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Desktop, CLI and API · Autessa Drive

Network drive (no install)

Autessa Drive connects as a network drive without installing anything: in Finder choose Connect to Server, or in File Explorer choose Map network drive, enter https://dav.autessa.com, and sign in with your email and an app password. Drive then appears under Locations or This PC, and every file follows its normal sharing.

Goes beyond a typical cloud drive
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Connect without installingApp passwordsSAMPLE
Server addresshttps://dav.autessa.com
User nameyou@company.com
Password••••-••••-••••
Shown once. Keep this page open until you have signed in.
Connected devicesup to 20 app passwordsSAMPLE
Work laptopLast used today
Studio iMacLast used Oct 29

the-problem.md

Some computers can’t install software

Shared workstations, locked-down laptops and contractors’ machines often can’t run a sync client. A standard network drive works with what is already on the computer.

README · what you get
  • Connects over WebDAV at https://dav.autessa.com from Finder (Command-K) or File Explorer (Map network drive).
  • Sign in with your email and an app password, never your Autessa password.
  • Create one app password per computer, named such as Work laptop; up to 20 at a time.
  • An app password is shown once, works only for the company you created it in, and only for connecting Drive.
  • Connected devices shows Last used and Last used from for each app password; Remove disconnects that computer right away.
  • Office locks a file while it is open, like a company file server, so a second person opens it read-only.
  • Windows opens files up to 50 MB from a network drive by default; IT can raise the limit up to 4 GB with a registry value.

how-it-works

How does network drive (no install) work in Autessa Drive?

  1. 1

    Create an app password

    On the Use Drive on your computer page, name it and click Create app password. Copy the user name and password.

  2. 2

    Connect on a Mac

    Finder, Go, Connect to Server, enter https://dav.autessa.com, choose Registered User and sign in.

  3. 3

    Connect on Windows

    This PC, Map network drive, enter https://dav.autessa.com, Connect using different credentials, then sign in and remember credentials.

  4. 4

    Remove when done

    Account menu, Connected devices, Remove. The computer disconnects immediately.

every-option

Network drive details

OptionWhat it does
Server addresshttps://dav.autessa.com
User nameYour email.
PasswordAn app password, shown once.
LimitUp to 20 app passwords at a time.
Last used / Last used fromWhen and where each app password last signed in.
OfflineNot available; use the Autessa app for offline files.
Large files on Windows50 MB default; FileSizeLimitInBytes up to 4 GB.

permissions

Who can do what?

WhoCan
EditorOpen and save files they can edit.
ViewerOpen files read-only.
Company adminTurn network drives off, which stops every app password right away.

connected

How it connects to the rest of Autessa Drive

DRIVE FEATURE

Autessa app

Offline files and files on demand.

DRIVE FEATURE

Admin controls

Allow or block network drives.

DRIVE FEATURE

Same sharing

Read-only items stay read-only.

faq.md

Questions about network drive (no install)

Can I map Autessa Drive as a network drive?

Yes. Connect to https://dav.autessa.com from Finder or File Explorer with your email and an app password. Nothing needs to be installed.

Why does the network drive keep asking for my password?

Use your email and an app password, not your Autessa password. If it worked before, the app password may have been removed; create a new one under Connected devices.

Why won’t a big file open on Windows?

Windows opens files up to 50 MB from a network drive by default. Use the Autessa app, or have IT raise FileSizeLimitInBytes, up to 4 GB.

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Try network drive (no install) in Autessa Drive

Autessa Drive connects as a network drive at dav.autessa.com with an app password, so any computer can open and save Drive files without installing software.

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Make Autessa Drive fully your own.

Use it out of the box, then change anything. Ask Autobot, Autessa’s AI builder, for a new field, screen, report, workflow or agent and it builds it into your copy of the app. Or open the code and edit it yourself. Nothing is locked: the app, its data and its code are yours.

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