Hello,

I am using STATA 14 and am trying to access a .dta file stored in Box Drive. I am new to using STATA with cloud-based files and have some basic beginnner questions.

Using the finder I found that the file path for the file I want is:

"/Users/mycomputer/Box/file.dta"

But when I try to run the following command, it takes forever to open the file. (I haven't had the patience to see how long it exactly takes, but force quit after about 10 minutes:

use "/Users/mycomputer/Box/file.dta", clear

Do I need to do something differently when accessing cloud-based files? For example, should I have my version of STATA saved on Box Drive as well?

Thanks!

-Sarah