It’s true – Box has let it be known that Box Sync is on the chopping block. Although an official end date hasn’t yet been announced, if you’re using Box Sync, now would be a good time to switch to Box Drive.

Box Drive and Box Sync are applications that enable you to access your Stanford Medicine Box content from your desktop. 

• Box Drive brings your entire Stanford Medicine Box folder tree to your desktop.
• Box Sync enables you to choose the specific files and folders to sync between Stanford Medicine Box and your desktop.
   

Although the tools are similar, having both installed on the same computer is unnecessary and can cause multiple issues.  Fortunately, it's easy to transition fully to Box Drive. In fact, the Box Drive installer includes an uninstaller that automatically removes Box Sync and cleans up your synced content before it then installs Box Drive.

To get Box Drive, simply the install Box Drive application and log in. When you launch the Box Drive installer, it will prompt you to uninstall Box Sync. The entire process takes only a few minutes. If you need help or are unsure if you have Box Sync or Box Drive installed on your device,  call the IRT Service Desk at 650-725-8000.

It's important that you take note of the final screen of the Box Sync uninstaller prompts. 

• If the messages reads: "Disk clean up complete!" , you're all set. 
• If the message begins "One last step...", you'll need to follow the instructions.  
• For more details, refer to Uninstalling Box Sync Using the Box Drive Installer.

You can use Box Drive to do nearly everything you do with Box Sync – and more.  With Box Drive, you can mark content for offline use, caching this content on your device's hard drive so you can work on it without being connected to the Internet.  Box Drive also has another trick up its sleeve – it doesn’t actually download files until you use them. This saves valuable space on your hard drive. For more information, check out

• Top five Box Drive questions answered, and
• Using Box Drive Basics.