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Using Web Disk


 
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Web Disk will allow you to drag and drop files from your computer directly onto the server for storage. In order to create a Web Disk:

• Log into your cPanel through your customer manager at https://my.opensourcehost.com
• Click on “My Products” and then “Control Panel” across from your hosting package
• Once logged into your cPanel, click on the “Web Disk” icon underneath the “Files” heading
• Create a login for the web disk by filling out the form and specifying the directory on your server that you would like to use as the Web Disk
• Click on “Create”
• Choose the operating system that is installed on your home computer
• Follow the instructions on the next page for creating a shortcut to your Web Disk on y our local machine

To use the Web Disk, click on the newly created shortcut on your desktop and log in with the credentials you specified earlier. The Web Disk application will load and you’ll then be able to drag files from your home computer to your newly created Web Disk.


 

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