WebDav for SkyDrive

I want to use a cloud storage (other than iCloud) for mobile access to many types of documents including iWork documents. I was able to use the WebDav server option to open pages documents stored in Box.net, but I actually prefer the new SkyDrive. I am able to identify my SkyDrive webdav address using tools suggested after a Google search, but I can't seem to enter it in a way that the iWork webdav interface accepts. There are hints on the web for dropping the https;//, switching / to \, dropping the ^ from in front of the Documents folder designation, and I have tried them singly and in combination, but can't seem to connect from my iOS devices. Has anyone done this and can you provide the format for entering the SkyDrive WebDav address in iOS?
Thanks, Paul

Got some help for pulling documents from SkyDrive to iOS apps, but still can't go from iOS to the WebDAV server for SkyDrive.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/skydrive-files/pages-word-p rocessor-documents-using-skydrive-on/627a592f-22d3-46d5-af73-398dccd759d7?page=1 &tm=1335794817161#footer
Message was edited by: Paul Kingsley for typos

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This is for information to help others
KEYWORDS:
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here
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Solutions
There are two main approaches to solve this:
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         READ BELOW as this does
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EFS.
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-----ON THE FILESERVER------
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clientpc.
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                        See
here and
here
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HOTFIX - MAJOR ISSUE - fix KB959439
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            e.g. server= "http://fileserver:80/C_drive", tick reconnect at logon
            e.g. CMD: net use * "http://fileserver:80/C_drive"
         If it doens't work check "WebDAV Authoring Rules" and check NTFS permissions for these folders. Check that on the filserver the elected impersonation user that the client is logging in with (clientpc
"manage network passwords") has NTFS permissions.
18 Test that EFS is now working over the network
       a) On a clientpc, map network drive to http://fileserver/
       b) navigate to a folder you know on the \\flieserver is encrypted with EFS
       c) create a new folder, create a new file.
           IF it throws an error, check carefully you mapped to the WebDAV and not file share
              i.e. mapped to "http://fileserver" not "\\fileserver"
           Check that on clientpc the required efs certificate is installed. Then check carefully on clientpc what user account you specified during the map drive process. Then check on the \\fileserver this
account exists and has the required EFS certificate installed for use. If necessary, on clientpc click START, type "Manage Network Passwords" and delete the windows credentials currently in the vault.
       d) on clientpc (through a webDAV mapped folder) open an encrypted file, edit it, save it, close it. On the \\fileserver now check that file is readable and not gobble-de-goup
       e) on clientpc copy an encrypted efs file into a folder (a webDAV mapped folder) you know is not encrypted on \\fileserver. Now check on the \\fileserver computer that the file is readable and not gobble-de-goup (ie the
clientpc decrypted it then copied it).
        If this fails, it is likely one in IIS setting on fileserver one of the shared virtual directories is set to: "pass through authentication" when it should be set to "connect as"
        If this is not readable check step (11) and that you restarted the \\fileserver computer.
19 Test that clients don't get the VERY annoying prompt when opening an Office or PDF doc
      a) on clientpc in windows explorer browse to a mapped folder you know is encrypted and open an office file and then PDF.
            If a prompt for user+pass then check hotfix (16)
20 Consider setting up a recycling bin for this mapped drive, so files are sent to recycling bin not permanently deleted
      a) see the last comment at the very bottom of
this page:
Points to consider:
   - NB: WebDAV runs on \\fileserver under a local user account, so double check local NTFS permissions for that local account and adjust file permissions accordingly. If the local account doesn't have permission, the webDAV / web folder share won't
either.
- CONSIDER: IP Security (IPSec) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to protect files during transport.
MORE INFO: HOTFIX: RAW DATA TRANSFERS
More info on step (11) above.
Because files remain encrypted during the file transfer and are decrypted by EFS locally, both uploads to and downloads from Web folders are raw data transfers. This is an advantage as if data is intercepted it is useless. This is a massive disadvantage as
it can cause unexpected results. IT MUST BE FIXED or you could be in deep deep water!
Consider using \\clientpc to access a webfolder on \\fileserver and copying an encrypted EFS file (over the network) to a web folder on \\fileserver that is not encrypted.
Doing this locally would automatically decrypt the file first then copy the decrypted file to the non-encrypted folder.
Doing this over the network to a web folder will copy the raw data, ie skip the decryption stage and result in the encrypted EFS file being raw copied to the non-encrypted folder. When viewed locally this file will not be recognised as encrypted (no encryption
file flag, not green in windows explorer) but it will be un-readable as its contents are still encrypted. It is now not possible to locally read this file. It can only be viewed on the \\clientpc
There is a fix:
      It is implimented above, see (11) above
      Microsoft's support page on this is excellent and short. Read "problem description" of "this microsoft webpage"
Other problems + fixes
PROBLEM: Can't find server due to network location.
     This one took me a long time to track down to "network location".
     Win 7 uses network locations "Home" / "Work" / "Public".
     If no gateway is specified in the IP address, the network is set to '"unidentified" and so receives "Public" settings.
     This is a disaster for remote file share access as typically "network discovery" and "file sharing" are disabled under "Public"
     FIX = either set IP address manually and specify a gateway
     FIX = or force "unidentified" network locations to assume "home" or "work" settings -
read here or
here
     FIX = or change the "Public" "advanced network settings" to turn on "network discovery" and "file sharing" and "Password Protected Sharing". This is safe as it will require a windows
login to gain file access.
PROBLEM: Deleting files on network drive permanently deletes them, there is no recycling bin
       By changing the location of "My Contacts" or similar to the root directory of your mapped drive, it will be added to recycling bin locations
      Read
here (i've posted a batch script to automatically make the required reg files)
I really hope this helps people. I hope the keywords + long title give it the best chance of being picked up in web searches.

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Encrypted, sparse disk image stored on WebDAV server: problems mounting

My goal is to have secure, encrypted storage to back up my computer to a remote site. The remote site is an internet hosting provider who provides a lot of disk space and bandwidth, and also serves up WebDAV, for a very small price.
I have created a 100GB sparse disk image, with encryption, and stored it on the remote server. I then mount the directory containing the sparseimage (which is itself password protected using .htaccess) using WebDAV. My plan is now to mount the disk image, and use rsync to copy changes on my computer to the disk image.
This worked perfectly when I tested with a small sparseimage. It was interesting how the OS seems to buffer the changes in chunks: rsync appears to be copying a lot of files super fast, then it stalls as network bandwith suddenly throttles up for a while, and they take turns this way.
Unfortunately, after copying a few hundred MBs into the image, I am now having trouble.
First, when I try to mount the disk image, I see an enormous amount of data start transferring over the network. It literally saturates my broadband connection for at least an hour (I haven't been able to go longer yet). It seems to first download at top speed for a while, then switches to uploading at top speed for awhile. During this time, I notice that a mount_webdav process is consuming large perentages of CPU. However I can't see anything else going on at this point -- the disk image isn't mounted yet, all this thrashing seems to be from the process of the image trying to mount.
So first question: is this normal? Does anyonw know what actually happens when you issue "hdiutil attach" on encrypted sparse images? Does it have to touch and read through everything in the image once or twice? Maybe this is just a Bad Idea™
Second: the webdav server always ends up getting disconnected during this process before the image actually gets mounted. Do you think I'm trying to do something that tests, and exceeds, the limits of WebDAV?
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A follow up to my MS word document. I found that I created the file in MS word 2000, and I used the Apple File Security for OS 9 to encrypt it. I can't remember the password, and I do not find anything in the key chain listing.
I have Pages 08, but I don't think I can use it if I can't remember the password to unlock this old document. Is there a program to decrypt this without a password?
Thanks,
DaisyMay

SkyDrive photos & contact list not showing in FF13

I have had FF for years & have been happy with it always until FF13 which has caused problems with my use of SkyDrive to share my photos. I have used SkyDrive for a long time too & never had issues until the recent FF13 update. I can use SKYDrive without any problems if I use IE as my browser but in FF13 some photos will not show in a slideshow unless you right-click & choose view original then a separate window opens for that one photo. It is random because if you start slideshow over it may be totally different photo(s) that will not show. Other thing that started since FF updated to 13 is that when I try to 'share' the slideshow my hotmail contacts list will no longer load although it will load if I switch to IE. This is clearly a problem related to FF13 since there is no problem in IE. I prefer to use FF but need it to work for SkyDrive. Please is there a patch for this or can you tell me what to do.

This is way too technical for me. I have no idea what that is nor do I feel comfortable fiddling with things I don't know anything about.
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Most full featured word processor? (table editing, google docs) and webdav on the ipad

Hi All,
So I have had a frustrating time trying to add rows to a table in a word processing document on Google Docs. Are there any word processors that support this? Quickoffice and Documents to Go do not as of this writing. (May 26th, 2011.) at least not that I can determine.
Does Office2HD support this feature? Do any of the word processors?
My current thoughts/what Apple needs to do/
Currently I am thinking about buying Pages and then using Goodreader to open the file in pages, and then saving the pages document to idisk/webdav and then moving it to google docs from idisk/webdav using Goodreader (though it appears you can use Readdledocs too.)
According to the makers of Docsportal, if Pages supported Open With, I could Open With Docsportal and it would be uploaded. Alternatively, Docsportal could simply add idisk or webdav support, but I can understand why they are waiting for Apple to get their act together.
Currently, I have discovered that Quickoffice does support mounting quickoffice as a drive as does goodreader. Docs2Go does not support this feature. This is a nice way to get files in and out. The Mac will support WebDAV for the Mac filesystem as of Lion allowing programs like goodreader or readdledocs to connect to it.
--Sam

I viewed the Office2HD Help file and it seems to support table creation.
http://www.bytesquared.com/products/office/ipad/basic.asp?product=office2pro#ins ert_table
I will post back once I am able to edit a table.
Office2HD as mentioned elsewhere in this forum supports Google Docs.
It does also support WebDAV (mounting as an external drive.) The help file mentions that it now allows you to navigate using the cursor or arrow keys.

How do I run iCal 1.5 on an intel mac or fix iCal 2.0 webdav publishing?

I've been using iCal 1.5 (any version, 1.5.2, 1.5.5, etc) to publish to a zope server using webdav for a few years now. I just bought a new Mac Pro, and discovered that while iCal 2.0 still publishes using webdav, the zope server is no longer able to recognize the .ics file. (it still can perfectly with any .ics published via iCal 1.5)
If I export an iCal 2.0 calendar as an .ics file to my desktop and then manually ftp that up, the server recognizes that, so the problem lies somewhere in 2.0's webdav publishing process.
So, in short - is there a way to run iCal 1.5 on an intel mac, or to edit how iCal 2.0 publishes via webdav?
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Hi DaddyPaycheck,
Thanks for your helpful reply.
However, I'm still wondering if the SMC reset includes all other possible resets like PRAM and NVRAM or should I still try the option + command + P + R ? In other words, is it the ultimate complete reset you can do on an Intel Mac ?
It is just to know it the right way, because since the last SMC reset I described everything is stable and fast without any trouble whatsoever, so I prefer to leave things unaltered and be sure about the procedure when needed.
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