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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:". |
'''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 [[Gigabyte|GB]] account (free [[online storage]]) to anyone with an AOL screenname.<ref name="Pogue">{{cite news |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Online storage |
| Founded |  United States |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | AOL |
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.[1] Xdrive also provided remote backup services and 50GB of storage for a $9.95 per month fee.[1]
In July 2008, it was reported that AOL would sell or close Xdrive along with several other personal media properties.[2] The story was ultimately confirmed by sources within AOL who also asserted that affected users would be offered options for preserving their data.[3] AOL closed Xdrive on January 12, 2009.[4]
References
- ^ a b Pogue, David (January 6, 2007). "Fewer excuses for not doing a PC backup". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) Quote: "Online backups, where files are shuttled off to the Internet for safekeeping, are suddenly becoming effortless, capacious and even free." - ^ Schonfeld, Eric (July 25, 2008). "Want to Buy Xdrive? AOL Is Trying To Sell It For $5 Million". TechCrunch.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Shankland, Stephen (July 25, 2008). "AOL to sell Xdrive, close photo and mobile sites". CNET.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Xdrive storage site to close". Webuser. IPC Media Limited. January 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
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