Once Dropbox has been found in the providers list we can optionally specify whether or not to save our login (or authentication) details for future use, hitting the “save password” box will accomplish this should we want to do this.

Once inside this box one of the first things to do is specify Dropbox as the service to be used, this involves finding Dropbox in the Drop-down list of providers like so: I can start by clicking on the easy to find “Open Connection” button on the top left of the main menu, this will open up a box where the service credentials can be specified further. * If you are looking for a cloud storage provider be sure to also check out some of our many cloud storage reviews right here on !

This is an impressive list of providers which is supported however, as mentioned above, I am going to start with Dropbox as this is, for many at least, one of the most popular offerings on the market today. Although I’m using Dropbox in this review it is worth mentioning that Cyberduck support many popular cloud providers including: One of the first and most important things most users will be doing with the software is connecting to a cloud storage service, for the purposes of this review I will be connecting to Dropbox. Whilst Cyberduck might not have the most slick looking interface in the world it is definitely a very functional and well though design, this approach means accessing all of the main functionality of the application is both quick and simple. Once the installation has finished we will be immediately be taken to the main browser window (as can be seen above), from here we can start exploring the application further and configuring the first backup storage provider to work within the client! Cyberduck Windows Interface Most free software providers usually want some information from your these days so this was nice to that Cyberduck can be installed without any of this!

It is also nice to report that at no point during this process was I asked to sign-up for an account or validate my email address and so on. Once downloaded the installation was impressively quick and easy taking only a few seconds and needing only a couple of clicks of the mouse before being ready to go! This begins in the next section where I will download the installer and start working with Cyberduck on my own Windows PC! Downloading and InstallingĬyberduck is free and open source software, as such it can easily be installed via the Cyberduck Downloads Page and at just over 47MB this is a relatively quick and easy download. In this section of my Cyberduck review I will be making use of the software myself and looking at the functionality on offer in more detail.

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