Last but not least, support for Azure Storage, Nextcloud (a fork of Owncloud), and Wasabi services have been added, but the biggest news isn’t even for Mac: ExpanDrive 7 now works with Ubuntu, Mint, CentOS, Redhat, and other Linux flavors, noteworthy after cloud storage provider Dropbox abandoned most support last year. Offline sync allows ExpanDrive 7 users to save certain files or folders for those times when internet connectivity is poor, while making everything else only a click away at all times. Microsoft Office fans can also rejoice, because ExpanDrive finally respects lock files, allowing read-only access for all but the person currently editing a document. Everything else stays in the cloud, available anytime while taking up little or no space. The most useful new feature is offline sync, allowing important files and folders to be saved locally for when internet connectivity is spotty or absent. When that happens, there’s no way to disable it, short of force quitting and manually removing the offending service from a preference file. That may not sound like a big deal until a connection becomes unresponsive due to spotty internet or service outage. Once a connection is mounted, for example, there’s no way to edit it without unmounting. ![]() There’s even shareable link support for services like Google Drive.ĮxpanDrive 7 is an iterative upgrade, but a step back in several ways. ![]() The revamped user interface introduced a built-in file browser allowing users to view, download, rename, move, or delete without mounting services in the Finder. New look, new problemsĮxpanDrive 6 ditched the traditional compact user interface in favor of a free-floating, expandable window opened by clicking a familiar menu bar icon that clutters the top of your screen. The built-in file browser in ExpanDrive 7 makes it a snap to use multiple cloud or network-attached volumes without mounting them on the desktop.
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