AzureFileDrive allows you to mount Azure File Storage (not blob storage) as a drive on a Windows machine which is not in the Azure Data Centre.

AzureFileDrive is based on the Dokan user mode file system for Windows: http://dokan-dev.net/en/

This is an experiment. If you use this code, there is a good chance you will see this:

• AzureFileDrive requires the Dokan library to be installed, this can be downloaded from here: http://dokan-dev.net/en/download/#dokan

For a Windows 8.x machine, run the installer in compatibility mode.

• Clone this repository and compile.
• Set your connection string (as described below).
• If you run Two10.AzureFileDrive.Console.exe, a new drive will appear in My Computer, which lists the containers in your storage account.

By default, AzureFileDrive mounts Azure File Storage on the R:\ drive, however you can change this in the .config file, by changing the DriveLetter setting.

Modify the AzureConnectionString setting to point to your Azure Storage account (i.e. DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME;AccountKey=YOUR_ACCOUNT_KEY)

• Performance is poor, and large files are not recommended.
• dir *.xyz doesn't work.
• Some files in the root folder don't open correctly on the command prompt.
• You cannot append to files.
• You cannot write to a part of a file.

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