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Box isn't one of the account types you can add in Storage Studio right now. If you use Box Drive, Box's own Mac app, your Box files appear as a folder in Finder, and you can work with that folder in Storage Studio.

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Add that folder as a Local folder account to give it a nickname for transfers, or pick it as an ordinary folder. Box Drive streams files on demand, so reading them may download them first. See Local folder accounts.

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Cloud accounts · Box

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Can I connect a Box account to Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Box isn't an account type you can add right now. With Box's own Box Drive app, your Box files appear as a folder in Finder, which you can use in Storage Studio — for example as a Local folder account.

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Box isn't one of the account types you can add in Storage Studio right now. If you use Box Drive, Box's own Mac app, your Box files appear as a folder in Finder, and you can work with that folder in Storage Studio.

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Add that folder as a Local folder account to give it a nickname for transfers, or pick it as an ordinary folder. Box Drive streams files on demand, so reading them may download them first. See Local folder accounts.

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