WebDrive
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Main window of the German version |
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| Maintainer | Dirk Simonis, MECO system house |
| developer | South River Technologies |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| Current version | v2018 |
| operating system | Microsoft Windows and macOS |
| category | Data exchange |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| https://webdrive.com/ | |
WebDrive is software available for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems , which allows the user to integrate drives available over the network into the familiar working environment. This is achieved by displaying the server storage space in the case of Microsoft Windows as a drive letter and in the case of macOS as an additional volume in the system.
The following server types are currently supported:
- Box.com
- Amazon cloud services
- Amazon S3
- Dropbox
- Group Drive
- SharePoint / Office 365
- OneDrive
- FTPS (FTP over SSL)
- SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
- HTTP / S
- WebDAV / S
history
The first release of the software from the manufacturer South River Technologies dates back to 1997 and was the first and only product of its kind under Windows 95 at the time. The current version 11.0 is available in both a 32-bit and a native 64-bit version for the Windows platform available. In addition to the original English version, there are localizations in German, French and Japanese.
realization
WebDrive is based on Microsoft's TCP / IP stack and links a server connection with a virtual, local drive letter. The establishment of a new connection is supported by an easy-to-understand wizard. By converting the connection as a local drive, the server connections are also available in MS-DOS prompts and thus also all DOS-based programs. Users have intuitive access to the server data and there is no need to familiarize themselves with classic client software.
Unattended installation of the software is fully supported. The configuration data is stored in the Windows registry , which in large environments allows the solution to be automatically distributed to desktop workstations using, for example, group policies.