Is there an unofficial Box.com client for Linux?

Question

I know Box.com does not have a non-server client for Linux. Is there, then, a way to download my files to my PC using an unofficial client?

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

rclone is a command line client which also supports mounting a remote box.com location.

rclone mount ... can mount any of Rclone’s cloud storage systems as a file system with FUSE, so it works without the expired WebDAV support.

Limitations

Without the use of “--vfs-cache-mode” this can only write files sequentially, it can only seek when reading. This means that many applications won’t work with their files on an rclone mount without “--vfs-cache-mode writes” or “--vfs-cache-mode full”. See the File Caching section of the docs for more info.

The bucket based remotes (eg Swift, S3, Google Compute Storage, B2, Hubic) do not support the concept of empty directories, so empty directories will have a tendency to disappear once they fall out of the directory cache.

It's available for download here

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '14 at 18:42

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I found box-linux-sync on github, but it's a command-line interface.

answered Mar 14 '14 at 18:42

muniz95

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Thanks! Command line will work for me. I'm looking to move my Box files to Dropbox or Copy. – Phil Hobrla Mar 14 '14 at 20:31
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This no longer works now that their WebDAV is broken and no longer supported – Wolf Sep 01 '22 at 02:52

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '15 at 13:01

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This explanation on how to mount box.com as a folder via webdav may also help.

answered Nov 07 '15 at 13:01

mace

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WebDAV is not supported by Box.xom – tbeauvais Mar 26 '22 at 16:59

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 16 '18 at 18:23

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WebDav will become depricated as of January 31, 2019. https://community.box.com/t5/Box-Product-News/Deprecation-WebDAV-Support/ba-p/55684 As of this time there is no available client for Linux.

answered Dec 16 '18 at 18:23

MCoccimiglio

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 14 '14 at 18:45

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There also "BOXFS - A FUSE-based filesystem for box.com" but I don't know if it is usable.

answered Mar 14 '14 at 18:45

Florian Diesch

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Is there an unofficial Box.com client for Linux?

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