Getting your WebDAV credentials
It is possible to access your Research Drive account as a network drive on your PC, laptop, or mobile device. Clients other than ownCloud need additional credentials in order to connect to Research Drive. These usernames and passwords are called WebDAV credentials..
Follow these steps to create new WebDAV credentials:
- Go to your profile in the upper right corner u and click Settings.
- In the menu on the left, choose Security.
- Fill in an App name and click on Create new app password
- A username and password will be shown. It is highly recommended to create a separate password for every WebDAV connection you have.
- When you close the popup, the new credentials will disappear and cannot be shown again. They are still valid, though, as long as the app name you provided is listed in the list above.
- The WebDAV endpoint URL can be found by the Files Settings option, which you will find in the lower left corner on the main page.
- Click on WebDAV to find the full WebDAV endpoint.
Modern WebDAV clients suffice with the Research Drive domain URL and do not need the full WebDAV endpoint URL.
Copy the name and password to a secure location, like a password manager, so you can use it later. It will only be shown once on the page and cannot be obtained later on!
Use Rclone to set up a WebDAV connection
Rclone is a powerful command-line tool that allows users to manage and transfer files to various cloud storage services, supporting operations like syncing, copying, and file encryption. It is efficient and can help you with automating cloud backup tasks, file/folder migration, and file/folder management tasks from the command line. If you wish to use Rclone to set up a WebDAV connection, please check out this tutorial page.