Broadbent Cloud

Broadbent Drivein the browser

The web file manager for your drives. Sign in with the same Broadbent Group account as the website, portal and desktop app, then browse, upload and share.
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Overview

Your drives, in the browser

Drive is where you look at the files. The desktop app is where this computer keeps folders backed up onto those drives.

  • 01

    Sign in

    Use the same Broadbent Group email and password as the website, or Google, Facebook or Microsoft. Your drives are listed as soon as you are in.

  • 02

    Browse the drive

    Open folders, preview what is stored, and move around the files that backups and uploads have put there.

  • 03

    Upload and share

    Add files from the browser and create a share link when someone else needs a file without an account.

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    Team folders

    Team members land in the folder they were granted. Write access includes a web Drive login for that folder.

Sign in

The same Broadbent Group account

  • Cloud Drive sign-in, with email and password, forgot password, and Google, Facebook and Microsoft.
    Sign in to Cloud DriveUse the website email and password, or Google, Facebook or Microsoft. Forgot password and create account are on this screen.
  • Cloud Drive storage list, with Free 1GB Drive and Broadbent Group, quota, and SFTP, S3 and WebDAV.
    Every drive on the accountOpen a drive in the browser, or connect with SFTP, S3 or WebDAV using the same account.

Files

Browse the drive, then work with the files

  • Broadbent Group drive open in Cloud Drive, listing Documents, Invoices, Pictures, Videos and image files.
    Folders and filesSearch in the folder you are in. New adds a file or folder. The path shows where you are.
  • A folder in Cloud Drive listing JPEG files with type, size and modified date.
    Inside a folderName, type, size and modified date. Open a folder, or go back up the path.
  • One JPEG selected in Cloud Drive, with Move, Download and Delete.
    Select a fileMove, download or delete the selection. Clear selection puts the list back.
  • Move dialog in Cloud Drive, with My Drive and New folder as destinations.
    MovePick the drive root or a folder underneath, then move the file there.
  • Delete dialog asking for DELETE to be typed before a file is removed permanently.
    DeleteType DELETE to confirm. The file is removed and cannot be undone.

Share

A link for someone without an account

  • Share dialog with Public Link switched on and a drive.broadbent.cloud share link ready to copy.
    Public linkTurn Public Link on and copy the address. Anyone with the link can download the file.
  • Share dialog with Password Protection on, and fields to set and confirm a password.
    Password on the linkRequire a password before the file can be downloaded. Set it, confirm it, then save.

Settings

Name, appearance, quota and how you connect

  • Storage settings General tab, with display name Free 1GB Drive and the S3 bucket name.
    Display name and bucketThe display name is what you see in Cloud Drive. The bucket name is the S3 name.
  • Storage settings Customisations tab, with background and foreground colours, preset icons and upload logo.
    How the drive looksBackground, icon colour, a preset icon, or your own logo in the sidebar and the drive list.
  • Storage settings Quota tab for Broadbent Group, 110 GB used of the plan, with a slider and a new monthly price.
    Change the sizeMove capacity in 10 GB steps. The new monthly price is shown before you update the plan.
  • Storage settings Access tab, with SFTP host, username and password, plus WebDAV and S3 addresses.
    SFTP, WebDAV and S3Connection details for this drive. Reset the SFTP and WebDAV password when you mean to replace it.
  • Storage settings Plan tab, with Cancel subscription for a 110 GB drive at £2.20 a month.
    The planCancel future payments from here. The drive stays until the end of the billing period, then the files are deleted.

Features

What you can do in Drive

  • 01

    File manager

    Browse the drive in the browser. Folders, files and the path you are in stay in one place.

  • 02

    Upload

    Send files and folders from this computer. The drive quota is checked before the upload is accepted.

  • 03

    Share links

    Share a file with a link when the other person does not need a Broadbent account.

  • 04

    Team access

    Invite people onto a Team Drive, give each person a folder or the whole drive, and choose read or write. Write members also get SFTP and WebDAV jailed to that folder.

  • 05

    Same files as the desktop app

    Folders backed up by Broadbent Cloud Desktop are the files you open here. The desktop app can jump straight to Drive.

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    Plans

    Free Drive starts at 1 GB. Personal and Team capacity is chosen on the storage plans page, and the same quota applies in the browser and the desktop app.

Contact

Speak to the team

Call our Colchester sales team, or send a message anytime.

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Sales line

+44 (0)1206 803 228
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