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ExpanDrive

Open your buckets from Finder or File Explorer.

ExpanDrive mounts Zata as a network drive on Windows and macOS, so you can open your buckets from File Explorer or Finder. It connects with its Amazon S3 connection type. Prefer video? Watch the setup video.

Before you start

Connection settings

SettingValue
Connection typeAmazon S3
Serveridr01.zata.ai for Indore, bom01.zata.ai for Mumbai
Access Key / Secret Keyfrom Access Keys in the Zata console — the key must be from the same region as the bucket
Regionoptional — leave it empty or use us-east-1
Bucket nameoptional — your bucket, to open one bucket only. Needed for sub-user keys.

Set up ExpanDrive

1

Add a connection

Open ExpanDrive, select New Connection and choose Amazon S3.

ExpanDrive connection types, including Amazon S3
2

Enter the Zata details

Enter the Server, Access Key and Secret Key. Give the connection a Nickname, for example Zata. Leave Bucket name empty to see all your buckets. On Windows, pick a Drive Letter and keep Automatically Mount as Drive ticked. Select Save.

ExpanDrive Amazon S3 form with server idr01.zata.ai, access key, optional region and bucket name, and drive letter Z
3

Open your buckets

The connection appears under CONNECTIONS with your buckets. Zata is now also a drive in File Explorer or Finder.

ExpanDrive showing the new connection with three Zata buckets

Test it

Copy a small file onto the new drive. Check that it appears in the bucket in the Zata console under Buckets. Then copy it back to a local folder and open it.

Troubleshooting

ProblemFix
Cannot connectCheck that Server matches the region of your key and bucket.
Access denied or invalid credentialsCopy the keys again from Access Keys, without extra spaces, and make sure the key is active.
No buckets shownYour key cannot list buckets, for example a sub-user key. Enter the bucket in Bucket name.

For other errors, see Access denied and Endpoint and region.