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Accessing Web Disks on Apple operating systems

Web Disks (powered by WebDAV) allow you to manage your website files directly from your Mac as if they were stored locally. On Apple operating systems, you can connect to your cPanel Web Disk using Finder.

Supported macOS Versions

Section titled “Supported macOS Versions”

These instructions apply to:

  • macOS v10.4 (Tiger)
  • macOS v10.5 (Leopard)
  • macOS v10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • macOS v10.7 (Lion)
  • macOS v10.8 (Mountain Lion)

Steps to Access Web Disk on macOS

Section titled “Steps to Access Web Disk on macOS”

  1. Open Finder

    Section titled “Open Finder”
    • Click the Go menu → select Connect to Server.

  2. Enter the Server Address

    Section titled “Enter the Server Address”

    • For unencrypted (cleartext) connections:

      http://example.com:2077

    • For encrypted (SSL) connections (recommended):

      https://example.com:2078

    (Replace example.com with your domain name.)

  3. Connect

    Section titled “Connect”
    • Click Connect.

  4. Enter Credentials

    Section titled “Enter Credentials”
    • Type your Web Disk username and password.
    • Tip: Select Remember this password in my keychain to avoid retyping.

  5. Access Your Files

    Section titled “Access Your Files”
    • The Web Disk home directory appears in Finder.
    • You can now drag, drop, copy, and manage files as if they were local.