Using Windows Explorer

Xythos Drive is primarily used with Windows Explorer, allowing you to work with files and folders in your account the same way you work with files and folder that are a local drive. Standard drag and drop operations are supported by Xythos Drive.

Copying URL to Clipboard

When you right-click a file or a folder, you will see a menu selection, Copy URL to Clipboard. This command copies the full WebDAV URL to your clipboard. You can then paste this URL into an email message, an instant messaging session or into another document.

When you use this feature, the files is not copied to your attachments folder. Recipients with read or write permissions directly access the file. They have access to your latest changes, and if they have write access, can make changes to the original file. When used with versioning and locking, This is an effective way to collaborate.

Setting up Subscriptions

Subscriptions are email notifications that your receive letting you know when someone has accessed a file or folder. You may create a subscription for any file or folder in your account. To setup a subscription:

1. In Windows Explorer, locate the file or folder.
2. Right click the file or folder, and then select Subscriptions.
3. In the browser window that opens, log into your vault and create subscriptions as desired. For more information on "Subscriptions" click here.

Starting and Stopping Access Logging

Logging allows you to keep a record of who accesses your files and when they do so. You can start and stop logging, and you can view the history of who has accessed the file while logging was enabled.

1. In Window Explorer, locate the file or folder.
2. Right click the file or folder, and then select File Access Log.
3. In the browser window that opens, log into your vault.
4. Navigate to the file or folder to view or change logging features. For more information on "File Access Log" click here.

Displaying Xythos Drive Status column

This feature is not available on Microsoft® Windows Vista™.

You can view additional information on the files and folders contained within a Xythos Drive mapped drive in Windows Explorer. This Information includes locks and offline availability. To view this information in Explorer window, you must enable the Xythos Drive Status column. To do this:

1. In Windows Explorer, select the drive that corresponds to the service.
2. On the View menu, click choose Detail.
3. In the displayed window, select the Xythos Drive Status check box.
4. Click OK
5. To display the Xythos Drive Status for all folders on your computer, on the Tools menu, select Folder Options
6. Click the View tab.
7. Click Apply to All Folders.
8. Click OK

When a file is locked, this column will also displayer Locked by user name.

Adding and Deleting Custom Properties

You must be connected online in order to use this feature.

You can create custom properties for files.

1. Using Windows Explorer, locate the file.
2. Right-click the file or folder, and then select Properties.
3. In the displayed window, select the Xythos Drive tab.
4. In the Name box, type the property name.
5. In the Value box, type a property value.
6. Click Add Property. The New property and value are displayed in the Properties box.
7. To save the new property, click Close or Apply.

To delete a custom property:

1. In the Properties box, select a property.
2. To select multiple properties, press the CRTL key as you select each one.
3. Click Delete Property, and then click Close or Apply.

Although displayname is listed in the Properties box, you can not delete it.

Modifying Custom Properties

You must be connected online in order to use this feature.

You can create, view, edit and delete custom properties for files. To work with the WebDAV properties for a file:

1. Using Windows Explorer, locate the file.
2. Right-click the file or folder, and then select Properties
3. In the displayed window, select the Xythos Drive tab.
4. In the Name box, type the property name of the property you want to change.
5. In the Value box, type the new property value.
6. Click Modify Property. The property and new value are displayed in the Properties box.
7. To save the new property, click Close or Apply.