---
title: "Viewing Your Cloud Drive"
slug: "viewing-your-cloud-drive-3-1"
tags: ["Windows", "Protect", "Agent", "Share", "7.12", "Drive"]
updated: 2026-02-09T13:09:44Z
published: 2026-02-09T13:09:44Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/viewing-your-cloud-drive-3-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Viewing Your Cloud Drive

CTERA Agent creates a *Cloud Drive folder* on your computer. This folder is the default destination for synced folders from the CTERA Portal cloud drive. You can drag items into subfolders of the Cloud Drive folder to add them to be synced to the Cloud Drive.

**To access the Cloud Drive folder in Windows Explorer:**

- Click the CTERA Agent tray icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D), and click **Open Folder** in the CTERA Agent window.
          **Note**

          

If you click **View online**, the CTERA Portal opens displaying the Cloud Drive in the CTERA Portal.

Or,

- Right-click the CTERA Agent tray icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D), and select **Cloud Drive**.

Or,

- Double-click the **Cloud Drive** shortcut, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Y0A5RZ3U.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D), on your desktop.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-3DEFBLVX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D) The local cloud drive's content is displayed. Folders and files are marked with icons indicating the current synchronization status. Folders and files that are in sync are marked with the ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image%28637%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D) icon, and files that are currently synchronizing, or are waiting to be synchronized, are marked with the ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image%28638%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A17%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A17%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QsHG2Zwn%2B%2F63PI3LUmFtH9%2BvqRgxdhgOIQQuyjTs1fc%3D) icon.