Box Sync
E292748
Box Sync is a desktop application by Box that synchronizes files between a user's computer and their Box cloud storage account for offline access and automatic updates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Box Sync canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2716798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Box Sync Context triple: [Box, hasProduct, Box Sync]
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A.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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B.
Zoho WorkDrive
Zoho WorkDrive is a cloud-based file storage, collaboration, and team content management platform offered by Zoho.
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C.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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D.
Filestore
Filestore is a managed network file storage service on Google Cloud that provides scalable, high-performance file systems for applications running in the cloud.
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E.
iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Box Sync Target entity description: Box Sync is a desktop application by Box that synchronizes files between a user's computer and their Box cloud storage account for offline access and automatic updates.
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A.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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B.
Zoho WorkDrive
Zoho WorkDrive is a cloud-based file storage, collaboration, and team content management platform offered by Zoho.
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C.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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D.
Filestore
Filestore is a managed network file storage service on Google Cloud that provides scalable, high-performance file systems for applications running in the cloud.
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E.
iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop application
ⓘ
file synchronization software ⓘ |
| brand | Box ⓘ |
| category |
collaboration software
ⓘ
productivity software ⓘ |
| companyProduct | Box ⓘ |
| dataStorageLocation |
Box cloud servers
ⓘ
local file system ⓘ |
| dataTransferProtocol | encrypted connection ⓘ |
| developer | Box, Inc. ⓘ |
| developerLocation | Redwood City, California ⓘ |
| distributionModel | software as a service client ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic updates of changed files
ⓘ
background synchronization ⓘ conflict detection for file versions ⓘ integration with desktop file system ⓘ offline access to Box files ⓘ selective folder sync ⓘ support for multiple file types ⓘ two-way file synchronization ⓘ |
| function | synchronize files between a computer and a Box cloud storage account ⓘ |
| integration | Box web service backend ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| networkRequirement | internet connection for synchronization ⓘ |
| offlineCapability | view and edit synced files without internet ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
macOS ⓘ |
| platform | desktop ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Box Drive ⓘ |
| requiresAccount | Box account ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
respect of Box file permissions
ⓘ
support for Box access controls ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | cloud storage client ⓘ |
| status | legacy product ⓘ |
| supports |
synchronization of files
ⓘ
synchronization of folders ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication | Box account credentials ⓘ |
| synchronizationDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| synchronizationTrigger |
file changes in Box cloud account
ⓘ
file changes on local machine ⓘ |
| targetUser |
business users
ⓘ
enterprise customers ⓘ individual Box users ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | automatic software updates ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| usesService | Box cloud storage ⓘ |
| website | https://www.box.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Box Sync Description of subject: Box Sync is a desktop application by Box that synchronizes files between a user's computer and their Box cloud storage account for offline access and automatic updates.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.