Frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about Mountain Duck, supported storage services, and working with remote files from your desktop.


Compatibility

Which storage services does Mountain Duck support?

Mountain Duck supports a wide range of services and protocols including Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Storage, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, SMB, and more.

Does Mountain Duck work on Mac and Windows?

Yes. Mountain Duck is available for both macOS and Windows and is built to feel native in Finder and File Explorer.

Can I use Mountain Duck with my existing server setup?

Yes. If your team already uses protocols like SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, or SMB, Mountain Duck can bring those into a more familiar desktop workflow.

Getting started

What is Mountain Duck?

Mountain Duck is a desktop app that connects cloud storage and remote servers to Finder on macOS and File Explorer on Windows so you can work with remote files as if they were local.

Who is Mountain Duck for?

Mountain Duck is a good fit for people and teams who regularly work with cloud storage, shared servers, archives, media libraries, or remote file systems and want them to feel more like part of the desktop.

Storage

Can I connect to S3 and other object storage services?

Yes. Mountain Duck works with major object storage services including Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Google Storage, Microsoft Azure, and OpenStack Swift.

Teams

Is Mountain Duck useful for teams?

Yes. It can make shared storage easier to work with by giving teams a more consistent way to access, organize, and collaborate on files stored remotely.

Workflow

Do I need to download files before I can use them?

No. Mountain Duck is designed to let you open, edit, move, and manage remote files directly from your desktop without a separate manual download step.

Does Mountain Duck help reduce file-handling friction?

Yes. It removes a lot of the back-and-forth involved in mounting drives, downloading files, editing locally, and uploading them again.

Can I work with different storage providers in the same way?

Yes. One of Mountain Duck’s strengths is that it gives you a consistent desktop experience across many different cloud and server storage systems.