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# Access

Files are accessed through three coexisting paths.

To understand when each one fits, go to [Access and sharing.](/docs-en/productos/file-storage/concepts/access-and-sharing.md)

### Access methods

| Path              | Access                                         | When it fits                                   |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Web               | From the browser, with credentials or by email | Mobility, from any device                      |
| Local drive (SMB) | Mounted as a network resource on the computer  | Work as you would on a traditional file server |
| Remote Desktop    | Integrated into the Remote Desktop environment | When the client already works there            |

### Mount the drive via SMB

You get the host, the share, and the user from the panel. The full step-by-step is in the How-to; here are the reference commands.

On Windows, with `net use`:

```c
net use Z: \\SERVER\SHARE /user:USER * /persistent:yes
```

* `Z:` is the drive letter you assign.
* `\\SERVER\SHARE` is the path provided by the panel.
* `*` causes the password to be requested without typing it in the command.
* `/persistent:yes` reconnects the drive at sign-in.

On Linux, mounting CIFS:

```bash
sudo mount -t cifs //SERVER/SHARE /mnt/files -o username=USER,vers=3.0
```

* `//SERVER/SHARE` is the path from the panel.
* `/mnt/files` is the local mount point.
* `vers=3.0` sets the SMB protocol version.

> #### 📘 Do not type the password in the command
>
> On Windows, use `*` so it is prompted on the fly. 
>
> On Linux, avoid putting the password inline: use a credential file with restricted permissions instead of leaving it in the shell history.

### Where to go next

* Sharing with third parties: [External sharing.](/docs-en/productos/file-storage/details/external-sharing.md)


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