{"id":12270,"date":"2014-11-24T19:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=12270"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T12:33:08","slug":"how-to-use-amazon-s3-with-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-use-amazon-s3-with-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use MSP360 Drive with Amazon S3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post explains how to configure\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/drive\/amazon-s3\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSP360 Drive<\/a><\/strong> to mount your Amazon S3 account as a network drive to your Windows computer. With MSP360 Drive you can work with files in Amazon S3 directly from the Windows Explorer interface, the same way as if they were on your local drive.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mounting your Amazon S3 account as a network drive to a computer is a two-step process: you first need to add Amazon S3 account to MSP360 Drive and then just use MSP360 Drive to mount this account to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2>Sign Up for Amazon S3 Account<\/h2>\n<p>Please, find a step-by-step instruction on how to sign up for Amazon S3 cloud storage in the following article: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-sign-up-for-amazon-s3-service-and-connect-to-it\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Sign Up for Amazon S3 Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Adding Amazon S3 Account to MSP360 Drive<\/h2>\n<p>1. Navigate on the <strong>Drive<\/strong> icon in the system tray<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/drive-tray.png\" alt=\"Tray icon\" width=\"249\" height=\"138\" \/><br \/>\nand choose <strong>Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Options.png\" alt=\"S3_Drive_Options\" width=\"184\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Options.png 213w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Options-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Switch to the <strong>Storage Account <\/strong>tab and click<strong> Add<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12274 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Add.png\" alt=\"S3_Drive_Add\" width=\"426\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Add.png 426w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Add-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Select Amazon S3 from the <strong>Storage Provider<\/strong> drop-down list, type a name for your Amazon S3 account and specify AWS Access\/Secret keys. Then hit <strong>OK<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Select_Storage.png\" alt=\"S3_Drive_Select_Storage\" width=\"375\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Select_Storage.png 409w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Select_Storage-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: To get your Amazon\u00a0<strong>Access Key \/ Secret Key <\/strong>pair, you can refer to our article<strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-find-your-aws-access-key-id-and-secret-access-key\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to find Amazon Access\/Secret Key<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. You will see your Amazon S3 account displayed in the list of accounts.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_List.png\" alt=\"S3_Drive_List\" width=\"423\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_List.png 423w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_List-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><a id=\"mount\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now your Amazon S3 account has been successfully added to MSP360 Drive. Follow the instruction below to mount this account as a network drive to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2>Mounting Amazon S3 Account as Network Drive to Windows Computer<\/h2>\n<p>1. In the MSP360 Drive <strong>Options<\/strong>, switch to <strong>Mapped Drives <\/strong>tab and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Mapped_Drive.png\" alt=\"S3_Mapped_Drive\" width=\"424\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Mapped_Drive.png 424w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Mapped_Drive-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. From the \"Storage Account\" drop-down menu, select the Amazon S3 account you want to mount and specify the rest cloud drive settings. In the <strong>Path<\/strong> field, click the <strong>Browse <\/strong>button to specify the full path to the Amazon S3 storage bucket.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Mount.png\" alt=\"S3_Drive_Mount\" width=\"507\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Mount.png 715w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Mount-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_Drive_Mount-624x534.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. You will see your Amazon S3 account in the list of mounted drives.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_drive_local_disk.png\" alt=\"S3_drive_local_disk\" width=\"423\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_drive_local_disk.png 423w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/S3_drive_local_disk-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Finally, reboot your computer. Now you can access Amazon S3 directly from Windows Explorer and\/or other applications.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drive_S3_Win_Explorer.png\" alt=\"Drive_S3_Win_Explorer\" width=\"517\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drive_S3_Win_Explorer.png 599w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drive_S3_Win_Explorer-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Using MSP360 Drive, you can mount your Amazon S3 account as a network drive to your Windows computer and use it just like any other hard drive. You can drag and drop files to it and they will be instantly saved in the cloud. The 15-days fully functional trial version of MSP360 Drive is available absolutely for free. Just download our product and check if it meets your needs and requirements!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post explains how to configure\u00a0MSP360 Drive to mount your Amazon S3 account as a network drive to your Windows computer. With MSP360 Drive you can work with files in Amazon S3 directly from the Windows Explorer interface, the same way as if they were on your local drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[877,897,882],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-articles","category-msp360-drive","category-msp360-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57586,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12270\/revisions\/57586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}