NetUse v1 (Beta)

NetUse is a "FREE" utility that allows mapping a Windows drive letter to a remote FTP server.

• Simple installation; does not require any special Windows device drivers.

• Easy to use interface; runs as a small Microsoft Windows system tray app.

• Map any FTP server to a Windows drive letter.

• Configure multiple drives and set them to map automatically when logging into Windows.

• Built-in caching for improved file navigation.

• Supports basic file operations including delete, rename, move, and copy for files and folders.

• Configurable logging levels to assist with troubleshooting (or general curiosity).

• Great solution to address Microsoft removing the ability to publish changes using FTP in Visual Studio 2022

NetUse runs in the Microsoft Windows system tray and leverages the native Windows ability to map a network drive with a WebDav server. NetUse creates a WebDav server "proxy" to communication with the configured FTP server making a FTP server behave like a WebDav server. NetUse creates a WebDav server using the open source library WebDavSharp.Server and establishes a mapped drive to it using the Windows NetAddConnection API. NetUse then proxies the WebDav requests to a "store" implementation using the open source FluentFTP library for remote file operations. NetUse is designed to support additional file stores beyond FTP for future enhancements.

• Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
• Microsoft .Net Framework v4.8 or higher

Since this product is currently free. Product support is not available.