100 Days of WebDAV Mounting: Lessons From a Year With ScsDriver

A year ago I switched from rclone to ScsDriver for my daily WebDAV mounting on Windows. After 100 days of using it as my primary cloud drive, here is what stuck, what broke, and what I would tell someone considering the switch.

My Setup

I run a self-hosted Nextcloud on a Beelink N100 at home, with 16 TB of mirrored storage. From my Windows desktop and laptop, I want to access those files as if they were on a local SSD. For the past 100 days, ScsDriver has been doing that for me, at $5.5 lifetime.

What Worked

Mount Speed

The first time you launch ScsDriver, it asks for your WebDAV URL, username, and password. After that, drive N: appears in Explorer. The mount takes about 3-4 seconds on first connect, less than 2 on subsequent.

I time it: rclone with WinFSP takes about 6-8 seconds to surface the same drive. ScsDriver is consistently faster.

Reconnect After Sleep

This is where ScsDriver shines. When I close my laptop lid, the WebDAV connection drops. When I open it again 8 hours later, ScsDriver reconnects in under 3 seconds. With rclone, the same reconnection takes 6-10 seconds, and sometimes it hangs and requires a manual restart.

For a developer, those 3 seconds vs 10 seconds is the difference between a smooth experience and a frustrating one.

Memory Footprint

ScsDriver uses about 25 MB of RAM. rclone with the VFS cache uses 80-120 MB. For a Windows laptop with 16 GB total, the difference is small but noticeable when you have many apps open.

What Broke

Initial Setup Quirk

ScsDriver stores the password in Windows Credential Manager. The first time, it did not pick up my Nextcloud password correctly. I had to remove the entry from Credential Manager and re-add it. This is a one-time issue, but it confused me for 10 minutes.

Large File Uploads

When uploading a 10 GB file over a flaky Wi-Fi, ScsDriver failed and did not auto-resume. rclone does auto-resume by default. For large media files (video editing, photo backup), this matters.

Network Folder Slowdown on Disconnect

If the WebDAV server is unreachable, Explorer hangs for 5-10 seconds when you try to open the mounted drive. This is a Windows WebDAV mini-redirector behavior, not ScsDriver's fault, but it is noticeable.

What I Would Change

If I were the developer of ScsDriver, I would:

1. Add auto-resume for large file uploads, like rclone
2. Add a setting for cache size (currently it always caches a default 100 MB)
3. Add a tray icon that shows the current connection state

None of these are deal-breakers, but they would push ScsDriver from "good" to "great."

The Price Question

At $5.5 lifetime, ScsDriver is the cheapest WebDAV client I have used. For comparison:

• rclone: free
• Cyberduck: free for personal use
• Mountain Duck: $69 lifetime
• NetDrive: $59.95/year
• ScsDriver: $5.5 lifetime

I have paid for rclone donations, Mountain Duck, and now ScsDriver. Of the three paid options, ScsDriver is the one I have stuck with, because the Windows-native mini-redirector mount feels the most "real" to me.

Verdict After 100 Days

Would I recommend ScsDriver at $5.5 lifetime? Yes, for Windows users with a self-hosted Nextcloud or ownCloud. It is not the most polished tool, but it is fast, low-memory, and the price is hard to beat.

If you need macOS or Linux support, look elsewhere. If you need polished Finder integration on macOS, Mountain Duck is the better choice. But for a Windows-only WebDAV mount, ScsDriver is the most cost-effective option in 2026.

How to Try It

If you are curious, the install takes 2 minutes: download, run, enter your WebDAV URL and credentials, and you have a drive letter. The $5.5 lifetime license is a one-time payment, no subscription.

100 days in, it has earned its place in my daily workflow.

What is your favorite WebDAV client? Drop a comment.