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1. #ICEDRIVE DEALS INSTALL#
2. #ICEDRIVE DEALS PORTABLE#
3. #ICEDRIVE DEALS SOFTWARE#
4. #ICEDRIVE DEALS PC#
5. #ICEDRIVE DEALS WINDOWS#

So far, IceDrive has proved itself as worthy cloud storage service with an emphasis clearly placed on ease of use alongside the provision of some very good virtual drive mounting software.

#ICEDRIVE DEALS SOFTWARE#

This is possible thanks to the smart desktop software which makes use of local cache storage and allows any applications to work like they would with locally stored files with the synchronisation between the device and the cloud done in the background.

#ICEDRIVE DEALS WINDOWS#

This means, in addition to providing cloud storage, IceDrive can also be used as a form of folder synchronisation between multiple devices with the desktop software or smartphone apps installed.įiles stored within the IceDrive cloud can also be used directly within Windows apps (such as Microsoft Office) directly from the virtual drive within Windows.

Once any files or folders have been added to the IceDrive cloud, they will immediately become available for use on all connected devices. Uploading files or folders to the service is straightforward and as simple as dragging and dropping items into the mounted drive or directly over the relevant folder on the IceDrive web console.

#ICEDRIVE DEALS PC#

Once an account has been created and the necessary desktop software installed, IceDrive can easily be used via both the web browser interface or from a local PC via the virtual drive. Once complete, this will then create the virtual drive within windows and automatically synchronise it with the IceDrive cloud drive. If we start by looking at the settings page within the app then we can will see options for configuring the device cache as well as which drive letter we want to assign to the cloud storage within Windows.Īfter selecting a drive letter for use within Windows and saving these settings, we can finally mount the storage as a virtual drive from the home screen by clicking on the “Mount Drive” button. At the end of the installation process, however, the software does request a reboot which isn’t seen very often on such software anymore.Īfter the restart (and of course logging back in to the service) the drive mounting software will be ready to use.

#ICEDRIVE DEALS INSTALL#

Once downloaded and running, I found the install ran smoothly and with the download itself only measuring approximately 13MB overall, the whole process was completed very quickly on my own device. The installer for this software can be downloaded from the apps page again.

The other application which can be downloaded form IceDrive is the main desktop software application which contains, amongst other things, the virtual drive mounting functionality. The big advantage to such an app is that any files being worked on (or streamed) can take advantage of local cache storage, this means as files are opened within other applications (for example Microsoft Word) they should behave like any other locally stored file despite being stored remotely on the cloud. Once logged in to the IceDrive service, it becomes clear that this app resembles the web interface in many ways and (from what I can see) has much the same functionality on offer. It is important to note that we don’t actually install anything on the device here, so you will need to keep the “.exe” file somewhere convenient from which it can be run from when required.

#ICEDRIVE DEALS PORTABLE#

Once downloaded and running, the portable software will immediately load up and ask for a login to the IceDrive account before it can be used. This means that whilst any files might still be stored on the cloud, thanks to this app they can be accessed with ease on the local PC in question (for example, via drag and drop) and any media files being used can be streamed from the cloud without the need to download them first. To start off I am going to look at the IceDrive portable app first, an app which acts in much the same way as the web interface does, albeit a piece of software running locally on a PC. From here we can grab the installer for the Windows drive mounting software as well as the portable app which acts as a locally run application for providing access to the cloud storage without the need to install any software (this portable app is also available for MacOS and Linux users and is ideal for being kept on a flash drive for times when it might be required). Once a new IceDrive account has been created, the IceDrive desktop software can be downloaded using the menu found towards the top right of the service dashboard page (under the “Apps” link).