ARCHIVED: Known issues and changes with Box at IU
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Changes in Box at IU
Important:
IU's Box cloud storage service was retired on May 10, 2021. For information about cloud storage options available at IU, see Storage at IU.
Box releases new features and retires old ones on a regular basis. For information about feature changes, see:
- Product News: Descriptions of recent and upcoming feature releases, as well as announcements of deprecated features or versions of browsers and operating systems that will no longer be supported
Known issues with Box at IU
Following is continually updated information about the status of known university-wide ARCHIVED: Box issues.
| Issue | Description | Status | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
Bulk download from the Box website has a limit of 15 GB |
If you choose to download a folder or folders containing over 15 GB of data, Box will download a single ZIP file, but it will not contain all of the data you selected. Box does not warn you that it is too much data and it does not notify you that the download does not contain all of your selected data. |
The issue has been reported to the vendor. The limit of 15 GB for the download is not considered a bug. The lack of error message is being investigated. For full details on issues around downloads in Box, see Common Issues with Downloading Files.
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September 19, 2017 |
Some browsers prompt users to install Box Edit again |
Google Chrome and other 64-bit browsers, such as some versions of Internet Explorer, do not recognize the old Box Edit plug-in. |
Box has a new version of Box Edit. To install it:
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February 10, 2015 |
Browser limitation with ARCHIVED: large file
upload |
IE has a limit of 4 GB per file. These limits do not apply if using the Java (Upload Folders) uploader.
Note:
UITS strongly recommends that you use a supported browser, and not Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft 365 apps and services no longer support Internet Explorer.
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No time estimate exists for resolving the issue. |
January 15, 2016 |
| File creation date | Box overwrites the original file creation date when you upload a file. |
Box has corrected this through most entry points. Details at Understanding Box File Timestamps. |
June 13, 2013 |
| Drag and drop folders | Users can drag and drop single files into Box via any supported browser. Drag and drop of entire folders works best with Chrome. In Firefox, dragging and dropping folders may also upload unwanted temporary files. This feature is not available in Internet Explorer. |
Users of other browsers can use the bulk upload feature under the menu. For documentation, see Upload to Box. |
February 11, 2016 |
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