My internet connection is fantastic, never gives me problems, and as I re-tried this a number of times, I am sure it isn't my internet. It partly worked, but there were files missing on my local drive that exist on my OneDrive, and some of the larger files only partly came over - they were different sizes! Next step was to try a simple copy from the OneDrive to a local drive - this worked for 95% of files, but gave errors for about 5%. Then "Jeff" contacted me to ask if I was happy, I explained my problems, he started to help but then he got bored very quickly after a single email. I had problems, see below, and somebody called Valery started to support me, but she (he?) got bored after 2 conversations and wouldn't answer. When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that. Reviewers felt that WinSCP meets the needs of their business better than ExpanDrive. However, reviewers preferred doing business with ExpanDrive overall. I purchased this so I could sync my OneDrive with Linux. When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found WinSCP easier to use, set up, and administer. Just didn't work, and now they've gone silent. It helps to make us hassle-free of opening a browser and log in to cloud storage for downloading or uploading some files. I've additionally had to go to the trouble of blocking my card and replacing it to prevent further fraudulent transactions by this company. Expandrive is an application that allows users to mount the cloud storage drives directly on Windows, macOS, and Linux just like the local drives. In the meantime the issue has been passed on to my bank's fraud department with the intent of reversing the charge. Initially they were responsive, though ultimately only offered to "forward my issue to the relevant department" almost 5 months later I'm still trying to recover my money and cancel any kind of subscription they may have set up without my permission with no success. I've tried contacting the company many, many times through their online chat, and via email. The issue I have had is that despite specifically NOT signing up for their annual licencing scheme, they proceeded to charge me again on the one year anniversary of the one-off purchase. Long-time Mac storage utility maker ExpanDrive has launched StrongSync, a $50 utility that… sort of does what ExpanDrive already does? Like its big brother, StrongSync allows you to view cloud storage services as if they were hard drives mounted on your Mac.įor storage providers the alternative to using kernel extensions is macOS Big Sur’s File Provider framework.Purchased Strongsync from this company around 18 months ago as a one off purchase The product has never quite worked correctly, but with workarounds has been adequate. Performance depends on your internet subscription. There is some feature overlap between the two apps, so if you already own ExpanDrive, you can continue using it to access. This framework basically allows third-party apps to provide a bridge between the Mac’s filesystem and their cloud-storage providers of choice. ExpanDrive is a must for anyone with a good internet speed This software allows us to use Google Drive, One Drive, and a large number of other services, just as if it were a drive added to our computer. Strongsync is made by the company that also makes ExpanDrive. What this means for you: files get downloaded and open when you need them. They don't suck up any free space while not in use. Strongsync support Sharepoint, OneDrive for Business, Google Drive and Google Workspace, Box with more clouds (Dropbox!) coming soon.Īmazon S3 Apple File System (APFS) Apple M1 Cloud Dropbox ExpanDrive File Provider Extensions Google Drive Mac Mac App macOS 11.0 Big Sur Microsoft OneDrive S3 Pro StrongSync It is fast as if it was local, because it's all on your SSD - not network drive or kernel extension. I have actually tested StrongSync against a WedDAV server. It's essentially using a new File Provider API that was supposed to come out in 10.15 but was dropped during the beta cycle. My understanding is the API is still unsupported and Apple aren't providing any code examples ate this point.
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