Using PreVeil Drive on Mac

Your locally synced PreVeil Drive folder can be found in Finder under your user directory. You can also access your Drive folder directly in Finder using the key menu. Just click on the folder icon to open.

Additionally, you can access PreVeil Drive in your browser by going to preveil.com/app and clicking the Drive tab at the top of the page.

Since your PreVeil Drive folder is not automatically added to your Favorites sidebar in Finder, we recommend dragging there for easy future access.

When you use PreVeil Drive for the first time, there will be no folders in the My PreVeil list on the browser or in your PreVeil Drive folder in Finder.

Navigate to Drive through the key menu or by clicking on the "Drive" tab in the browser. The My PreVeil page displays. There will be no folders in the My PreVeil list when you first log onto Drive, so click the Create New Folder icon.

You will see a field that says New Folder Name.

Click this field and give your folder a name, then press the Enter key. You will see a green success message box if the folder is created.

Navigate to your PreVeil Drive folder in Finder.

Open the PreVeil folder and create a new folder as normal.

A blue badge indicates that the syncing is in progress.

A green badge indicates the folder is fully synced with the server.

Navigate to PreVeil Drive in the browser, then either drag and drop your files or click the “+ Upload” button.

Navigate to your Drive folder on your device. Drag and drop, or save the files directly to the folder using normal methods.

To share a folder with another PreVeil user through Finder, right-click on a folder within PreVeil Drive and select “Share.” This action opens a new browser tab that takes you directly to the Share window.

You can also share a folder directly from the browser. To share a folder with another PreVeil user, select the folder by either checking the box next to the folder name or clicking the folder line outside of the folder name.

The Share window opens to the right of the folder list. Click the orange Share button to invite recipients.

Enter the recipient’s email address and press Enter. Select which Permissions you would like to assign them from the drop-down menu. Click the orange Share button.

When a folder is shared, the recipient receives an invitation in their PreVeil inbox and the folder icon changes to indicate it is a shared folder.

When someone shares a folder with you through PreVeil, you will receive an email notification in PreVeil that looks like this:

Click the appropriate button, which will bring you to the Invitations tab in your Drive.

Click the Accept button. A green banner indicating you have successfully accepted the invitation will appear.

You can then find the shared folder in your Shared tab in the sidebar as well as in the My PreVeil tab. All folders that are shared with you by other PreVeil users appear on this page.

The Status of the folder shows that it is in your PreVeil Drive (My PreVeil).

Then, navigate to the My PreVeil tab. The shared folder will now be visible. Click to open and interact with the folder.

Notice that the shared folder has a different icon from the folders that you created on your Drive. The folder is also listed with a Type of Shared Folder.

When you delete a folder that has not been shared, the following message appears:

Click Yes to permanently delete the folder and its contents.

When you delete a folder from Drive that you have shared, the following message appears:

Click Yes.

The folder and its contents are not deleted. However, they are no longer available from your My PreVeil page.

Go to your Shared page to view the folder.

If you want to add it back to your My PreVeil page, click the Add button. The following message appears at the top of the page: