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How to connect a personal Switchdrive or Polybox folder to your project

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Only use this How-To guide to connect a folder that only you use. To connect a folder that you share with others, see How to connect a shared Switchdrive or PolyBox folder to your project .

  1. Add a new data connector by clicking the ➕ in the Data section of your project.
  2. Click on Create a data connector and choose Polybox (or SwitchDrive) and at the bottom select Mode > Personal.
  3. Click on Next

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  1. Fill in the options for your data connector, namely:

    1. Username: fill in your username

    2. Token (or password): We strongly encourage you to create a token for accessing your private OwnCloud/Nextcloud WebDAV shares to avoid sharing your account password.

      To create the token, in your cloud storage application (Switchdrive/PolyBox):

      • In your account, go to Settings > Security
      • Scroll down to Devices & Sessions
      • Generate a token with App name and click on Create new app passcode.

    3. Sub path (optional): If you want to mount your entire Polybox/Switchdrive folder, leave this blank. If you want to mount a specific folder, write out the path to that folder.

    4. Click on Test connection.

    5. A message in green “The connection to the storage works correctly.” should appear. Click on Continue.

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  2. Specify the final details of the data connector, namely:

    1. Name: term to refer to your data connector
    2. Owner: select where it belongs (either to the project itself, to you as a user or to a group you are part of)
    3. Visibility: decide whether it should be public or private
    4. Read-only: by default is active. Deactivate if you want to have read/write access.
    5. Keywords: add keywords that may help you organizing your work.
    6. Advanced settings
      1. Mount point: name of the directory in your session workspace where the folder will be mounted.
      2. Save credentials: click this box if you want your token to be saved in your user secrets (only you will have access to those credentials)

  3. Click on + Add connector

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