WebDrive
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Original author(s) | John C. Glavin[1] |
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Developer(s) | South River Technologies (originally Riverfront Software) |
Initial release | December 31, 1997 |
Stable release | 11.0[2] / February 1, 2013 |
Operating system | Windows, OS X, Android and iOS |
Available in | English |
License | Proprietary |
Website | http://www.webdrive.com/products/webdrive/ |
WebDrive is a drive mapping utility that uses open FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV protocols[3] to access remote file servers, and proprietary or vendor-specific Amazon S3,[4] Google Drive, Dropbox,[5] FrontPage[6] and GroupDrive (also by South River Technologies) protocols to access those types of servers as well. WebDrive's features are:
- Data transfer by drag and drop files in Windows Explorer
- Able to execute .exe files including video and audio files
- Able to run WebDrive as a system service when Windows starts
- Mounts drive automatically on system start
- Supports open FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV protocols and proprietary or vendor-specific Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, FrontPage and GroupDrive
- Native support for Windows, OS X, Android and iOS operating systems (the program was originally Windows-only)
History and Use
Though associated with traditional FTP protocols, WebDrive has had a long history of being considered a unique type of FTP client because it made remote folders look like part of the native operating system's file manager rather than display a "two pane" view (a.k.a. an "orthodox file manager") used by most FTP clients.[6][7] Its publisher claims over 5 million installations today[8] and it remains a popular utility on college campuses[9][10][11] and similar organizations with "casual" file transfer needs, but competing file transfer software with similar drive mapping capabilities has appeared in recent years.[12]
A Mac edition was introduced in September 2009[13] and mobile editions for the iOS and Android were introduced in November 2013 and March 2014 respectively.[14][15]
Through at least 2002 Novell rebranded an earlier version of WebDrive as NetDrive and also added iFolder transfer support to its rebranded edition.[16]
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