Web Disk

Access Web Disk

• Login to cPanel and click the Web Disk icon.
• Scroll down and click the Access Web Disk button.
• Choose your operating system (the one you use on your personal computer) and click Go.
• A file to create the Web Disk will download to your computer and instructions will appear in cPanel to walk you through setting up the web disk on the selected OS.

Once the web disk is set up, you will be able to drag and drop files from your local drive to your website.

Accessing a Web Disk using Windows 8

To access a Web Disk using Windows 8, follow these steps:

• Start File Explorer, click Computer, and then click Add a network location. The Add Network Location Wizard appears.
• Click Next.
• Click Choose a custom network location, and then click Next.
• In the Internet or network address text box, type one of the following URLs:
  • To connect to the Web Disk using an unencrypted (cleartext) connection, use the following URL:
    

http://example.com:2077
Replace example.com with your web site's domain name. Copy the modified URL, and then paste it into the text box.

• • To connect to the Web Disk using an encrypted (SSL) connection, use the following URL:
    

https://example.com:2078
Replace example.com with the domain name that your web site uses for SSL connections. Copy the modified URL, and then paste it into the text box.

• Click Next.
• Type the username and password for the Web Disk account, and then click OK.
• If you want to the change the network place name, type the new name in the Type a name for this network location text box.
• Click Next.
• To access the Web Disk immediately, select the Open this network location when I click Finish check box.
• Click Finish. The Web Disk home directory appears. You can now access your Web Disk at any time by starting File Explorer and expanding the Network folder.

Accessing a Web Disk using Windows Vista or Windows 7

To access a Web Disk using Windows Vista or Windows 7, follow these steps:

• From the Desktop, click the Start menu, and then click Computer.
• Click Map Network Drive.
• Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures. The Add Network Location wizard appears.
• Click Next.
• Click Choose a custom network location, and then click Next.
• In the Internet or network address text box, type one of the following URLs:
  • To connect to the Web Disk using an unencrypted (cleartext) connection, use the following URL:

http://example.com:2077 Replace example.com with your web site's domain name. Copy the modified URL, and then paste it into the text box.

• • To connect to the Web Disk using an encrypted (SSL) connection, use the following URL:

https://example.com:2078 Replace example.com with the domain name that your web site uses for SSL connections. Copy the modified URL, and then paste it into the text box.

• Click Next.
• Type the username and password for the Web Disk account, and then click OK.
• If you want to the change the network place name, type the new name in the Type a name for this network location text box.
• Click Next.
• To access the Web Disk immediately, select the Open this network location when I click Finish check box.
• Click Finish. The Web Disk home directory appears. You can now access your Web Disk at any time by starting Windows Explorer and expanding the Network folder.