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Accessing Online File Folder from Your Desktop Using Web Folders (WebDAV)

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Last Updated: November 25, 2008 3:59 PM

You can create a folder link between your desktop and Online File Folder that gives you easy file and folder access to Online File Folder content. You navigate through the files using Windows Explorer, and you can copy, move, delete, and create folders through the interface. Online File Folder access is supported on Windows 98/2000/NT/ME/XP.

To Create a Folder Link Using Internet Explorer

  1. Using Internet Explorer, log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, click Online File Folder.
  3. Click the name of the Online File Folder account you want to modify.
  4. From the Tools menu, click Open as Web Folder.
  5. Enter your Online File Folder User name and Password.

Your Online File Folder opens as a Web Folder in Windows Explorer.

To Create a Folder Link Using Another Browser

  1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Explore.
  2. On the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, right-click My Network Places, and then click Open.
  3. On the left pane of the My Network Places window, click Add a network place.

    NOTE: If the left pane does not display, you may need to expand the My Network Places window. Using your mouse, hover the pointer over the bottom-right corner of the window until the pointer changes to a double-sided arrow. Click the left mouse button and drag the window to the necessary size.

  4. In the Add Network Place window, click Next.
  5. On the Where do you want screen, click Choose another network location, and then click Next.
  6. On the What is the address screen, in the Internet or network address field, type
    http://www.onlinefilefolder.com/webdav/index.php/your_user_name/, and then click Next.
    A log on window displays.

  7. NOTE: You must change "your_user_name" in the step above, to your actual user name when entering your Internet or network address.

  8. In the User name and Password fields, type your user name and password, and click OK.
  9. On the What do you want to name screen, in the Type a name for this network place field, enter the name you want to use to identify the folder, and then click Next.
  10. Click Finish.
    On some computers, the log on window displays again. You can enter your user name and password to access the folder.

To Access the Online File Folder from Windows Explorer

  1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Explore.
  2. On the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, expand the My Network Places options by clicking the +.
  3. Under The Internet, click the Web Folder with your Online File Folder user name.
    The list of files displays in the right pane of the Windows Explorer window.