<s>
WebDrive	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
drive	B-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
utility	O
that	O
supports	O
accessing	O
remote	O
file	O
servers	O
using	O
open	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
FTPS	B-Protocol
,	O
SFTP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
protocols	O
,	O
and	O
proprietary	B-Application
or	O
vendor-specific	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	O
service	O
and	O
supports	O
automatic	O
mounting	B-Application
on	O
system	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
associated	O
with	O
traditional	O
FTP	B-Protocol
protocols	I-Protocol
,	O
WebDrive	B-Protocol
has	O
had	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
being	O
considered	O
a	O
unique	O
type	O
of	O
FTP	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
because	O
it	O
made	O
remote	O
folders	O
look	O
like	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
native	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
file	O
manager	O
rather	O
than	O
display	O
a	O
"	O
two	O
pane	O
"	O
view	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
an	O
"	O
orthodox	O
file	O
manager	O
"	O
)	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
FTP	B-Protocol
clients	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
its	O
publisher	O
claimed	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
installations	O
and	O
it	O
remains	O
a	O
popular	O
utility	O
on	O
college	O
campuses	O
and	O
similar	O
organizations	O
with	O
"	O
casual	O
"	O
file	O
transfer	O
needs	O
,	O
but	O
competing	O
file	O
transfer	O
software	O
with	O
similar	O
drive	B-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
capabilities	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	O
edition	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
and	O
mobile	O
editions	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
and	O
March	O
2014	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
at	O
least	O
2002	O
Novell	O
rebranded	O
an	O
earlier	O
version	O
of	O
WebDrive	B-Protocol
as	O
NetDrive	B-Protocol
and	O
also	O
added	O
iFolder	B-General_Concept
transfer	O
support	O
to	O
its	O
rebranded	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
