---
title: "Upgrading CTERA Drive Connect"
slug: "upgrading-ctera-drive-connect"
description: "CTERA is constantly improving CTERA Drive Connect.From time to time a new version is released with bug fixes and other improvements."
tags: ["Connect", "WebDAV", "Drive"]
status: "update"
updated: 2025-12-21T10:10:49Z
published: 2025-12-21T10:10:49Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/upgrading-ctera-drive-connect"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Upgrading CTERA Drive Connect

CTERA is constantly improving CTERA Drive Connect. From time to time a new version is released with bug fixes and other improvements.

You can check the current version you have installed by clicking **About CTERA Drive Connect** in the menu.

If **Automatically check for updates** checkbox is checked in **Preferences > Update**, you are notified when a new version is available.

          **Note**

          

You can also manually check for updates: In the CTERA Drive Connect menu that is displayed, click the CTERA Drive Connect icon ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9HQTI7MV.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zjKKBU0RPryzQ7uwLY93SToZ7gqqVrVHWOcrH8OkkWo%3D).

1. Click **Preferences > Update**.

| Windows | macOS |
| --- | --- |
| ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-23MXTXYU.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zjKKBU0RPryzQ7uwLY93SToZ7gqqVrVHWOcrH8OkkWo%3D) | ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-GRGLXJFC.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zjKKBU0RPryzQ7uwLY93SToZ7gqqVrVHWOcrH8OkkWo%3D) |
2. Click **Check for Update Now** to check if a new version of CTERA Drive Connect is available. If a new version is available, the new version window is displayed.

If the current version is the latest version, the **Software Update** window notifies you that there is no newer version.

**Note** In Windows, you can also check for updates by clicking **About CTERA Drive Connect** in the menu and then **Check for Update**, as in the following example. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-R4KXD2HZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zjKKBU0RPryzQ7uwLY93SToZ7gqqVrVHWOcrH8OkkWo%3D) The **About CTERA Drive Connect** window displays the current CTERA Drive Connect version.

In macOS, you can also check for updates by clicking the CTERA Drive Connect icon and then **Check for Update** in the CTERA Drive Connect menu that is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-QFRC1T7S.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A36Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zjKKBU0RPryzQ7uwLY93SToZ7gqqVrVHWOcrH8OkkWo%3D)

**To install the latest version:** When a new version of CTERA Drive Connect is available the **Software Update** window is displayed.

1. Click **Install update** to install the latest version.  

The software is downloaded to your computer:
2. After the download has completed, click to install the update.  

The update installation starts.

The CTERA Drive Connect application starts. If **Save Workspace** is checked in **Preferences > General**, connections to CTERA Portal are reopened.