Demo · AKC BlobDrive
Azure Blob, R2 and S3 in File Explorer, like OneDrive
Watch a photo library in Azure Blob Storage appear as a folder: everything listed, photos downloaded as they're opened, the oldest freed when the cache is full, a photo kept on the PC, a new one uploaded and a second drive added in three steps. Then click through it yourself.
What the walkthrough shows
Each step is in the live demo too, ready for you to click.
- Everything listedEvery file in the container or bucket shows in File Explorer straight away, taking no space until it is opened.
- Downloaded when openedOpen a photo and it downloads, then stays on this PC with a green tick.
- A cache size you chooseWhen it fills, the files you haven't opened for longest go back to cloud-only.
- Keep what you needAlways keep on this device holds a file or folder on this PC, whatever the cache.
- Uploads, never deletesNew and changed files upload; nothing is ever deleted in the cloud.
- Add a driveName and storage, connect and test, then the folder and cache: Azure, R2, S3 and more.
Now try it yourself
Files On-Demand needs Windows and your storage, so the live demo is a simulation of the app and File Explorer: the same windows and menus, with made-up photos and storage. Nothing is downloaded, uploaded or stored.
- Open photos and watch the cache
- Pin, free up and upload
- Add a drive in three steps