How to Setup cPanel’s Web Disk on your Computer

Written by Arian Jahansouz Thursday, 30 December 2010

This article will give you a step by step guide on how to setup cPanel’s web disk on your computer.

Note: cPanel cannot run Web Disk on Windows 7. You will need a third party webdav software like WebDrive, BitKinex or NetDrive if you are running Windows 7.

Sign into your cPanel and follow these steps:

1) Go to Files and click Web Disk

2) Create a new user by entering a name into the Login

3) Enter a password into New Password and then again into Password (Again)

4) A directory should automatically be entered once you enter in your password. However, if you would like to change it, enter your desired directory into Directory. The user will have access to that directory and anything below it.

5) Click Create

6) You will then get confirmation that your user has access to the web disk. Click Go Back

7) Go to Web Disk Account Management and click Access Web Disk on the account you just created

Note: If you are using Windows 2003; Windows Vista or Windows XP, move on to step 8. If you are using any other operating system, skip to step 15

8 ) If you are using Windows 2003; Windows Vista or Windows XP, you will need to install the Software Update for Web Folders. Click HERE to go to Microsoft Download Center for the update.

9) Click Download

10) Once the download is complete, find the file and double click to open it.

11) Check the box that says Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms

12) Click Continue

13) Click Yes

14) You will then get a confirmation that the installation is complete. At this point, you may or may not have to reboot your computer.

15) Choose your operating system and version. For this example, we will be using Windows Vista

16) Save the file

(Example is with Windows Vista using Google Chrome)

17) Find the file at its saved location and double click on it

18 ) Click Open

19) Enter your user name and password. Make sure to use “[email protected]” and not just the user name

20) Click OK

21) You will then be connected to your web disk account

Note: If you are still not able to connect to your web disk account, move on to step 22 for manual connection

22) Click Start, then Computer

23) Click Map network drive

24) Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures

25) Click Next

26) Click Choose a custom network location and then Next

27) Enter the following into the Internet or network address box:

http://webdisk.YourDomainName.com:80

(make sure to enter in your own domain name)

28 ) Click Next

29) Enter your user name and password

30) Click OK

31) Click Next (you may edit the name of your network location if you like)

32) Click Finish

33) You will then be connected to your web disk account

34) A shortcut to your web disk will also now be available on your Computer

This concludes how to setup cPanel’s web disk on your computer.

For more cPanel tutorials like this, visit Arvixe Web Hosting!

14 Comments

1. Bill Creswell   |  Friday, 31 December 2010 at 10:41 am

   I saw this, but wasn’t completely sure what the purpose of a “web disk” is?

   
2. Arian Jahansouz   |  Friday, 31 December 2010 at 3:08 pm

   Web Disk is a drag-and-drop interface which allows you to access your website’s files as if it were a local drive on your computer. Simply, you can add, remove or edit your website’s files without having to sign into cPanel.

   
3. Arvand Sabetian   |  Saturday, 01 January 2011 at 11:22 am

   Its the ability to have your FTP mounted as a drive on your system. It is buggy for the later operating systems and we suggest using apps such as FTP Drive http://www.killprog.com/fdrve.html to mimic the behavior on operating systems that web disk doesn’t fully work on.

   
4. John Parker   |  Sunday, 02 January 2011 at 2:27 am

   An excellent post! that’s exactly what i was searching for

   
5. hette   |  Monday, 03 January 2011 at 12:06 pm

   thanks, now it works for me;)

   
6. Nihat Kaan   |  Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 10:10 am

   Thank you very much, well told.

   But I, I click it: example.com Secure WebDisk,
   The following screen opens:
   Internet Explorer, please visit https: / / example.com: 2078 / can not open the folder as a Web Folder. Would you like to see the default view instead?
   Approves it:
   There was a problem connecting to the WebDisk service. Please make sure ports 2078 (SSL) and 2077 shouts are firewalled.
   Where is the problem?

   
7. Arian Jahansouz   |  Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 11:05 am

   Have you tried to setup a manual connection? Try steps 22-34 for a manual connection.

   
8. Nihat   |  Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 11:50 am

   I tried but it did not happen.

   dns information, introduced today. Maybe not yet settled.

   
9. Nihat   |  Monday, 24 January 2011 at 4:35 am

   OK.

   Dns addresses the full unsettled.

   But it was at this time.

   Thank you.

   
10. Zolikon   |  Monday, 08 October 2012 at 10:52 am

    This is exactly what I am looking for, but it doesn’t work with a Windows 7 based computer. What do you suggest instead, please?

    
11. Noah S   |  Wednesday, 10 October 2012 at 12:20 pm

    Hi,

    Please contact your hosting providers support (or Arvixe support if you have an account with us) and they will be able to help you more thoroughly.

    Regards,

    
12. Zolikon   |  Thursday, 11 October 2012 at 10:14 am

    Thank you Noah. I had already done what you recommend, and the support answers are what you can read on ticket #WRQ-655-48463. That is why I came hear, hoping another suggestion. This very good detailed article was published by the end of 2010, but does not mention Windows 7 compatibility. Pity.

    
13. solai   |  Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at 10:03 am

    Hey i just want to leave a feedback, the images which you are showing above are small, and not clearly seen. Try to change it.

    
14. Arian Jahansouz   |  Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at 3:24 pm

    If you simply click on any picture on the blog, it will open to a larger image.