It's perfect if you are the only person uploading files to the ftp - if not you have to be a little more careful. It uses a variety of mechanisms and options to decide when a cached file needs to be re-downloaded. Boy was I wrong.įirst of all, ftpes support in Beyond Compare is currently buggy, whereas WebDrive seems flawless.īut more important was the unexpected utility of the cache system in WebDrive.īasically, WebDrive maintains a local cache on your hard drive of files on the ftp server. So I thought that I wouldn't have much use for WebDrive after that. After i purchased WebDrive a new version of Beyond Compare came out with built-in ftpes support. I want to mention one of the most pleasantly surprising aspects of the program. You can map multiple ftp servers to different drives, use proxies. WebDrive has a lot of options, a big user manual, tons of features, commandline support, and other stuff that experts may care about - but most importantly is that it works straight out of the box with no tweaking required. WebDrive allows me to use this file comparison tool to compare and transfer changed files with ftp server in a completely transparent way, and was the only tool I found that could do the job well. Not using encryption was not an option, so I was desperate for a way to interface my existing tools with the ftp server in a secure manner. WebDrive does support FTPES as well as SFTP and others. Although the comparison tool I use supports connecting to ftp sites directly, it does not support FTPES, a more advanced encrypted ftp protocol. I came across it while looking for a way to use a file/folder comparison tool (Beyond Compare) with an ftp server. This is a program that will only appeal to a small number of people with specific needs for interfacing to an ftp site, but it is an incredibly sophisticated and well-designed application, which can be a life saver if you have a use for it. This let's you use any program on your PC that works with local files work with your ftp sites even if they are not internet-enabled. WebDrive is system utility which allows you to connect to an ftp server and map it to look like a local drive on your PC.
Webdrive slow full#
I have no relationship to company I purchased a full price version of the program.
Webdrive slow update#
$59 with 1 year of free updates multi-year update plan available Yes, fully functional but nag and expiration One year of updates is included in purchase. Very good documentation (pdf guides, manual, tutorials)