You can access your cloud folders’ FTP information and regenerate your password. From the Resources menu, click Cloud Folders > My Cloud Folders. The Cloud Folders page is displayed, where you can view your cloud folder settings:
- Host: folders.cloudshare.com.
- User: This is your CloudShare User ID - the email address used for your CloudShare account.
- Password: This is your cloud folders’ FTP password. You can regenerate your password by clicking the regenerate link.
- You can copy the direct FTP link to your cloud folders that is displayed, and use it in your default FTP client software.
Show Your Cloud Folder on Your CloudShare Machines
To make your cloud folders available on a machine in your environment, go to your CloudShare Viewer in CloudShare, click the Environment Actions menu at the top of the Viewer, and then select Show cloud folder.
Once it is shown, the same cloud folder will be available in all machines in your environment.
On Windows, you can click the cloud folders shortcut on your desktop to see the files on your CloudShare folders. On Linux, you should go to the /CloudFolders directory.
You can also mount your cloud folder to all machines in your environment at once by clicking Show my Cloud Folder from your environment view page.
Your cloud folder and all your uploaded content in it is now locally available to all the machines in your environment. You can move files, install software, and start working.
Added Security: FTPS
If you or your organization requires a more secure connection, you can utilize protocols for cloud folders by connecting over secure ports.
To use FTPS’ secure functions, bring up your preferred file transfer application.
- Use the standard CloudShare host address: folders.cloudshare.com.
- Set the port as 21, or port range 18000-18400.
- Set the encryption method as FTP over TLS.