Mount Box Storage as a Network Drive with RcloneView for Seamless Team Access

November 24, 2025 · 2 min read

Senior Engineer

Stop downloading everything from Box. Mount it as a drive, browse in Explorer or Finder.

Box is excellent for collaboration, but local sync clients can bloat disks and slow laptops. With RcloneView you can mount Box as a network drive, stream files on demand, and control cache and bandwidth so teams get fast access without full downloads.

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
Schedulers & history for reliable automation
Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more

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Why Mount Box Instead of Syncing?

Save disk space on shared devices; fetch only what users open.
Faster onboarding: map one drive letter or mount path and skip initial bulk syncs.

Step 1 — Connect Box in RcloneView

Add Box via + New Remote (OAuth flow). Guide: add-oath-online-login.
Verify the remote in Remote Explorer so you know folders and depth look right.

Open multiple cloud remotes in RcloneView

Step 2 — Mount Box as a Drive (Windows or macOS)

Open Mount Manager and select your Box remote. Guide: mount-cloud-storage-as-a-local-drive.
Choose a target:
- Windows: assign a drive letter (e.g., B:) using cmount under the hood.
- macOS: pick a mount path (e.g., /Volumes/Box).
Save and mount; confirm the drive appears in Explorer or Finder.

Step 3 — (Optional) Use Compare Before Big Moves

Run Compare to see differences between Box and a local or secondary cloud before making structural changes: compare-folder-contents.
Catch missing or newer files without risking an accidental overwrite.

Compare shared folder and My Drive contents

Step 5 — (Optional) Sync Jobs and Backups

Mirror critical Box folders to a backup target (S3, Wasabi, NAS) with copy or sync jobs: create-sync-jobs.
Start with copy for safety; switch to sync after validating results.
Schedule off-hours runs so workday mounts stay snappy.

Running an encrypted sync job in RcloneView

Mount Box once, tune cache, and give teams a fast, low-overhead network drive without heavyweight sync clients. RcloneView keeps everything visible, logged, and easy to manage.

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.