Ability to view Box content on desktop without having to sync down all the content and eat up local storage | โ | |
| Ability to seamlessly access Box capabilities associated with Box content in finder/ Explorer via context menu: โข Creating a new Box Note / Box Canvas โข Sending documents to Sign โข Managing collaborators | โ | |
| See progress on File transfers | โ |
| Box Sync | Box Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Device Pinning | โ | |
| Device Trust | โ | โ |
| Box Verified Enterprise | โ | โ |
| Auto-updates without user requiring admin rights | โ | โ |
| Shield integrations and policy enforcements | โ | |
| FRH support | โ |
| Box Drive | Box Sync | |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | ||
| Integrations | x* | x* |
| Remote Desktop | โ | x* |
| VDI (persistent) | โ | โ |
| VDI (non-persistent) | โ | x |
Installing and Updating Box Drive
Large Scale Deployments of Box Drive
Box Sync Troubleshooting Basics
Download Box Drive
Using Box Drive Basics