How to mount a Backup Box on Windows and share it with users

A Backup Box is not just for backups: you can use it as shared storage for your team, mounted on Windows as an ordinary network drive. Here is how.

1. Enable SMB on the Backup Box

In the control panel, on the Backup Box page, enable SMB (Samba) support. Note the address, username and password shown there.

2. Mount as a network drive in Windows

1. Open File Explorer and right-click This PC.
2. Choose Map network drive.
3. Pick a letter (for example Z:) and enter the path: \\BACKUP_BOX_ADDRESS\backup.
4. Tick Connect using different credentials and enter the Backup Box username and password.

The Z: drive now appears as an ordinary disk, and files copied there live on the Backup Box.

3. Share it with users

For several colleagues to use the same storage, you have two options:

• Sub-accounts: create sub-accounts on the Backup Box from the panel, each with its own folder and permissions (read or read/write). Each user mounts the drive with their own credentials.
• Shared access: hand the same credentials to the team for a single shared space.

Alternative: WebDAV

If you prefer WebDAV, enable it in the panel and mount it in Windows via Map network drive with an address like https://BACKUP_BOX_ADDRESS. WebDAV also works well through restrictive firewalls.

This turns the Backup Box into a shared file drive for the whole team, with storage from 1 TB to 20 TB, billed by the hour.