File storage/Drive

WebUntis provides its users with the possibility to store their files, to include them in their daily work and share them with other users. Compared to other file hosting services, WebUntis Drive enables its users to administer their files without interrupting their daily work with WebUntis.

Access

You can access your file storage for administering your files in WebUntis Drive via the <File storage> button at the top, right of the <My messages> button:

By clicking on the <File storage> button, the following view opens up:

The above example shows four folders plus some files. Here, users can be flexible and can create a file according to their needs (e.g. for the entire lesson) or can add any files in different formats (pdf, doc, xls, csv, txt, etc.).

File upload

The easiest method to upload a file is just to drag and drop it. Just click on a file on your local computer and drag/copy it to this interface. By dropping the file it is saved on the Drive/File Storage and is available online.

An alternative to drag and drop is clicking on the button on the top right and then into the area at the bottom. A window is opened where you can select the respective file.

Create a new folder

Click on the button on the top right to create a new folder in WebUntis Drive:

Additional functions per file/folder

By clicking on the three points or the right mouse button the following context menu opens up:

for files:

for folders:

•Save: downloading and saving of the file to your computer

•Open: opening or reading the respective file

•Shift: shifting of a file into another Drive folder

•Rename: renaming the file

•Details: name, size, type of the file, date of upload, status, folder name

•Delete: deleting the file from WebUntis Drive

Details & sharing of files/folders

By clicking on the three points icon or by right-clicking on the file or folder the user can generate a link to a file or folder via 'i - details'. This link can then be shared with others.

The above view shows details such as file format, size, date of upload or number of downloads. Just click on the 'Generate link' button and an URL address is created linked to the file:

By clicking on the three points (right to the URL address) the following context menu is opened up:

Copy: copying of the URL address for further use.

Deactivate: deactivating the availability of links to files or folders. After deactivation, the respective file or folder can only be accessed directly via WebUntis (i.e. after login and not by clicking on the URL address).

Delete: deleting the URL address.

Additional notes

The green bar shows how much of your computer memory is used. In this example, about 112 MB of a total of 1.48 GB are used:

Sorting

You can sort your files and folders in WebUntis Drive. Just click on the top first line, there you can sort by size, type of file, date or name: