![]() 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. ExpanDrive 7 is an iterative upgrade, but a step back in several ways. There’s even shareable link support for services like Google Drive. 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. Despite a recent focus on eye candy, it’s what’s under the hood that makes the latest update worth a look. The question then becomes, has the software improved enough to justify buying an upgrade to the latest and greatest version, often on an annual basis? Such is the case with ExpanDrive, a venerable macOS utility that mounts cloud and network-attached storage in the Finder so you can more or less use them like locally-attached volumes. In which case, it is Google Drive that isn't the correct tool for the job, rather than MC.ExpanDrive 7 review: Number seven not all lucky for Mac cloud storage utilityīy the time an application reaches version 7.0, users anticipate fewer whiz-bang new features as developers focus on refining core functionality and required compatibility updates. Or maybe Google Drive is the real problem, and deliberately so. It does use read-ahead buffering which may solve the playback problems. So perhaps ExpanDrive could make playback work for you. If you plan to play huge files continuously it is better to Trial ExpanDrive before purchasing to make sure it meets your needs. If you hit that limit - your speed goes down regardless of the quality of your connection and it dissolves within specific set of time set by Google. However, we let you know that there are some rate API limitation when connecting to Google Drive set by Google. If I was to use ExpanDrive with Google Drive for storing and playing back large lossless music files, would ExpanDrive handle all the file buffering required to ensure continuous playback without pauses?ĮxpanDrive should handle that. On Thu, at 10:27 AM, "roderickgi"> wrote: ![]() I asked ExpanDrive about your issue, and learned something important. The drawback is that you need room to store all the files on the PC itself. Is there a reason you're using something other than the regular Google Drive app? That one actually synchronizes files from the local hard drive to the cloud, so instead of trying to load a file that is being streamed behind the scenes, you'd be loading a regular file from your local hard drive that just happens to be kept in sync via Google Drive. You may still get pauses between tracks as they load, but buffering pauses between tracks is better than in the middle of them. I'd try someone else's suggestion of memory playback first that is, buffering the entire file instead of just part of it. I'm imagining you don't really mean this- you probably mean without lots of pauses to fill the buffer, right? Buffering (pre-loading a bunch of data into memory so that playback can be kept going smoothly even as the loading of the rest of the data varies in speed) is actually the solution to the problem it sounds like you are having. ![]() Jim has a whole topic on this, following the issues with streaming services: Though, granted, with larger services like Google's Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive this is not really likely to happen, you just never know. Cloud storage providers could easily pull a Megaupload and suddenly discontinue/shutdown their services, then you'll lose your entire music collection unless you have a local backup. Same with using cloud storage for storing large music collections. Streaming services like this are pretty unreliable, they could be "here today, gone tomorrow". Tidal loses money every year so it's only a matter of time before they fold or another company like Apple buys them. That, and I don't think Tidal is here to stay for the long term. ![]() At least in my case, I'll never use a streaming service like Tidal to replace my personal music collection - I have stuff that Tidal doesn't even have in their catalog and likely never will. ![]()
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