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ExpanDrive
ExpanDrive 2.3.1
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Access remote files over SSH/SFTP in Finder.   Demo ($39.95)
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    ExpanDrive, Inc
ExpanDrive acts just like a USB drive plugged into your Mac. Open, edit, and save files to remote computers from within your favorite programs-even when they are on a server half a world away. ExpanDrive enhances every single application on your computer by transparently connecting it to remote data.
What's New
Version 2.3.1: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later



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ExpanDrive User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 2.x:
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Your rating: Now say why...
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+1

+50

Noivad reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
I got this when it was half price a few weeks back. I do not think it is worth the full $40 price because it only mounts (S)FTP volumes. But for $20 it is worth saving the hassle of bending over backwards to do quick file transfers.

What is sweet is that I can now run a CarbonCopyCloner scheduled backup automatically whenever I mount the drive. Before I had to set up an rsync.

I would probably chose Transmit over ExpanDrive if I still bought Transmit. (I don’t buy upgrades to transmit because I now use Coda which is also from Panic Inc.) But for $20 it was an okay buy. I would easily give this app 5 stars if it was more reasonably priced in the $10–$20 ballpark.
[Version 2.3.1]


burypromote
+1

+29

Mtin79 reviewed on 12 Jan 2012
Really great tool. Works as advertised.

Unfortunatelly i didn`t realize that in the latest "transmit" -app version from panic the feature to mount (s)ftp/.. as disks in the finder is already built in, which i own too.
[Version 2.3.1]

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burypromote

+13
Calmeforet replied on 10 Apr 2012
Your last sentence is incomprehensible...
burypromote

+29
Mtin79 replied on 10 Apr 2012
@Calmeforet
you`re right. not sure if i was drunk or if there was an automatic word replacement due to special characters. anyway ...
the "transmit" application from the company panic provides the feature to mount ftp accounts as disks too.
i only discovered this, after i bought expanddrive. although i was using transmit long before.
( i am sorry but english isn`t my native language :-)
burypromote
+1

+1

Jeff1980 reviewed on 18 Oct 2011
ExpanDrive works just great - i'm working with Lightroom and normaly you are not allowed to open catalogues on a network drive. With ExpanDrive an can now open catalogues that are saved on my NAS.
[Version 2.3.1]


burypromote
+1

+26

Mkay reviewed on 02 Oct 2011
indispensable app when you need to rely on sshfs connections.
I love it.
[Version 2.3.1]


burypromote

+6

Grandlepton reviewed on 20 Aug 2011
n my case it works fine under 10.7.1 Lion, while OSX Fuse 2.3.2 + MacFusion 2.0.4 fails to read/write files via sshfs. The latter could mount the volume, but many operations did not work. I will buy Expandrive if OSX Fuse / MacFusion do not fix the issues in 30 days.
[Version 2.3.0]


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Doraess reviewed on 22 Dec 2010
I have 2.1.2 version paid with Snow Leopard 10.6.5. I can connect quickly with my ftp drives at home (via wan), but I receive "data connection failed" when I try to connect from my office. ¿Is there any parameter or configuration to be done?
[Version 2.1.2]

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+4
Otto_m replied on 02 Jan 2011
I'm glad it works for you, but I should have put my money elsewhere. V1.3 was good, but it's more than two years that OS X is 64-bit, and I still get this error message:

"Unfortunately a kernel extension that ExpanDrive depends on, MacFUSE, has not yet been built for Snow Leopard in 64-bit kernel mode. ExpanDrive continues to work in 32-bit kernel mode. We're working on fixing MacFUSE for 64-bit kernel mode, but we do not yet have a timeline on when this will be done. Feel free to email support@expandrive.com if you have any questions"

On the other hand, there is Mac FUSE 2.1.7 that works flawlessly with MacFusion in 64-bit, and it's FREE!
burypromote

+5
Expandrive (developer) commented on 19 Oct 2010
Unfortunately it's Finder, not ExpanDrive that is the one that keeps asking you if you want to replace the file. We have no control over that. Regarding the speed, that shouldn't' be the case - please send an email to support@expandrive.com and we'll help out.

-Jeff
[Version 2.1.1]


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+23
Bordsenius commented on 15 Oct 2010
I've tried this for a while. The idea is good, but there are a few issues that stop me from using the software.

- Every time you want to replace a file with another one you get a dialogue saying "do you really want to do this". Usually this can be disabled in other ftp-clients. It's really annoying if you transfer a lot of files.

But the worst part is that it is unbelievably slow. All other ftp-clients I use are 10 -50 times faster. Expandrive makes a 15Mbit line feel like a 28.8 k modem.
[Version 2.1.1]


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+2

+2

Mbonanno reviewed on 21 Jun 2010
Currently works with 10.6.4 and my Linux SSH file server. Latest Beta's of MacFuse and Macfusion do not. Worth the $30, just because they seem to keep up with Apples updates. Macfusion might work within a month, or a day, or it might never work with 10.6.4., you just never know.
[Version 2.1.1]


burypromote
+2

+20
Thomasgrr commented on 12 Jun 2010
Great utility. The developers were quick to fix the PPC incompatibility, recently introduced in version 2.1.0.
[Version 2.1.1]


burypromote

-15
Clarusad had trouble on 14 Apr 2011
still not supporting some provider as free.fr, i suppose...
[Version 2.2.2]


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-1

-1
Korim had trouble on 21 May 2008
It seems that all drives created by ExpanDrive are not showing up into ForkLift.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24467/forklift

Please let me know if it works for you or not. I am not sure on which side it has to be fixed (ForkLift or ExpanDrive), so I am posting this issue also there.

Thanks.

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On Mac OS X 10.5.2, ExpanDrive 1.2.1, ForkLift 1.5.2
[Version 1.2.1]




Alexander_796001fb rated on 09 May 2012

[Version 2.3.1]




mmiglio rated on 23 Nov 2011

[Version 2.3.1]




Pablo_e_duque rated on 19 Oct 2011

[Version 2.3.1]




Jonniva rated on 18 Oct 2011

[Version 2.3.1]




Johnaddy rated on 18 Oct 2011

[Version 2.3.1]


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Date:28 Sep 2011
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