Creating a New Virtual Folder in Arcus
In Arcus, you can create a virtual folder that references a cloud storage location. Similar to a Windows shortcut, a virtual folder is only an alias for the real folder. When you create a virtual folder, you do not have to give it the same name as the folder it references. You cannot change the name of a virtual folder, but you can delete the virtual folder and then re-create it with a new name.
To create a new Virtual folder
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In the left pane, click the folder in which you want to add a virtual subfolder, then do one of the following:
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Right-click the folder, and then click New Virtual Folder.
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On the toolbar, click the New Virtual Folder icon
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On the main menu, click Configuration >New Virtual Folder.
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In the Alias box, type a name for the folder. For example, type Shared.
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In the Type box, specify Cloud Storage.
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In the Target box, specify the target folder by typing the path. For cloud storage, provide the URL and/or folder ID. Please refer to Defining a Connection Profile for details.
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In the Connection profile box, click the down arrow to select a Connection profile, if there is one defined.
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In the Cloud Provider box, click the down arrow to specify Amazon S3, Amazon S3-compatible, Azure blob storage, or Azure Data Lake Storage gen 2. then configure the Connection Details accordingly.
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For Proxy and Advanced configuration, refer to Defining a Proxy and Specifying Advanced Transfer Options.
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Click OK. The new virtual folder appears in the tree with the name that you typed in the Alias box, plus "Virtual" and the full path. For example:
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Alias = name of folder
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Type= S3\Azure\CP (Connection Profile)
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Info = short details of Storage or Connection Profile name
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Target - relative path on Storage.
The New Virtual Folder dialog box appears.
Shared - Virtual (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\).
For cloud storage, the VFS name appears as "Alias - Virtual(Type://Info/Target)", where:
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