Microsoft OneDrive is a client for the cloud service of the same name, which makes it easy to save and share data. The service was founded in 2007 and is part of a wide range of Windows Live online services. The client is available for various operating systems, including mobile ones.
SkyDrive provides each registered user with 7 gigabytes of free space for personal needs, and for users eligible for free updates - as much as 25 gigabytes (much more than on similar services). In addition, a number of convenient functions have been implemented, including the ability to display thumbnail images and view Microsoft documents Word without saving to your computer. For all files and folders uploaded to the service, you can set the access level - from personal to public. The program supports most popular document formats and allows you to upload up to 4 GB of files per session. Currently, more than 17 million people use Microsoft OneDrive services and you can become one of them for free.
Hello, dear readers of the blog site. I have already written more than once about file storage (cloud file hosting) and about their undoubted usefulness and relevance. Now I can no longer imagine my work without, where I necessarily store all current documents, as well as website backups.
There is nothing complicated there. If you already had a mailbox in Hotmail or their new Outlook, then simply log into it and proceed to manage the VanDrive file storage at onedrive.live.com/. For some reason, I couldn’t find the login link from the account window.
The interface does not shine with graphic delights, but at the same time everything is clear and understandable without additional explanations. In the upper left corner to the right of the SkyDrive inscription there is an arrow to go to the mail interface.
In the lower left corner you will be shown the size of your file hosting, which is 7 GB by default, and you will also have the opportunity to view the contents of the recycle bin, which contains all files deleted from the storage (its size is 10% of the total size).
There are no free ways to increase it, as was the case in DropBox or Yandex disk, and you can only pay for one of the options for expanding the volume by going to “Storage Management.” It’s sad, because in Dropbox I was able to expand my 2 GB for free to almost 60 GB, which is already quite suitable for full-fledged work with file hosting, when you don’t need to think too much about the size of the synchronized objects.
At the top of the OneDrive web interface window are elements for managing the files stored there, and slightly to the right there are switches for how they are displayed.
Van Drive Program
But we will return to this later, but for now we will use the “Download” button located below. If it is not there, then go to the “Get application” tab, or just click on Download VanDrive, or by button:
Personally, I still use it Windows Vista and on it, when you launch this application, a message appears "OneDrive (skydrive) cannot be started with full administrator rights." Over the course of a couple of years of existence, this problem has not been eliminated by the developers, which indicates their sluggishness, or that outdated systems are being deliberately abused.
The rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves. Therefore, we solve the problem simply enabling the UAC service(User Account Control), which I successfully disabled immediately after installing Windows. So, in order to turn UAC back on, you had to follow the thorny path of “Start” - “Control Panel” (I have the classic view) - “User Accounts” - “Turning UAC on and off”:
Check the box and click OK.
You will be asked to restart your computer, after which, finally, the VanDrive application will start for you. On other OS that it supports this program, there are no problems launching it - only on Vista, and only with UAC disabled.
You will be immediately prompted sign in to your Microsoft account(enter login and password for your mailbox in Hotmail or Outlook). Personally, I have been storing everything lately, and the Kipas database itself lives in Dropbox, so as not to lose everything at once.
Next, you will be asked to change the default location of the OneDrive folder, which I always do, because I wouldn’t want “drive C” to grow outrageously in size (then the image in Acronis will turn out to be monstrous in size). I use “drive D” for all file storage.
On all such file hosting services, there is a setting of folders, the contents of which should automatically sync with this particular computer. For example, in Dropbox, our whole family uses one single account, but we synchronize on different computers different folders, because I don’t need my wife’s files, and she doesn’t need mine.
This setting is necessary, but it seems to me that it makes sense to do it a little later, when you have already decided on the structure and purpose of the folders.
Although the SkyDrive installation wizard suggests you do this right now.
Remote access to the computer's file system from another device via the OneDrive web interface
Well, here we come to one of the previously announced features of file storage from Microsoft - the ability to receive through this service access to files on remote computer . Moreover, these same files do not necessarily have to be in the folder mentioned above, which is subject to synchronization.
Quite a cool feature that can come in handy sometimes.
Now when you enter the page onedrive.live.com/ At the bottom of the left column you will see the “Computers” item and below it a list of those devices on which you installed the VanDrive (SkyDrive) program and did not uncheck the option for remote access to it.
Wonderful, isn't it? I have not seen anything like this among competitors of this file hosting service.
The appearance of the tree of folders and files can be changed in the upper right corner, and the folders or files you need can either be added to OneDrive (actually moved to shared folder), or download to the device from where you are doing this remote access.
In my opinion, a wonderful opportunity, but let’s return to our sheep, namely the desktop application.
OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) setup and capabilities
All that remains is to click on the “Finish” button and see the cloud icon in the tray, which will live there forever.
For those who have never dealt with cloud file hosting, I will explain that the VanDrive folder and all its contents will now live a double life (or even triple, or quadruple, depending on how many computers and laptops you log into her under the same account).
A complete copy of it will always be stored in the Microsoft cloud, and if you lose data on your computer, it will be automatically copied from the virtual storage as soon as you sign in to your OneDrive account again. A very convenient thing, but, as far as I understand, increased security measures for storage and encryption will only be available to you if you purchase the paid version.
The settings of this program are hidden in context menu this tray icon under the item "Options".
The first tab configures the autorun of this application, and you can also prohibit remote access to the computer if necessary. Here you can break the connection (log out of your account) with your Microsoft account, for example, in order to log into this file storage under another one.
On the second tab, you will be able to exclude automatic synchronization with those folders whose contents are on this computer you don't need to update.
Create your own directory structure and subfolders inside the VanDrive directory, you can use standard Wimdows tools by opening it in Explorer or, for example, in .
New files or folders can be added by simply dragging them from other places or copying them through the clipboard (I advise you to try a program to expand the capabilities). The web interface also allows you to do this using the “Create” menu items from the top panel:
Well, on the third tab you can disable the default option to speed up data synchronization between your SkyDrive folder and cloud file storage by compressing all transferred files into an archive. Firstly, this reduces their size, and secondly, uploading one object to the Internet is much faster than a thousand, even if their weight is comparable. It makes sense to leave this checkbox.
If you cannot use the right mouse button (on a tablet, for example), then you can open the tab shown in the screenshot using the icon located at the top right and select a similar item there:
The difference between these three methods of sharing a link is described in the screenshot:
It is precisely the second option that demonstrates the difference between SkyDrive file hosting (in the new version - VanDrive) from Dropbox and others like it. Office documents can be edited online using the tool Office Web Apps.
Online version of OneDrive, Office Web Apps and more
Moreover, the user who follows this link will be able to edit the document without even logging into his Microsoft account.
Naturally, you yourself can use Office Web Apps to online editing of all office documents stored in the Sky Drive folder. To do this, you will need to click on it and select the appropriate item from the top menu.
In general, Office Web Apps is a simplified version of the office suite and this is what, for example, its window will look like when editing a Word document previously loaded into this file storage.
All the most commonly used tools are available. The edited document can be saved there, or you can download it to your computer or some other device. Again, no other popular file storage has this built-in feature.
When viewing photos in the web interface Van Drive, you will have the opportunity to launch a slide show, flip the image, see other pictures from the same folder in the form of a ribbon at the bottom, and see detailed information about this file in the right tab.
Moreover, if you share with someone a link to a photo or an entire folder with them, then this person, after clicking on it, will have access to almost all the same tools for viewing, and he will not have to log into his account for this. finely soft. .
Those types of files that cannot be displayed in the web interface, you will be prompted to download. There is also an option like implementation of objects. What is it? Well, this is the ability to insert an object (photo, document or something else) onto your website via .
But in practice it’s hard for me to imagine why this might be needed. The size of the frame window can be adjusted to the width of your page by changing the numbers directly in the code. As an example, I have inserted a Word document just below, which contains a small list of my articles that I redid in order to.
You can scroll it with the mouse wheel, double-clicking will increase the scale, and when you click on the button in the lower right corner you will go to view it in SkyDrive.
It goes without saying that there are also names of the same name. mobile applications to access this file hosting: iPhone or iPad, Android or Windows Phone. Naturally, when you log in you will be asked to provide your Microsoft account details.
The OneDrive for iPad interface is very simple and has virtually no settings.
In Dropbox, I really liked the ability to automatically synchronize all photos and videos captured on a mobile device, so that they can then be viewed on desktop computer. I didn't find such an opportunity here.
In general, despite a couple of very interesting opportunities, VanDrive has not yet impressed me enough to switch to it from Dropbox. Although, perhaps there will be some suitable use for it. What do you think?
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Microsoft used to have a clear cloud storage strategy: SharePoint Online for corporate use and SkyDrive for consumers. Office 2013 introduced something called SkyDrive Pro. What is this?
I've already received over a dozen emails from people who are confused by the new service that came out as part of the Office 2013 Public Preview. I don’t know how important this is, I myself first learned about SkyDrive Pro only during the June briefing. When I saw the mention of SkyDrive Pro, I immediately asked Microsoft representatives about it. I was somewhat confusedly told that this is some kind of “enterprise version of SkyDrive, available with Office 365 and based on SharePoint.”
Yes, that was true enough, but SkyDrive actually does a few things.
From a server perspective, SkyDrive Pro is effectively just SharePoint Online. To be more precise, this is what is called a "Team Site document library" in SharePoint Online. The difference is that SkyDrive Pro is not intended for group work, but for use by just one person. So, you get only one SkyDrive Pro library, and not a platform that can contain several libraries and be used for group access. That is, conceptually, the SkyDrive alternative in Office 365 is based on SharePoint.
On the client side, SkyDrive Pro is an application that connects to the storage and synchronizes SkyDrive with Windows Explorer. This is similar to the existing SkyDrive client for Windows (and they can be used together if desired) and works exactly the same, synchronizing storage content with a directory on your PC. The enterprise version is a replacement for SharePoint Workspace 2010 (in earlier versions of Groove) for single-user storage.
SkyDrive Pro works just like the regular SkyDrive app for Windows, which connects the service and your PC. There are several options for how to activate it, but the simplest is to visit the Office 365 site on the web. On the site, you need to click on the SkyDrive link in the menu and in the upper right corner of the screen you will see a synchronization button.
After clicking, the installer will launch and offer to synchronize the Documents library with your PC. You may also notice a white and blue icon, very similar to the one used in the SkyDrive desktop application.
Just like SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro syncs files to the user's default directory, but it is possible to change this location. If you're browsing your user directory, you'll see a Sky Drive Pro folder (named SkyDrive @Office Next) that sits next to your SkyDrive directory, providing access to your work and personal files respectively.
In applications Office package, you can both open files from SkyDrive Pro and save them there. You can use both SkyDrive options at once, as I do.
Cloud Microsoft storage OneDrive (the service was previously called SkyDrive) was created by Microsoft to host and store files on the SkyDrive service. In April 2012, Microsoft released a client program that allows you to work with this storage from your computer without necessarily using the web interface.
Previously when using Windows Live SkyDrive could only move files from your computer and back when using the web interface.
The release of the SkyDrive client for PC went unnoticed due to the coincidence of dates, with the launch of the cloud service expected by many. All attention at this time was focused on the new service of Google Corporation.
As a result of legal disputes, it was forced to change the name of the service to OneDrive.
Microsoft has released SkyDrive clients for Windows and Mac OS X, as well as for tablets and mobile devices running operating systems manufactured by these corporations. Later, a client was created for devices on the Android platform.
OneDrive cloud
After release operating system Windows 8, the OneDrive (SkyDrive) service has become part of the operating system Windows systems. Microsoft OneDrive is closely related to the cloud email service.
The OneDrive service can be used not only through the web interface, but also directly from your computer by installing a special application on your computer (relevant for operating system versions up to and including Windows 7).
OneDrive client software (for users of earlier Windows versions) after installation on your computer will be integrated into Explorer. A "OneDrive" folder is created in Explorer, and files placed in this folder will be accessible through the web interface, as well as through various devices who have access to a OneDrive service account. You can move the OneDrive folder to another drive on your computer.
The OneDrive (SkyDrive) application can also be launched from the Notification Panel (system tray) by clicking on the application icon.
Now you have the ability to move files to cloud storage by copying or cutting files, or simply dragging them with your mouse from anywhere on your computer to this folder.
With a new connection to the OneDrive cloud service, the user will have 5 GB available for free. Microsoft has removed restrictions on the size of files stored in cloud storage.
To expand the volume cloud storage you will have to pay a certain amount depending on the desired amount of data storage space on the server. The rates for the Microsoft OneDrive service are relatively low compared to its competitors.
Using OneDrive
To start using OneDrive cloud storage, you will need to go to the corporation's website onedrive.live.com. There you can create account(formerly known as Windows Live ID) to access the services of this company.
To log into OneDrive cloud storage via the web interface on computers operating Windows 7 You will need to open the service's web page and then enter your credentials.
On home page storage facilities are located standard folders“Documents”, “General”, “Photos”, in which you can place your files for storage. You can create new folders to store files, or simply store files without placing those files in any folders.
For each folder and file, you can set your own access level: “general” or “individual”. After right-clicking on a file or folder, you can select the desired action with this file from the context menu.
These actions can also be performed if you use the corresponding links that appear on the right side of the OneDrive service window when you right-click on a file or folder.
The lower right corner of a folder displays the number of files that are in that folder. In this image, there are two files in the Documents folder, and the General and Photos folders are empty.
You will be able to change appearance display folders by switching between buttons.
If you are logged into the OneDrive service via the web interface, then here you can also create a Word document, an Excel book, a PowerPoint presentation, and make notes in notebook OneNote. To do this, use the free Internet version of the program Microsoft Office Online.
Files created in these programs can be saved to OneDrive cloud storage and then transferred to another location, for example, to a computer or smartphone running the operating system Windows Phone.
Access rights to folders in OneDrive can only be changed using the web interface of this application.
Using the OneDrive app from another device, you can remotely access your computer's files. To do this, you need to log into your OneDrive account from another device via the web interface, and your computer must be turned on at this time.
With Microsoft OneDrive, you can sync files, share them, collaborate on documents online, or download files from home computer for this service.
With OneDrive cloud storage, you can start working on a document on your work computer, then continue working on it from mobile device and finish this work on your home computer.
Once deleted, files are placed in the Recycle Bin, from which they can be restored or deleted. To permanently delete files from cloud storage, they must be deleted from the Recycle Bin so that the data does not take up disk space.
To create various documents in file storage, you can use free online office programs Microsoft corporations that are integrated with the service. In addition, this service offers a certain amount of free space (5 GB) for storing user data in the cloud.
Conclusions of the article
Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage is included in the Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8 operating systems. Users can store their data on a remote server on the Internet, and thanks to synchronization, collaboration on the Internet is possible. different devices different users.
Cloud storage SkyDrive (video)
Cloud storage (OneDrive) was created by Microsoft to host and store files on the SkyDrive service. In April 2012, Microsoft released a client program that allows you to work with this storage from your computer without necessarily using the web interface.
Previously when using Windows Live SkyDrive It was possible to move files from the computer and back only when using the web interface.
It so happened that the client release SkyDrive for PC went unnoticed. This happened due to the coincidence of dates with the expected launch of the Google Drive cloud service. All attention at this time was focused on the new service of Google Corporation.
Clients have been released by Microsoft SkyDrive for Windows and Mac OS X, as well as for tablets and mobile devices running operating systems manufactured by these corporations. Several updates have been made to the Microsoft SkyDrive service.
After the release of the Windows 8 operating system, the SkyDrive (OneDrive) service became part of this new operating system. , is now closely linked to the new cloud-based email service Outlook.com.
At the end of August 2012, Microsoft released a client for Android devices, and this client can now be downloaded from the Google Play store.
Now the SkyDrive service can be used not only through the web interface, but also directly from your computer, having previously installed a special application for this.
As a result of legal disputes, Microsoft was forced to change the name of the service to OneDrive.
Once installed on your computer, the SkyDrive client will be integrated into Explorer. A “SkyDrive” folder is created in Explorer, and files placed in this folder will be accessible through the web interface, as well as through various devices that have access to the SkyDrive service account.
With a new connection to the SkyDrive cloud service, the user will have access to 7 GB for free. Previously, 25 GB of free use was available.
Those users who used the SkyDrive service before April 22, 2012 and stored files there can expand their access to up to 25 GB of data storage for free. This offer was for a limited time only.
SkyDrive cloud storage now allows you to download separate files up to 2 GB (previously 100 MB) when using the SkyDrive application, and through the SkyDrive web interface you can upload individual files up to 300 MB.
IN at the moment, OneDrive cloud storage allows you to use 10 GB of disk space for free.
To expand the volume of cloud storage, you will have to pay a certain amount depending on the desired amount of data storage space on the server. Tariffs for the Microsoft SkyDrive service are relatively low compared to its competitors.
In order to start using SkyDrive cloud storage, you will need to follow this link to the Microsoft website, at Windows service Live. You will need to enter your Microsoft account information (pre-September 2012 - Windows Live ID).
If you do not have a Microsotft account (formerly Windows Live ID), then you will need to click on the “Register” button to create your account. After entering your Microsoft account and password, click on the “Sign in” button.
After this, you are taken to the SkyDrive cloud storage via the web interface. Here are the standard folders “Documents”, “General”, “Photos”, in which you can place your files for storage. You can create new folders to store files and simply store files without putting those files in any folders.
For each folder and file, you can create your own access level - “general” or “individual”. When you right-click on a file or folder, you can select the desired action with this file from the context menu.
These actions can also be performed if you use the corresponding links that appear on the right side of the SkyDrive service window when you right-click on a file or folder.
The lower right corner of a folder displays the number of files that are in that folder. In this image, there are two files in the Documents folder, and the General and Photos folders are empty.
Microsoft has updated the interface of its cloud service in the style of the new Windows 8 operating system. You can change the appearance of folder display by switching between buttons. Some improvements have also been made to the functionality of the SkyDrive cloud service.
If you have logged into the SkyDrive service via the web interface, then here you can also create a Word document, an Excel book, a PowerPoint presentation, make notes in a OneNote notebook by clicking on the “Create” button in the left top corner of the program window. To do this, use the free Internet version Microsoft programs Office - Office Web Apps.
Files created in these programs can be saved to the cloud Windows storage Live SkyDrive and then transferred to another location, such as a computer or smartphone running the Windows Phone operating system.
To install the SkyDrive application on your computer, you need to click on the “Get SkyDrive applications” link. On the SkyDrive Apps page, you will need to select an app for your operating system.
After downloading the app, the SkyDrive app executable should appear in the folder where you store your downloads.
Run the file and start installation Microsoft applications SkyDrive on your computer.
After installing the application, click on the “Get Started” button.
In the next window, enter your Microsoft account information (Windows Live ID), and then click on the “Login” button.
In the final installation window of the Microsoft SkyDrive application, click on the “Finish” button.
After installing the application, the “SkyDrive” folder appeared in Explorer. The SkyDrive (OneDrive) application can also be launched from the Notification Panel (system tray) by clicking on the application icon.
You now have the ability to move files up to 2 GB into cloud storage by copying or cutting files, or simply dragging them from your computer to this folder.
Access rights to folders in SkyDrive can only be changed using the web interface of this application.
Using the OneDrive app from another device, you can remotely access your computer's files. To do this, you need to log into your SkyDrive (OneDrive) account from another device via the web interface, and your computer must be turned on at this time.
Using Microsoft SkyDrive, you can synchronize files, share them, collaborate on documents online, and upload files from your home computer to this service.
With OneDrive cloud storage, you can start working on a document on your work computer, then continue working on it from your mobile device, and finish the work on your home computer.
Once deleted, files are placed in the Recycle Bin, from which they can be restored or deleted. To permanently delete files from cloud storage, they must be deleted from the Recycle Bin so that the data does not take up disk space.
To create various documents in file storage, you can use Microsoft's free online office programs. In addition, this service offers a good amount of free space (10 GB) for storing user data in the cloud.
