Xythos Drive For Mac

On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, which has the name InstallMacOSX.pkg. It installs an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. You will create the bootable installer from this app, not from the disk image or.pkg installer. Online Drive Mac Informer. Featured Online Drive free downloads and reviews. Latest updates on everything Online Drive Software related. Log in / Sign up. The Xythos Drive is a desktop application that maps a lettered drive or Volume to your Xythos on Demand service.

Support for the Blackboard Xythos Drive web application ended on December 31, 2019. Users can no longer access Blackboard Xythos Drive. To learn more, see the Blackboard Xythos End of Life support bulletin on Behind the Blackboard (available in English only). Support for Blackboard Drive also ended on December 31, 2019. Best Mac Antivirus Protection; Best Free Password Managers. Just as if they were on any standard network drive. Xythos on Demand's basic interface is a tree-structured menu of files and folders.

The following table summarizes the results of ITS testing of High Sierra (10.13) Operating System against university services and supported software. This table will continue be updated as information continues to be gathered.

Apple File System

When installing macOS High Sierra, the new, much more modern file system is implemented as the new default, replacing the old HFS+ file system.
APFS is a 64-bit file system that is optimized for modern storage like solid state drives
it is easily adaptable to future storage technologies.
APFS is safe and secure, offering crash protection, safe document saves, stable snapshots, simplified backups, and native encryption.
It is more responsive than HFS+, with instant file and directory cloning, fast directory sizing, high performance parallelized metadata operations, and sparse file writes.
it is a significant improvement over HFS+ that's going to introduce better performance in the form of simple encryption, faster file transfers, and more.

Please Note: Updating the file system of an operating system can be a complicated and time consuming procedure. Often it is best to wait until the Operating System is live for a few weeks to determine if significant bugs exist within the software. Please contact the ITSC if you have any questions about upgrading.

Compatibility

Mac OS High Sierra is compatible with all Macs that can run macOS Sierra
2009 AND LATER
- iMac (Late 2009)
- MacBook (Late 2009)
2010 AND LATER
- MacBook Air (Late 2010)
- MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)
- Mac mini (Mid 2010)
- Mac Pro (Mid 2010)

Windows Services	Pass/Fail	Comments
Active Directory
Windows File Service	Passed.	mapped drive to smb://ad.queensu.ca with Cisco Any Conect VPN.
Adobe Software
Adobe Reader	Installed and open PDF file.	Basic testing only. Adobe System Requirements list it supports: Mac OS X v10.10, 10.11, 10.12 or 10.13
Adobe Acrobat Pro	Acrobat DC compatibility High Sierra v10.13 support statement from Adobe.
Adobe Flash Player
Antivirus Software
System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP)	Not supported by vendor, but works in testing. Installation reports that it is not supported Installation report shows that install failed User needs to add system Extension exception for it to work (see notes).	Current version of SCEP v4.5.32.0 officially supports OS X 10.6 to 10.13. For OS X 10.13 or later, the following message is presented after installation: System Extension blocked A program tried to load new system extension(s) signed by 'ESET, spool. s r.o.'. If you want to enable these extensions, open Security & Privacy System Preferences. User needs to follow the instructions and then press OK to clear the Alert. Upon completion of installation: Installer reports 'Installation failed. Contact manufacturer for assistance.' But it did install, and next login will launch correctly and do updates.
Internet Browsers
Safari	Passed.	Using Safari V11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6)
Google Chrome	Passed.	Download from www.google.com/chrome/index.html
Firefox	Passed.	Download from getfirefox.com
Microsoft Office
Office 2011	Not supported.	Please upgrade to Office 2016 prior to updating and remove Office 2011.
Word 2011	Not supported.
Excel 2011	Not supported.
Outlook 2011	Not supported.
PowerPoint 2011	Not supported.
Skype for Business (Lync)	Installed with Office 2016.
Office 365 ProPlus	Passed.	This is is the subscription version of Office 2016 as downloaded in Office 365. This is meant for personally owned computers only.
Office 2016	Passed.
OneDrive for Business
Connectivity Software
Campus VPN Client	Passed. Tested with vpn.queensu.ca/campus	downloaded V3. from my.queensu.ca (accept the certificate to install).
Remote Gateway via Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP/RDG )	Passed.	Installed from Apple Store, and configured for RDG tested connection to terminal server.
Wireless connectivity	Passed.
Administrative Software
PeopleSoft	Tested access to myHR from off campus using https://vpn.queensu.ca Admin PS not tested yet. Using Safari V11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6)
Applications / Services
QShare	As of October 31, 2019, the QShare service has been decommissioned.	Test Web UI using Safari V11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6) Xythos Drive V1.7.17758 required. Upgrade Xythos drive client before updating OS.
Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)	Not tested.	Users need to migrate to WFS or use OneDrive for backups.
Queen's Wiki	Passed.	Using Safari V11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6)
Fetch
Outlook Web App	Passed.	Using Safari V11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6)
Java 8
SPSS

Last Updated: December 18, 2018

Cyberduck for mounting volumes in the file explorer.

Mountain Duck lets you mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows. Open remote files with any application and work like on a local volume.

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Smart Synchronization

View all files on your remote storage regardless if synced to your computer. Files are synchronized to your local disk when opened to allow offline usage.
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Work Offline

Select files and folders to always keep offline on your computer. Other files are downloaded and cached on demand only and otherwise do not take space on your local disk.

Background Uploads

Changes are uploaded in the background as soon as a connection is available. Status icons indicate sync progress.

Fully integrated unobtrusive interface

Runs in the status bar on macOS or the system tray on Windows with sync progress, file history and connection management. Sync options at your fingertip with context menu in Finder and File Explorer.

Xythos Drive

Notifications

Notification badge when a file is added or updated on the server.

Share files using the context directly in Finder on macOS and Windows Explorer. Create links for others that auto expire with Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Microsoft Azure, Backblaze B2 and others. Mountain Duck also supports creating shares in Dropbox, Google Drive, Backblaze B2, Microsoft OneDrive and NextCloud & ownCloud deployments. Documentation

History

Detailed view of transfers in progress and history of recently edited files on your computer and on the server.

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Features for Teams

File Locking

Locking files to prevent conflicting edits from others when opening documents in Microsoft Office. Locks files on WebDAV servers when supported or alternatively using lock owner files. DocumentationVersion 4

Versions

Open and revert previous versions of files in versioned Amazon S3 buckets. Preview earlier versions with Quick Look or the default editor application. DocumentationVersion 4

Transparent client-side encryption using Cryptomator interoperable vaults. Encryption for data at rest prevents unauthorized access regardless of the server or cloud storage infrastructure.
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