Upgrading CTERA Drive Connect

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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.

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You can also manually check for updates: In the CTERA Drive Connect menu that is displayed, click the CTERA Drive Connect icon image.png.

  1. Click Preferences > Update.
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  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.

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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.
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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.
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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.