Admin and End User forums

Box will end of life (EOL) Box Sync in December 2026. We will provide customers with twelve months of notice before the EOL.How did Box arrive at this decision?Our intent has always been to offer a single desktop app for accessing and working with Box content. For current Sync users, moving to Box Drive will give them a faster, smarter, and more secure way to bring their cloud content directly to the desktop — without the overhead. Box Drive lets users access the full structure of their Box repository from their desktops, while freeing up local storage, enhancing performance, and adding modern capabilities built for collaboration, compliance and scale.Recently, we announced that Box Drive now has folder redirection available for Windows devices, and the ability to curate their desktop experience via the Hide Unhide files and folders capability, both available starting in

We have an older Synology NAS connected to a BOX account. We are trying to use the same BOX account to connect on the newer Synology NAS. The connection keeps timing out when trying to connect to BOX service through Cloud Sync.Does BOX account only allow one connection through CloudSync? 

Hi,We recently created a sandbox environment to perform some tests.  I’m not able to see the Classification tab in the sandbox - even though we have this setup in our Prod environment.  Looks like we need to enable Box Shield but I don’t see the option to do this in the sandbox either. Anyone with knowledge on how to get Classification setup in sandbox for testing? Thanks!

We are currently using box via another software (Blueleaf). Blueleaf is the owner of all of our folders. We’re the editors on all the folders. We are moving away from Blueleaf and would like to upgrade our plan. I tried going through and upgrading the plan outside of the Blueleaf account but I wasn’t able to because my email address is already in use. If we upgrade while logged in, it will keep Blueleaf as the owners on the files. Ideally, we’d like to have our own account so that we can move the folders over. How do we go about doing so?

Hi there, I have a question: how can I reduce the seats?

Is there a way of adding the folder description to all the files inside. Or is there a way of selecting ALL files in a folder to have the same description. I need all my files to have the same description, however I have 100’s.It is taking a long time to copy, paste then click next as they are all large images. Thank you

Hi I would like boxes to autofill with information Box already knows (like signatory name) when using Box sign. Currently I have to type this all in manually before sending for signature. This is a big sticking point for not moving away from another signature service as it really slows us down. I see an article on how to do this in SalesForce but why not within Box?

Seems that every time I find a way that might work, box changes everything. As I understand it, none of this will work: any kind of ftp, webdav, box drive, rclone. I think there are utilities people have created, but none of those work anymore.Also, box.com no longer works as external storage with Nextcloud.Just hopeless? 

I need to change the existing Box SSO SAML IDP Provider. The instructions mention "To make changes to IDP Contact Box User Service". Thank you. 

Can the administrator of a Box account access all the files within the Box Workspace they manage? I am currently considering downloading all the files that exist in the Box Workspace.

There are four licenses in use. One user has actually left the company and deleted them, so I think there are three licenses left. I would like to bring in another user and transfer the licenses. Is this possible? If not, would it be possible to resolve this by releasing one license and adding a new one?

Hi! I need to change my primary email address to a new domain and delete an old account associated with that email.Please create a support ticket and have someone contact me. Thanks!

HI,after copy the box link , i can only got the box link after paste it.but my friends can paste the link as the box name , which can easily see what the link ralated .does any one knows how to set this function?thanks in advance

We know how quickly your Box Drive can fill up with files and folders, especially when you’re collaborating across multiple projects. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new way to stay organized: the ability to hide files and folders in Box Drive! 🗂️ What does this mean for you? Declutter your workspace: Curate what appears in Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Windows) so you only see what matters most. Safe & secure: Hidden items remain in your Box account, fully preserved and always accessible from Box.com. Searchable & available: Even if hidden, your files are still searchable in Box Drive. Personalized control: Hiding is personal and device-specific—it doesn’t delete content, change permissions, or affect what your collaborators see.  This feature lets you str

I am the account admin and have logged in as the user, searched folders / files as well as their trash. Per the end user the folders disappeared in the last week (or at least that is when it was first observed).

I would like this free trail canceled ASAP.  The directions to cancel a trial do not work.  

Hello,Somehow, our organization set up two admin accounts. One of these admins owns some of our end users, and the other admin account owns the other end users.How can I transfer ownership of users from one administrator account to a different administrator  so that only one admin owns all users?

I am trying to add user and I have seats available. However, Box wants to charge me everytime I add a user even though I have seats available. What is the fix here? 

I signed up for a Box trial to create a demo for my consulting client, who is looking for a new content management platform. I specifically wanted to showcase how workflows can be automated using Box AI. However, Box AI is not enabled for my trial and I can’t create a demo of the solution. I filled out the form to request access to Box AI, but I don’t know if it will go through. If I can’t demo the AI capabilities, I won’t be able to include Box into the available solutions for my clients problem.

I'm sharing a box drive with a friend,I'm the only one who cannot delete or rename files or folders, and I can only add files.When viewed on the web, I don't see a menu for deleting files at all, and even in the desktop client, files revert back to their original state after being deleted or renamed.How can I get things back to normal?

Hi, How to make my Microsoft word file that can be edited without logging in to Box account? If I created the sharing link, then I can open the link anywhere and edit the file or the person that i share the link can edit the file without logging in? Any  help on this? Thank you

My employee originally set up the Box Account. I need to change the Admin user

I'm trying to add people to my enterprise account, but it's telling me all three seats are already in use. When I check the user list—both internal and external—no one is actually listed. I also keep getting errors when trying to invite users manually, or I'm prompted to pay for additional seats even though there shouldn’t be anyone occupying the existing ones.

Hi, For one of our employees, he recieved an email stating that his payment method for Box was declined and it came from a [removed by moderator] email address. However, it still seemed like a phishing email, so we looked into it further and it was sent from an AWS IP Address instead of a Box Domain IP address.So I wanted to see if it was possible to talk to somebody from the Box Security Team to see if they could verify this email.

I signed up for box.com because I thought I would be sharing all my data with my team. One team member has uploaded a lot of data but apparently it is not visible by everyone.  We need to all have access to the same data as different departments should be able to post files and then share between themselves. This is a key reason I purchased and have setup multiple users on my plan. How do I solve this and get my team back to work? I am on the business plan. Thanks in advance,