BackupChain DriveMaker

BackupChain DriveMaker is a remote server access tool that supports different connection types, enables command-line support for file access on remote locations, lets you synchronize directories, and, most notably, performs server mapping to a virtual drive location from your machine.

This desktop program is a lightweight solution that lets you pick which local virtual drive you want to map your server to.

After BackupChain DriveMaker's installation, you can add multiple instances with the dedicated command. For each new connection, you can perform basic or advanced configurations, and auto-sync enabling.

In the basic mode, BackupChain DriveMaker requires a profile name for your new connection instance, and the server type (FTP, FTPS, SFTP, or S3 and compatible models), site address, connection port, and user credentials.

Also, as indicated by the mapping to drive feature, to browse through, manage, and filter your server's files, you must choose which local driver you want to map the new server connection to. This allows you to open and see your files locally, in the specified partition (e.g., D:\).

Sometimes, due to client-side restrictions (e.g., firewall or antivirus protection), a connection to a remote server can't be established. For these situations, BackupChain DriveMaker lets you for Passive mode (an association that runs on 2 channels, authentication and data transfer, with a client connecting to an available port, signaled by the remote server).

In the advanced settings area, you can define your internal local port, the maximum file size allowance on a connection, the enabling of client-side encryption, or the transmission and connection timeout.

Plus, there are setting for picking the user-preferred server charset encoding and the number of requests per second that the connection allows.

You can match the server's timezone to your local configuration.

The program is suitable for directory sync between the host and the remote instance. Plus, on top of this, instead of replacing an older version of a file with a newer one (and deleting the old file), the tool offers the option to automatically rename the old file with an added suffix and upload its newer version in the same location.

This option is particularly useful for smarter and easier data synchronization processes, with version control management.