Raidrive Portable
RaiDrive Portable is a lightweight, portable edition of RaiDrive (a Windows application) that mounts cloud storage, WebDAV, FTP/SFTP, and network shares as local drives without installing system services. It enables users to access remote files through File Explorer with drive letters, supporting reuse across machines via a portable executable and profile files.
Virtual machine users (VMware, VirtualBox) love RaiDrive Portable. Keep the EXE on a shared folder; any new VM snapshot can run the same tool without reinstalling. raidrive portable
Important: RaiDrive uses a kernel driver (raiddrv.sys) – on a new PC, Windows will ask for admin to install the driver. No true “fully portable” without admin. RaiDrive Portable is a lightweight, portable edition of
Disclaimer: These methods work for versions prior to 2024.5 or require administrative rights for the driver installation step at least once per machine. Disclaimer: These methods work for versions prior to 2024
Assuming you have the portable version ready on your USB:
To remove all traces: Close RaiDrive, right-click the USB drive, and select "Eject." No data remains on the host PC.
No — RaiDrive does not offer an official portable version. It requires installation with drivers and services (like RaiDrive.Service.exe and virtual disk drivers), which makes true portability difficult.