UW-Madison Box accounts are eligible to use FTP, which is useful for the bulk migration of data. The following article contains general instructions on setting up an FTP client for use with Box: Using Box with FTPS

If you need to preserve the original file creation and modification timestamps, please see: FTP: How Can I Preserve Original Created/Modified Times?.

For more information about timestamps in Box, see: Understanding Box File Timestamps.

Note: Un-encrypted FTP access to UW-Madison Box is not enabled. You must use an encrypted connection (FTPS or FTPES) to access your account.

And you will need to setup an external password to use FTP. For more information, click here.