Download GMail Drive shell extension 1.0.13 - A Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account - Softpedia

Download GMail Drive shell extension 1.0.13 - A Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account - Softpedia

GMail Drive

	GMail Drive shell extension GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google Mail account, allowing you to use Gmail as a storage medium. GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google Gmail account and enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your Gmail account directly from inside Windows Explorer. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, copy and drag'n'drop files to. Ever since Google started to offer users a Gmail e-mail account, which includes storage space of 6000 megabytes, you have had plenty of storage space but not a lot to fill it up with. With GMail Drive you can easily copy files to your Google Mail Account and retrieve them again. When you create a new file using GMail Drive, it generates an e-mail and posts it to your account. The e-mail appears in your normal Inbox folder, and the file is attached as an e-mail attachment. GMail Drive periodically checks your mail account (using the Gmail search function) to see if new files have arrived and to rebuild the directory structures. But basically GMail Drive acts as any other hard-drive installed on your computer. You can copy files to and from the GMail Drive folder simply by using drag'n'drop like you're used to with the normal Explorer folders. Because the Gmail files will clutter up your Inbox folder, you may wish to create a filter in Gmail to automatically move the files (prefixed with the GMAILFS letters in the subject) to your archived mail folder. Please note that GMail Drive is still an experimental tool. There's still a number of limitations of the file-system (such as total filename size must be less than 65 characters). Since the tool hooks up with the free Gmail Service provided by Google, changes in the Gmail system may break the tool's ability to function. I cannot guarantee that files stored in this manner will be accessible in the future. 16 March 2007 update: A change in the Gmail.com login cause an empty filelist. Download the latest version to access files again. Version 1.0.11 also includes a lot of Windows Vista fixes. 8 Nov 2007 update: Google is preparing for Gmail 2.0 and restructured their login. They will allow 3rd party tools to access an interim version for some time, but be prepared that GMail Drive may need to be updated again soon. Version 1.0.12 fixes the login, and now works with Google Apps accounts (hosted domains) too. 9 Jul 2008 update: A new version was released since some users complained that they had problems with login; please install the latest version 1.0.13 and reboot Windows. Be aware that support for this tool may suspend at any time if Google decides to block its use. Installation Requirements Internet Explorer 5 or better Installation Guide Extract the ZIP file to a temporary folder. Run the Setup application. Useful Links Original idea by Richard Jones Download Files GMail Drive v1.0.13 - download site #1 (Softpedia) GMail Drive v1.0.13 - download site #2 (Betanews) Article submitted 10/4/2004.

GMail Drive
Copyright 2004 - 2008 by Bjarke Viksoe

GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual drive in the Windows Explorer, allowing you to use your Google Mail account as a storage medium.

It allows you to do basic file manipulation, such as copy and delete, on files inside the GMail folder. Because it is a Shell Extension, the interface you work in is Windows Explorer itself.

GMail files are physically stored as e-mails on your Google Mail account. The files are stored in mail attachments, and the filename and file information (such as filesize) is stored in the message subject line.

GMail Drive has already been installed on your computer. All you need to do now, is to browse to the GMail Drive entry under your My Computer folder in the Windows Explorer.

GMail Drive - Gmail Shell Namespace Extension
Copyright(C) 2004 - 2008 Bjarke Viksoe

This software, including all accompanying files, is provided "AS IS" and without any warranties as to performance or merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied.

Because of the various hardware and software environments into which the GMail Drive software (this Software) may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS PROVIDED.

Good data processing policies suggest that any program should be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user assumes the entire risk of using this program.