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forum threadRayz321 posted Today 05:37 PM
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Mountain Duck 5 Black Friday Sale $15

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Mountain Duck lets you mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows. Open remote files with any application and work like on a local volume.
I use Mountain Duck all the time for mounting webdav, s3, and Google Drive to my file system. For me it's much nicer than the clucky web UIs many sites offer. It mostly works well but could be a little slow. I bought v4 a few years back but the v5 trial has been so much better due to the native integration into MacOS. They offered a small discount to upgrade but this is a much better deal!

PS: There are other tools for sale on this deal but Mountain Duck 5 is the main one.


Here's the release notes for v5: https://mountainduck.io/changelog/pr/5.0/
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Mountain Duck 5 released for Mac and Windows with new Integrated Connect Mode
Bern, 19 Aug, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of Mountain Duck 5 – the premier choice to mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows.
Version 5 is a solid major upgrade with new features and enhancements, including a new Integrated Connect Mode, storage-independent file versioning support, and SMB connections.
New Integrated Connect Mode
Mountain Duck 5 introduces a future-proof Integrated Connect Mode that leverages native APIs on Windows and macOS to seamlessly integrate cloud storage directly into the file explorer. This eliminates the need for device driver installation or network mount, providing a sync experience similar to OneDrive on Windows or iCloud Drive on macOS with any cloud storage provider of your choice. The connect mode delivers significantly faster file write performance and file operations that match the speed of local disk operations, while local storage is efficiently managed by the operating system. Files appear as a regular folder on disk rather than a remote volume, ensuring full offline accessibility and compatibility with all applications.
The enhanced user experience includes familiar file management controls directly within Finder and Windows Explorer, allowing users to easily select files to keep offline, remove cached data, or exclude items from synchronization. Visual indicators provide instant feedback on synchronization status through additional icons displayed next to filenames. Real-time progress is shown during file transfers with progress bars over file icons and circular progress indicators, giving users complete visibility into upload and download operations. The integration extends to system search capabilities, enabling Windows Search and macOS Spotlight to index and search synchronized files seamlessly.
Custom Versioning
Mountain Duck 5 introduces storage-independent versioning support, enabling version history for protocols that don't natively support versioning. This feature provides a unified versioning experience across all connection types, ensuring your files are protected with version history regardless of the underlying storage protocol. It helps users to safeguard against potential file loss by stashing changes to a file in a versioned folder on the server.
SMB Protocol Support
Mountain Duck 5 expands its protocol support with the addition of SMB (Server Message Block), enabling seamless connectivity to Windows file shares and network-attached storage (NAS) devices. This complements the existing comprehensive protocol support that allows connections to virtually any server, ensuring Mountain Duck remains the most versatile file mounting solution available for both personal, educational, and enterprise environments.
Activity Panel for Background Synchronization
The new Activity Panel gives users complete visibility and control over their background synchronization operations. Track the progress of file uploads and downloads in real-time and easily cancel operations when needed. This powerful feature ensures users always know the status of their file synchronization, providing transparency and control over data transfers between local storage and cloud services.
About Mountain Duck
Mountain Duck 5, combined with any cloud storage, is a viable, more secure solution to synchronize access to documents on multiple computers and users. With Smart Synchronization, files are synchronized to the local disk when opened to allow offline usage and changes are uploaded in the background as soon as a connection is available. Encryption for data at rest using Cryptomator interoperable vaults prevent unauthorized access regardless of the server or cloud storage infrastructure. Based on the solid open source foundation of Cyberduck, all major protocols are supported to connect to just about any server you want.


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Mountain Duck lets you mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows. Open remote files with any application and work like on a local volume.
I use Mountain Duck all the time for mounting webdav, s3, and Google Drive to my file system. For me it's much nicer than the clucky web UIs many sites offer. It mostly works well but could be a little slow. I bought v4 a few years back but the v5 trial has been so much better due to the native integration into MacOS. They offered a small discount to upgrade but this is a much better deal!

PS: There are other tools for sale on this deal but Mountain Duck 5 is the main one.


Here's the release notes for v5: https://mountainduck.io/changelog/pr/5.0/
Quote :
Mountain Duck 5 released for Mac and Windows with new Integrated Connect Mode
Bern, 19 Aug, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of Mountain Duck 5 – the premier choice to mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows.
Version 5 is a solid major upgrade with new features and enhancements, including a new Integrated Connect Mode, storage-independent file versioning support, and SMB connections.
New Integrated Connect Mode
Mountain Duck 5 introduces a future-proof Integrated Connect Mode that leverages native APIs on Windows and macOS to seamlessly integrate cloud storage directly into the file explorer. This eliminates the need for device driver installation or network mount, providing a sync experience similar to OneDrive on Windows or iCloud Drive on macOS with any cloud storage provider of your choice. The connect mode delivers significantly faster file write performance and file operations that match the speed of local disk operations, while local storage is efficiently managed by the operating system. Files appear as a regular folder on disk rather than a remote volume, ensuring full offline accessibility and compatibility with all applications.
The enhanced user experience includes familiar file management controls directly within Finder and Windows Explorer, allowing users to easily select files to keep offline, remove cached data, or exclude items from synchronization. Visual indicators provide instant feedback on synchronization status through additional icons displayed next to filenames. Real-time progress is shown during file transfers with progress bars over file icons and circular progress indicators, giving users complete visibility into upload and download operations. The integration extends to system search capabilities, enabling Windows Search and macOS Spotlight to index and search synchronized files seamlessly.
Custom Versioning
Mountain Duck 5 introduces storage-independent versioning support, enabling version history for protocols that don't natively support versioning. This feature provides a unified versioning experience across all connection types, ensuring your files are protected with version history regardless of the underlying storage protocol. It helps users to safeguard against potential file loss by stashing changes to a file in a versioned folder on the server.
SMB Protocol Support
Mountain Duck 5 expands its protocol support with the addition of SMB (Server Message Block), enabling seamless connectivity to Windows file shares and network-attached storage (NAS) devices. This complements the existing comprehensive protocol support that allows connections to virtually any server, ensuring Mountain Duck remains the most versatile file mounting solution available for both personal, educational, and enterprise environments.
Activity Panel for Background Synchronization
The new Activity Panel gives users complete visibility and control over their background synchronization operations. Track the progress of file uploads and downloads in real-time and easily cancel operations when needed. This powerful feature ensures users always know the status of their file synchronization, providing transparency and control over data transfers between local storage and cloud services.
About Mountain Duck
Mountain Duck 5, combined with any cloud storage, is a viable, more secure solution to synchronize access to documents on multiple computers and users. With Smart Synchronization, files are synchronized to the local disk when opened to allow offline usage and changes are uploaded in the background as soon as a connection is available. Encryption for data at rest using Cryptomator interoperable vaults prevent unauthorized access regardless of the server or cloud storage infrastructure. Based on the solid open source foundation of Cyberduck, all major protocols are supported to connect to just about any server you want.


https://bundlehunt.com/

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Today 05:47 PM
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cbkcc1Today 05:47 PM
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might want to tell us what the duck it does
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Today 06:05 PM
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Rayz321
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Quote from cbkcc1 :
might want to tell us what the duck it does
Good point. Added!
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jtree1Today 06:12 PM
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How does this improve the functioning of Google Drive? Currently, Google Drive shows up as a G Drive on my computer just like any local drive. What would this device change for Google Drive?

For Apple iCloud Drive, it shows up as a local folder as well. How would this device change the functioning of iCloud Drive?
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Rayz321
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Quote from jtree1 :
How does this improve the functioning of Google Drive? Currently, Google Drive shows up as a G Drive on my computer just like any local drive. What would this device change for Google Drive?

For Apple iCloud Drive, it shows up as a local folder as well. How would this device change the functioning of iCloud Drive?
If you only use Google Drive or iCloud Drive I wouldn't recommend this tool. Where it shines is that I can easily access all of the places files are stored. So I have multiple Google Drive accounts and a webDAV and some S3 buckets.
You can basically have unlimited storage on your device for $0.006 per gb/month with a tutorial like this: https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cl...ckblaze-b2

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