Strato HiDrive and mount it as a network drive
- Press simultaneously the keys "Windows" and "E", so that the Explorer opens.
- You choose, depending on the Version of Windows on the left in the navigation bar, the "This PC" or "Computer".
- Click with the right mouse button on the point and select the context menu Option "connect network drive". Then a small window will open.
- First, select above any of the drive letters. Beneath it, you need to specify, depending on the type of connection a different path.
- Strato even recommends connecting via SMB with the path "\\smb.hidrive.strato.com\root", alternatively, you can use the Standard WebDAV in the path "https://webdav.hidrive.strato.com".
- Insert one of the two paths, and then click on the Button "Finish".
- Then, enter your user name and your password and check the Option "save credentials".
- With a click on "OK" Strato HiDrive integrated as a network drive in the Explorer and synchronize.
- Note: you can Use the SMB default, you need to disable, under certain circumstances, in your Router, the NetBIOS Filter or the Port 445 to unlock.

Strato HiDrive as a network drive
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