Advanced techniques for using Microsoft Office and My Docs Online For users who need to share the frequent updating or editing of Word or Excel files, the ability of the WebDAV protocol used by MS Web Folders to “lock” a file while a user has the file open for update provides a simple yet powerful […]

From “Go” on the Finder Menu Select Connect to Server… or Press Command-K For “Server Address” use: https://webfolders.mydocsonline.com Use your My Docs Online Login ID and Password when prompted for “WebDAV File System Authentication” name and password Learn more at Apple Support. A common problem with OS X WebDAV is Error 36.

Web Folders is no longer supported on Windows XP / Windows Server 2000     Double-click on the MY NETWORK PLACES icon on your Desktop or from your START button. Click on ADD A NETWORK PLACE from the NETWORK TASKS menu on the left side of the window. The ADD A NETWORK PLACE WIZARD will […]

WebDAV using the Finder’s “Connect to Server” under Mac OS X often encounters transfer errors, usually error 36. The way the Mac WebDAV support works it quickly claims to have transferred the file, then when it says “closing file” is when the actual transfer takes place, and when the error code 36 might occur. In […]

Users can share the updating or editing of Microsoft Word, Excel or Powerpoint files using a combination of My Docs Online WebDAV support and Microsoft Web Folders, without having to worry about the “intervening update” problem. for details see our Solutions Newsletter article: Advanced techniques for using Microsoft Office and My Docs Online.

Web Folders offer an alternative way of accessing your My Docs Online account and its files. Functionality supported in My Docs Online using Web Folders and WebDAV includes: Integration with your desktop Drag-and-Drop of folders and files between your computer’s harddrive and My Docs Online Multiple file and folder uploads and downloads No need to […]

Web Folders are supported on current versions of  both Windows and Mac operating systems, except for 64-bit versions of Vista, which does not support Web Folders due to Microsoft issues. How to tell if you have a 64-bit Vista System. More information and details on how to configure WebDAV for various operating systems.

It is not uncommon for the web folders / WebDAV support in Windows XP to just stop working for no apparent reason. You can usually reinstall the original Web Folders support by finding and executing webfldrs.msi with specific options. webfldrs.msi is probably in one of your system directories. It is easiest to search for it (remember […]

“Web Folders” is what Microsoft calls its WebDAV support, which is built into modern Windows operating systems. WebDAV is an open Internet standard that allows clients on your PC or Mac to access files and folders on a server in much the same way as on the desktop, while actually residing on a remote server […]