Working with Multiple Storage Accounts

To add a new storage account

With TntDrive you can easily mount different storages as network drives. In order to mount the storage as a disk you need to add the Storage Account into TntDrive.

Storage credentials are stored on your local disk in encrypted form.

To add new account:

1. Start TntDrive Dashboard and click Accounts > Add new account....

   

   Add New Account dialog will open:

   

2. Please enter the following account details:

   • Account Name - you can assign any name to your Account.
   • Account Type - Choose the account type you want to work with.

     The following account types are currently supported:

     • Amazon S3
     • Amazon S3 (FIPS 140-3)
     • Amazon S3 Compatible Storage
     • Amazon S3 via EC2 IAM Role
     • Amazon S3 via AssumeRole
     • Amazon S3 via Environment Variables
     • Amazon S3 via AWS Config or Credentials File
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud (FIPS 140-3)
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud via EC2 IAM Role
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud via AssumeRole
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud via Environment Variables
     • Amazon S3 GovCloud via AWS Config or Credentials File
     • Amazon S3 in China
     • Amazon S3 European Sovereign Cloud
   • Access Key ID and Secret Access Key - Access Keys are used to sign the requests you send to the storage. If you need help in retrieving your Access Keys, please check out the following article: AWS Access Keys .
   • Use secure transfer (SSL/TLS) - Turn this option on (recommended) if you would like to encrypt all communications with the storage.

   Depending on the selected account type, TntDrive may also ask for a REST Endpoint, Role ARN, External ID, Source Account, Config or Credentials File, or Profile. Complete the fields shown for the selected account type.

3. Click Add new account.

You can now add new mapped drive with this account.

To edit an account

1. Click Accounts > Manage accounts...

   

   The Accounts dialog will open:

   

2. Select the Account you want to edit and click Edit.

   The Edit Account dialog will open:

   

3. Edit account properties and click Save Changes to confirm changes or click Cancel to reset any changes you made.

4. Click Save Changes to save changes and close the Accounts dialog or click Cancel to close the Accounts dialog without saving any changes.

To delete an account

1. Click Accounts > Manage accounts...

   

   The Accounts dialog will open:

   

2. Select one or multiple accounts you want to delete and click Delete.

3. Click Save Changes to save changes and close the Accounts dialog or click Cancel to discard any changes you made.

Import/Export/Reorder accounts

Click Accounts > Manage accounts...

To export accounts:

Choose Accounts File (*.xml) to export TntDrive account definitions, including credentials stored in encrypted form. Choose AWS Credentials File (*.*) to export selected Amazon S3 access keys in AWS credentials-file format; this format stores access keys in plain text, so protect the exported file.

1. Select one or multiple accounts you want to Export and click More > Export selected account(s).... The Save As dialog will open:

   

2. Specify the file name and click Save

You can now transfer resulting file to another machine and import accounts.

To import accounts:

TntDrive can import an Accounts File (*.xml) or an AWS Credentials File. When you import an AWS Credentials File, each profile is added as an Amazon S3 account.

1. Click More > Import account(s).... The Open File dialog will open:

   

2. Select accounts file and click Open.

   Accounts will be loaded from the file and added into the list:

   

3. Click Save changes.

To reorder accounts:

1. Select one or multiple accounts you want to reorder and click More > Move selected account(s) up to move them up or More > Move selected account(s) down to move them down.

   

You may also use Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓ keyboard shortcuts.

You may also use context menu to perform all actions described in this tutorial.