{"id":30,"date":"2018-11-12T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yohoho.msp360.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:51:43","slug":"mapping-your-cloud-storage-as-a-local-disk-using-cloudberry-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/mapping-your-cloud-storage-as-a-local-disk-using-cloudberry-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Your Cloud Storage as a Local Disk Using CloudBerry Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to configure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/drive\/\">CloudBerry Drive<\/a> to map your cloud storage account as a local disk on your local computer. If you do not have a cloud storage account yet, you can check our <a href=\"https:\/\/help.msp360.com\/cloudberry-backup\/backup-destinations\/cloud-specific-settings\/amazon\/sign-up-for-amazon-s3\">list of supported cloud storage providers<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>Configuring CloudBerry Drive <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>To configure CloudBerry Drive:<\/p>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var>Click the <b>Drive<\/b> icon in the system tray.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tray.png\" alt=\"Drive icon\" width=\"125\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var>Select <b>Options<\/b>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1.png\" alt=\"Options\" width=\"183\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var>Switch to the <b>Storage Accounts<\/b> tab, then click <b>Add<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var>In the <b>Storage Provider<\/b> list, select the storage provider for your storage account.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/2.png\" alt=\"Storage provider list\" width=\"388\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/2.png 388w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/2-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Note<\/b>: if you're already using CloudBerry Explorer, you can import your cloud storage account credentials.<\/p>\n<p><var>5<\/var>Specify credentials for your Cloud Storage account:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In <b>Display name<\/b> field, specify the storage account name.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <b>Account type<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Specify access credentials in the corresponding fields.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Use SSL <\/b>check box if your connection requires it.<\/li>\n<li>Select Use native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/amazon-s3-multi-part-upload\/\">multipart upload<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>6<\/var> To make sure the specified credentials are correct, click <b>Test Connection<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><var>7<\/var>Click <b>OK<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><var>8<\/var> Switch to <b>Mapped Drives<\/b> tab.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/3.png\" alt=\"Mapped Drive Options\" width=\"393\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/3.png 393w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/3-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>9<\/var> Specify the following parameters:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the letter you want to use as a mapped disk label in <b>Drive letter<\/b> drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Volume label<\/b> field, specify the required volume label.<\/li>\n<li>In <b>Path <\/b>field, specify the required path to bucket or directory in a bucket.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Mount this account as virtual disk at system startup<\/b> check box, if you want to use this as a virtual disk subsequently.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Read-only access<\/b> check box if you want to specify the read-only access to this drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"slidebox\"><a class=\"close\">\u00a0<\/a><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper hs-cta-deferred\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\" data-portal=\"5442029\" data-id=\"015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\" id=\"hs-cta-015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/5442029\/015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/5442029\/015aca63-e776-436f-9ef1-337ab4cf6692.png\" alt=\"CTA\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>10<\/var> Once you are finished with mapped cloud drive settings, click <b>OK<\/b>, then restart your computer. From now on you can access your cloud storage directly from Windows Explorer or any other file managers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/4.png\" alt=\"Windows Explorer\" width=\"454\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/4.png 454w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/4-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can always access CloudBerry Drive from the system tray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to configure CloudBerry Drive to map your cloud storage account as a local disk on your local computer. 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