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ExpanDrive 1.3.1
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November, 2009

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ExpanDrive 1.3.1

By Dan Frakes

Do you frequently access FTP or SFTP servers? ExpanDrive integrates FTP/SFTP access into the Finder.

The only time you'll notice these MacFUSE underpinnings is the first time you launch ExpanDrive: You'll see a dialog asking for permission to install the latest version of MacFUSE; if you have a previous version installed, you'll instead be asked to ...

Product:ExpanDrive 1.3.1RatingCompanyMagnetkPrice as rated$29OS compatibilityMac OS X 10.4 or laterProcessor compatibilityUniversalRelated Networking ArticlesMigrate data from PC to MacZenoss Core sysadmin tool adds native Mac OS X...

November, 2008

Rating

80

macworld.com
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ExpanDrive 1.3.1 review

By Dan Frakes

Add a Finder-style FTP utility to your Mac OS X desktop - ExpanDrive 1.3.1 allows you to do just that, and does it with such style you'll not realise its a separate utility. We take a look.

Access servers using standard Finder actions, no Finder freezes

Can't perform actions that rely on Mac metadata

The Finder in Mac OS X has always offered support for FTP, letting you work with FTP servers in the Finder as if they were any other file server. Except that it doesn't work. Never has. You may be able to connect to a server and copy files from it to ...

One alternative is Magnetk's ExpanDrive, which takes advantage of MacFUSE, a Mac version of FUSE (Filesystem in User Space), which lets you implement support for a new filesystem - such as FTP or SFTP - within Mac OS X. In ExpanDrive's Drive...

February, 2009

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80

macworld.co.uk

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