Log into Box Drive if not already logged in by typing Box into the Windows search bar and putting in your coltbuilders email and password.
Once you are logged in, you can open Box drive by typing Box into the search bar again and selecting the app. This should open the File Explorer window shown in the next step.
Within Box Drive, you may have several available files or folders. Open the Home folder. Within the Home folder, open the folder that has your name. If you do not have a Home folder, please reach out to the Help Desk and we can get you one.
Inside the folder with your name, create a new folder by right-clicking and selecting New > Folder. Name the folder Backup_date (example Backup_10.25.2021)
Open the backup folder and leave it open. At this time it should be empty.
Open another File Explorer window by right-clicking the File Explorer window on the taskbar and selecting File Explorer
You should now have 2 File Explorer windows open
In the new File Explorer window, select This PC, then OS (C:)
In the C drive, open the Users folder. Within this folder will be another folder that has your name. Open the folder with your name.
Inside this folder is every file and folder that you use on your computer. We will be copying from this folder into the Box backup folder that we created earlier. AT A MINIMUM, we recommend backing up the Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, and Videos folders, along with any additional files or folders that you have/use. DO NOT copy the Box folder over into the Box drive.
There are a few methods you can use to copy files and folders into the Box backup folder.
Method 1: Copy and paste
With both File Explorer windows open, right click on the file or folder you want to copy and select "Copy". Then right click inside the destination folder and select "Paste". Do this for all of the files and folders you want to backup.
Method 2: Drag and Drop
With both File Explorer windows open, simply drag the files and folders you want to backup from your User window into the Backup window
Box may take some time to upload your files; this is normal. Once the upload is complete, your computer is backed up and you can access all of your files and folders from any computer in the world, as long as it has an Internet connection by going to box.com or by logging into the Box drive from whatever system you are on.