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WebDAV for Windows

Microsoft Windows user can access their mailbox.org Drive via WebDAV protocol or mount it as a network drive. Your credentials are as follows:

WebDAV-credentials for remote access​

  • Server: dav.mailbox.org
  • Type: Secure WebDAV (HTTPS)
  • Username: your main e-mail address at mailbox.org
  • Password: your mailbox.org password
  • Network drive folder: https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/

You also need the last name and first name you entered in the mailbox.org settings. Depending on the server you are trying to connect to, the WebDAV-URL may vary. Find out more about the different options in the following paragraphs.

WebDAV URL - Academic Title, Special Characters, and Diacritical Marks​

Academic Titles​

If you have added an academic title in your personal contact details (Address Book | Contact Details) (e.g., Dr. Maxima Mustermann), you may need to include this in the WebDAV-URL to ensure proper synchronization. This is the case, for example, with Joplin.

Example: a valid WebDAV-URL for Dr. Maxima Mustermann looks like this:

https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/Dr.%20Maxima%20Mustermann/

Note: %20 replaces (empty) space, which is not allowed in the URL.

Special Characters and Diacritical Marks​

If your name contains special characters (ä,ü,ö,ß) or diacritical marks (ł), please use the following table for conversion:

https://www.utf8-chartable.de/unicode-utf8-table.pl?number=1024&htmlent=1

Example: a valid WebDAV-URL for Bartłomiej Mustermann looks like this:

https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/Bart%C5%82omiej%20Mustermann/

Connect Windows Network Drive​

Open Windows Explorer and right-click on "This PC". From the context menu, select the "Connect network drive" entry. A window appears where you can select the drive letter under which the new network drive with the drive connection should be displayed.

Under "Folder", add the address https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/First Name, Last Name. The comma and the space between First Name and Last Name are necessary and must always be entered. First Name and Last Name are taken from the contact data of your main account at mailbox.org (in the settings in the mailbox.org portal).

Variants​

Occasionally and depending on the use case, a different syntax for the URL may be necessary, for example if programs can't handle the the space character (Here it often helps to replace emtpy space with %20). The following is a list of the most common variations:

https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/First Name Last name
https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/First Name, Last name
https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/Last Name,%20First Name/

For Enpass users:​

https://dav.mailbox.org/servlet/webdav.infostore/Userstore/Last Name First Name/ENPASS

  • Now check the box "Reconnect at login" and click on "Finish".

Windows now creates entries in Windows Explorer under "This PC" and mounts the your drive as network drive. When you first open it, you will be asked for your mailbox.org username and your password. After verification you can access your files.