Xdrive (website)
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Xdrive was an online storage company based in the United States
. Its key feature was a desktop client which integrated Windows Explorer with the user's Xdrive account. By default, the drive letter mapping was "X:". Early versions of the desktop client were based on WebDrive
from South River Technologies. Xdrive was acquired by AOL
on August 3, 2005 and provided as a service which allowed users to back up their files over the Internet. It offered a free 5 GB
account (free online storage) to anyone with an AOL screenname. Xdrive also provided remote backup services and 50GB of storage for a $9.95 per month fee.
In July 2008, it was reported that AOL would sell or close Xdrive along with several other personal media properties. The story was ultimately confirmed by sources within AOL who also asserted that affected users would be offered options for preserving their data. AOL closed Xdrive on January 12, 2009.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its key feature was a desktop client which integrated Windows Explorer with the user's Xdrive account. By default, the drive letter mapping was "X:". Early versions of the desktop client were based on WebDrive
WebDrive
WebDrive is an FTP client developed by South River Technologies. The latest version of the software is 10.00. Webdrive integrates WebDAV, FTP, Amazon S3 or SFTP so that linked server resources function as a mapped network drive....
from South River Technologies. Xdrive was acquired by AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
on August 3, 2005 and provided as a service which allowed users to back up their files over the Internet. It offered a free 5 GB
Gigabyte
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
account (free online storage) to anyone with an AOL screenname. Xdrive also provided remote backup services and 50GB of storage for a $9.95 per month fee.
In July 2008, it was reported that AOL would sell or close Xdrive along with several other personal media properties. The story was ultimately confirmed by sources within AOL who also asserted that affected users would be offered options for preserving their data. AOL closed Xdrive on January 12, 2009.