Note: The first time you Upload files or folders you will be prompted to accept the Upload Applet. Answer Yes and check the trust box. If you do not accept the applet you will not be able to upload folders and/or files to your VAULT. If you do not check the Trust box, you will be prompted to download the applet every time you try to Upload folders and/or files.

After you click the Upload button, the “Upload” screen appears. Click on the “Browse” button. The “Selection” pop-up window will appear. Browse your computer and select the folders and/or files from your computer that you wish to store in your VAULT.

After you have completed your selection click the “Done” button in the pop-up window. The files you have selected will appear in the "Files to upload” box. Repeat the process until you have selected all the folders and/or files you wish to upload. If you wish to remove one or more files from the ‘Files to upload” box, highlight the unwanted file(s) and click the “Remove” button.When you have completed your selection and are ready to upload all the Files that appear in the “Files to upload” box, click the “Upload” button, or click “Cancel” to return to your VAULT.

Upload tips: If you are using the Windows Operating system:
To select the various folders and/or files in the Browse window, hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard and select the individual folders or files to upload. Release the “Ctrl” key when you have completed your selection.

NOTE: The folders and files will be uploaded into the folder from within which you clicked on the upload icon. Folders and sub-folders will upload with the same names and in the same hierarchy as they exist in their root location. If you upload files to the wrong location use the Move function to place the files in the proper location.

Click on the “Search” button on the Tool Bar. The Search screen will appear. Enter the name of the file you wish to retrieve and click the “Search” button. Wildcard searches are allowed. A minimum of three (3) characters is required.

Select all the files you wish to Mail by clicking once on the box to the left of each file. A check mark will appear in the box. To remove a check mark from a box click once on that box. After you have completed your selection, click on the Mail button on the Tool Bar.

The Mail screen will appear. Fill in the recipient(s) email address or choose using the address book, and include any comments and subject you desire.

Expiration: The default Mail access expiration is seven (7) days from today. You may change the expiration date by adjusting the calendar accordingly.

Optional maximum number of downloads: You may set a maximum number of times the recipient(s) may download the file.

After you address the “Mail” and set up your settings, click the “Send” button, or “Cancel” to return to your VAULT.

bvDRIVE gives you direct access to your online VAULT as if it were a local drive on your computer. You can map a drive letter to your VAULT so you can use Windows Explorer to drag and drop as well as cut, copy and paste files back and forth between your computer and your online VAULT. You can download bvDRIVE at no additional charge by clicking the bvDRIVE link on the upper Toolbar.

bvDRIVE will only work in a Windows operating environment.

From the drop down list, select the destination folder you wish to Move the selected file(s) into and click the “OK” button or “Cancel” to exit.

To Move files to another owner's VAULT, choose the Advanced button instead of selecting from the drop down list.

Enter the recipient VAULT name and the *Incoming password (provided to you by the recipient VAULT owner) where indicated, then click the “OK” button, or “Cancel’ to exit.

**Remember you must have prior authorization from the recipient VAULT owner.

From the drop down list, select the destination folder you wish to Copy the selected file(s) into and click the “OK” button or “Cancel” to exit.

To Copy files to another owner's VAULT, choose the Advanced button instead of selecting from the drop down list. Enter the recipient VAULT name and the *Incoming password (provided to you by the recipient VAULT owner) where indicated, then click the “OK” button, or “Cancel’ to exit.

**Remember you must have prior authorization from the recipient VAULT owner.

Select all the files for which you wish to Share (Guest Password) by clicking once on the box to the left of each file. A check mark will appear in the box. To remove a check mark from a box click once on that box. After you have completed your selection, click on the Share button on the Panel Bar.

The Selected file(s) will appear. Click “Share these files” to continue or “Do not share these files” to remove sharing.

Enter the Guest password you desire and then re-enter the Guest password as a confirmation. You can only assign one (1) password per file.

Optional Password Expiration Date & Time

To change the password Start and/or Expiration Date & Time, enter the dates, or adjust the bigVAULT calendar accordingly.

To remove the password Start and Expiration Date & Time, remove the check from the set password expiration check box.

Clicking “OK” will return you to your VAULT and the Selected file(s) will appear with a .

When your Guests enter the Guest login page, they will enter your VAULT name and the Guest password you just set.

Option 1 Company Name. You can display your company name in a text format at the top of your Guest page.
- In the text area next to -Company Name - type the information you wish your Guests to be able to read. You have a 50 character limit. If you go over this your text may not be displayed correctly. You may use simple HTML to enhance the display of what is typed such as spacing, font color, font size, etc. Any other type of coding will be ignored. Then click submit. The submit button will also submit the changes for Options 2 and 3. If you made no changes to Options 2 and 3 they will not be affected.

Option 2 Text Message. You can display a small text message for your Guests at the top of your Guest page.
-In the text area under - Text Message - type the information you wish your Guests to be able to read. You have an 80 character limit. If you go over this your text may not be displayed correctly. You may use simple HTML to enhance the display of what is typed such as spacing, font color, font size, etc. Any other type of coding will be ignored. Then click submit. The submit button will also submit the changes for Options 1 and 3. If you made no changes to Options 1 and 3 they will not be affected.

Option 3 Information. You can display a larger text based information page for your Guests by having them click the Info at the top of the Guest page.
- In the text area under -Information - type the information you wish your Guests to be able to read. You have a 1000 character limit. If you go over this your text may not be displayed correctly. You may use simple HTML to enhance the display of what is typed such as spacing, font color, font size, etc. Any other type of coding will be ignored. Then click submit. The submit button will also submit the changes for Options 1 and 2. If you made no changes to Options 1 and 2 they will not be affected.

Option 4 Your Logo. You can upload and display your company logo at the top left-hand side of your Guest page.
- To upload your logo click browse then navigate to the location of of your logo. Next click the file once to highlight it then click open. You will then see the path to your logo appear next to the browse button. Now click the upload button. To view the changes log out of your VAULT and log back in as a Guest.

Limitations:You must have an online storage VAULT to use bvPLUS+.

bvPLUS+ will only work in Microsoft Windows Operating System environments.

To share a folder, click the "Share" icon to the right of the folder. The Share folder screen will appear.

Enter the Guest Password you desire and then re-enter the Guest password as a confirmation. You can only assign one (1) password per folder.

You may optionally set a password starting and ending time as well. You may also optionally give the Guest upload rights to this folder with the limit (in MB) that you enter.

If the file is in a format compatible with your Internet Browser, the file will automatically appear in your Browser. If you do not want to View the file, but want to Download the file to your computer, Right click on the download icon to the right of the file. A drop down menu will appear. Highlight and click “Save Target As”. Choose whether you would like to Open it from its location or Save It.

If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows, you'll see a File Download dialog box asking what you want to do with the file. Choose save to disk and the Save As file dialog box will appear. Choose a file name to save to, and pick the folder to which you want to save the file. Once the progress bar finishes, your file will appear in the folder you chose.

***The receiving VAULT member must assign his or her *INCOMING folder a Guest password.

NO ONE CAN PLACE SOMETHING INTO YOUR VAULT WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZATON.

NOTE: An *Incoming folder cannot be deleted.

To send a file to a VAULT member’s *INCOMING folder, select files and click on the Move or Copy icon in the Panel Bar. The Move or Copy screen will appear. Enter the recipient’s VAULT name and your assigned Guest Incoming password where indicated.

Please note: Deleting a file does not put it into the Old Versions folder. Once a file is deleted it is permanently removed from your VAULT.

When each Guest enters the Guest login page, they will enter your VAULT name and their Guest password. Each Guest will only see the files that have been placed in their respective folders. Guests can view and download files. Access may be limited by the expiration date and time you set, and Upload Rights may be granted.