NetDrive
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 NetDrive™ | |
| Original author(s) | MacroData Inc. |
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| Initial release | 2006 |
| Stable release | v1.1.0.1
/ June 29, 2010 |
| Operating system | Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 |
| Available in | English / Korean |
| Type | Network-related software / FTP Client / WEBDAV Client |
| License | Proprietary (Free for noncommercial home use / Commercial) |
| Website | http://www.netdrive.net |
NetDrive is a FTP and WEBDAV client software produced by MacroData Inc. for Microsoft Windows, first launched in 2006. The latest version of software is 1.1.0.1.[1] [2] The software is currently compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. Since release 1.1, NetDrive is compatible with 64bit Windows.
A different product under the same name, Novell Netdrive [3], was created by Novell Networks. It's an abandonware and it is no longer available from Novell.
Features
NetDrive enables users to manage files on FTP or WebDAV server installed remote systems like a local hard drive. With the software a user can mount remote server over FTP/FTPS(using SSL)/SFTP(using SSH)/WEBDAV/WEBDAV SSL to a computer's local drive, transfer and manage files by a simple drag-and-drop, and run files such as executable file, multimedia file, etc. without having to download the full file.
The key features include:
- Mapping FTP/WEBDAV servers as local drive
- Full integration with Windows Explorer
- Multiple server access
- Mounting FTP and WEBDAV subdirectory
- Automatic drive mount on system startup
- File execution without full download (especially music and video files)
- Support for secure file transmission(SSL/SSH)
- Integration with other applications by SDK(Software Development Kit)
Licensing
The full-featured NetDrive is available, free of charge, for non-commercial home use. Commercial and educational use requires a software license to be purchased.