If you have files stored in One Drive, you can access them in Apporto by mounting the drive. Mounting a drive makes it accessible via Windows File Explorer.
This short guide will show you step by step how to:
- Mount a Cloud Drive
- Access Files from Mounted Drives
- Remove a Mounted Drive
Mount your One Drive
When logged into the Apporto desktop double click on the Cloud Mounter desktop shortcut.
The ‘setup wizard’ launches
Select the drive you want to connect. Please note that SMU currently only supports OneDrive for personal cloud storage of SMU data. Other options shown here will be removed from our Apporto Instance.
The ‘Connection Dialog’ displays.
Connect at login/startup is checked by default. This ensures the cloud drive is automatically reconnected the next time launch an app. If you do not want the drive automatically reconnected, simply uncheck the box.
Click Connect Now
Enter Drive Credentials
Follow the on-screen prompts to enter your credentials and allow access to the Cloud Mounter.
You have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on for your cloud drive, ensure you have your mobile phone handy when completing this step.
Windows File Explorer will automatically open when the drive is successfully mounted
Follow the normal Okta Prompts and supply the information:
Access Files from Mounted Drives
Click the File Explorer icon in the Windows taskbar to open File Explorer if it is not already open.
Click to expand “This PC” to access the relevant drive. OneDrive is mounted as O:
IMPORTANT: We recommend copying large files to Apporto before working with them. This is because editing them across the network is slow and problematic. You may even lose work if your network connection gets disconnected. To copy files from a cloud drive, select the file and drag it to the Apporto desktop.
Remove a Cloud Drive
If you want to access the cloud drive in future sessions, you should leave it mounted. However, you may want to unmount a drive in order to connect a new one in the future.
To unmount the drive, open the Cloud Mounter (by double clicking on the desktop shortcut) and click Remove
Privacy Policy
For reference, here is a link to Apporto’s privacy policy:
https://www.apporto.com/privacy