In this review, much attention will be paid to the SkyDrive cloud service from Microsoft. This service has a number of advantages and will be very useful to many people. It will be especially useful for those who often work with office documents. Let's get to know him better!

Why do you need SkyDrive?

Service SkyDrive(skydrive.com) is a file hosting service for storing and exchanging files with various information on the Internet. To put it simply, this is a cloud service. Microsoft Company made its first launch in August 2007. The service is multilingual and clear interface, so working with it will not be so difficult.

Why do you need SkyDrive anyway? It is needed for fast and wireless information exchange. For example, you have a computer and a laptop. The laptop is in another room and you are too lazy to carry it, connect it and transfer documents. You go to SkyDrive and download the desired document. This service is also very suitable for those who work on a computer both at home and at work. If you have unfinished business in the office, you can always return to it from your home computer, thereby loading necessary information With cloud service. In this case, you will not need to carry flash drives or cables with you.

I recommend paying great attention to this service to those people who often work with office applications from Microsoft Office. Thanks to support for Office Web Apps, SkyDrive can easily allow multiple people to work remotely on the same document. For example, two people can use and edit the same office document. Moreover, each of them will have current version this document at the same time. This will be very useful for schoolchildren, students or teachers who do the same work. It is also useful for tourists who are working together on or bloggers who are creating a common e-book.

You can store absolutely all files. And in general, this is convenient when you have a lot of important documents, and you are afraid of catching some kind of virus that could adversely affect your information. It happens that I HDD may burn out or lose a lot of information. This service will also be very useful for such moments.

Registering with SkyDrive

Let's go to the site skydrive.com and we will have a login page. If you already have an account, you can simply enter your login details here. If you set up mail on @hotmail.com, @outlook.com or at live.ru, then you can log in with the login and password for this email, and you will not have to register again. A single Microsoft account allows you to log in to all Microsoft services using the same credentials. If you don’t have one, you will have to register by clicking on “ Register«.

It is not difficult! When registering, first fill out information about yourself: indicate your first name, last name, date of birth and gender.

• option one— you can enter any email address ( no matter what) and in the future log in using this email;
• option two- you can click on " Get new address Email» from Microsoft and in the additional window select mail from live, hotmail or outlook. Choose, for example, the second option by selecting outlook mail.

Below we come up with a password that contains at least 8 characters, and then confirm it.

Then we select password recovery methods. You can enter your number mobile phone, and you will receive a confirmation SMS or ask Security Question and the answer to it. We choose, for example, the method with a question.

Now we select the country or region, postcode and then enter the captcha. Below you can leave or remove a subscription (1) on Special offers. After you have filled in all the data, click “I Accept” (2) . After this, SkyDrive will open.

How to use SkyDrive?

So, we have free 7 Gb available in this cloud service. We have three folders already prepared by default - documents, images and general. On the right top corner (3) you can change their display.

On the left side you can see a special menu ( picture below):

• Files— all files of this storage are displayed;
• Latest files— files that you have used recently are displayed.
• All photos— all images of this repository are displayed;
• Are common— there are files that you shared with other users.
• Computers- here you can download the SkyDrive application for your computer under Windows control. After the application is installed, your computer will appear under this menu. Later, you can prevent your computer from accessing your SkyDrive or viewing files on a computer you trust from another computer. In general, all this is easy to configure.

Below there is another additional menu:

• basket— all files that you deleted go here;

• storage management— here you can increase the storage size, thereby choosing the appropriate one tariff plan. However, you will have to pay for the extra space. You can also set the format Office files, which will be used by default when creating office documents. It is also possible to configure user tags and set parameters for the connected device;

• get the SkyDrive app- you can download here this application for various OS, including for mobile devices. You can also check out additional features. Now just download the application for Windows, and later we will install it on your computer.

We return to SkyDrive to create an office document. You can create Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint presentation, notebook in , folder, and also create an Excel survey.

Let's create a Word document. In a new window we write its name ( for example Document 1) and press " Create". Opens Word Web App, that is, the web version of the application. It is quite functional, but, of course, inferior to a regular application. If you miss additional functions, then you can easily open this document in a computer application. To do this, click on the button “ Open in Word» (4) and it will open for you installed Word from a computer.

Button " General access » (5) - access without problems. Can be published in social media, send someone an email. In general, set access to this file.

So I'm currently in Office Web Apps. To quickly go to the repository, I need to click on the button " SkyDrive«.

The repository itself will already display this new document (picture below). Mark it with a checkmark and press the right mouse button. You will be able to see what actions can be performed with this document.

Now pay attention to top panel SkyDrive. Button " Add» allows us to add files from the computer.

A little to the right is a special manager (6) . Here we can add friends from Facebook, connect account or add contacts from Google. If you have added people, then it will be very convenient to communicate with them through this interface. Going to Settings (7) You can set certain parameters and also use special help.

Even further to the right is the account name. By clicking on it, we can add an avatar, change our profile or account settings. In general, we created a new account from Microsoft, but in addition to SkyDrive, there are others available here useful applications. Click on the down arrow.

Additional opportunities will open up for you:

Let's install the SkyDrive application on our computer. Those who did not download immediately, go to the menu “ Get the SkyDrive app". If you have Windows 8, then the SkyDrive application is already built-in ( it comes by default with the system). In general, click on “ Download the classic SkyDrive app". Open it and install it on your computer. After this you need to launch the application.

Launching the application takes place in several stages. To begin, you will be asked to enter your username and password. We enter the same data as when registering with the SkyDrive service.

You will then be prompted for a location for the new SkyDrive folder. By default, we are offered to leave it in Explorer. We agree and click “ Further«.

Then put a tick on “ Get remote access to all files" and click on the button " Ready«.

After installing the application, in the " Favorites» ( picture below) will be automatically created SkyDrive folder. Any file that you drop into this folder will be immediately synchronized with yours. cloud storage. Checkmarks in green circles indicate that everything is already synchronized. What convenience there is in all this!

To summarize, we can say that the SkyDrive service is very convenient and functional. You have at your disposal free 7 Gb, separate Email and many other useful things. For convenience, all files can be sorted differently.

Additional Office application Web Apps, although it has reduced functionality office applications, but it can allow you to carry out standard operations with documents, which is also very good. Install the application on your smartphone, computer or tablet and working with the cloud service will be even easier and faster! In general, study and implement!

Cloud storage Microsoft 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 produced by these corporations. Later, a client was created for devices on the Android platform.

OneDrive cloud

After the release of the Windows 8 operating system, the OneDrive (SkyDrive) service became part of the Windows operating system. Microsoft OneDrive is closely related to the cloud postal service.

The OneDrive service can be used not only through the web interface, but also directly from your computer by installing on your computer special application(valid 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 of 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 an account (formerly called 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 context menu desired action with this file.

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 a OneNote notebook. To do this, use the free Internet version Microsoft programs Office Online.

Files created with these programs can be saved to OneDrive cloud storage and then transferred to another location, such as a computer or smartphone running the Windows Phone operating system.

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 and share files, collaborate on documents online, or upload files from your home computer to the 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 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 remote server on the Internet, thanks to synchronization it is possible collaboration on different devices different users.

Cloud storage SkyDrive (video)

Designed for safe and secure storage of all kinds of files: documents, music, images, videos and others. If you have the Internet, it may be easy to access them. OneDrive is accessible from a computer, smartphone or tablet and other devices.

Sign in to OneDrive web service

In order to enter the service you must:

Sign in to OneDrive through the app

Right here on the website, for more comfortable work With the service, you can download the OneDrive client program and enter the storage through it:

1. On the left panel, at the bottom, click on the inscription “Get OneDrive client”.
   
2. Click the “Download OneDrive” heading for the required OS.
   
3. The client installation file will automatically download. Click on the download panel. We confirm the amendments are made on the computer “Yes”.
   
4. You will see the client downloading to your PC.
   
5. Click on the “Get Started” button.
   
6. Enter the required data. Click “Login”.
   
7. In the “Your OneDrive Folder” window, click “Change” and select the folder location, “OK” and “Next” again.
   
8. Select synchronization. By clicking on the “Finish” button, the OneDrive folder on your computer will open. The contents of this folder will undoubtedly be mechanically synchronized with the virtual service when connected to the Internet.
   
9. You can get to work.

Advice! To manage the OneDrive client from Windows OS, an icon is installed in the warnings section. When you click on this icon, a pop-up menu of the software appears, allowing you to call up the settings.

Now you have learned how to log into OneDrive in Russian. It's simple, all you need is attentiveness and punctuality. By connecting OneDrive (read about disabling it), you simultaneously get the opportunity online jobs with documents in the main office programs, as in text editor, and in table processor. It is possible to create presentations and work in a notepad. Successful work and nice rest!

The problem of disk space never ceases to lose its relevance. Volume hard drives increases with each new generation of laptops and computers, the same situation with flash drives, memory cards and other drives. However, there is a technology called cloud storage data, which in the near future will be able to replace us even hard disks. Today, this technology cannot be called new and there are already quite a lot of users in the world using it. There are a number of services that provide cloud storage services for data, but we will focus on one of them in detail. In this article we will understand what SkyDrive is and how to use it. Let's get started. Go!

SkyDrive is a very convenient and useful service if you want to have access to your files absolutely everywhere

As you already understand, SkyDrive is a cloud data storage service from the largest developer of the Windows operating system and various software - Microsoft. The principle of the “cloud” is as follows: the files that you place in the cloud are not stored physically on your computer (physically means recorded directly on the computer’s hard drive), but on the company’s server. It works on the principle of a storage locker. The service allocates you some space on its server, which only you have access to. There you can store any of your files, it all depends on the storage capacity.

This is very convenient, because in addition to saving disk space, you can also access this data via a smartphone, tablet or other computer. Overall, the benefits of using this technology are many.

As for SkyDrive itself, this service has been introduced into the Windows operating system starting with 8. In Windows 10 it was renamed OneDrive. So SkyDrive and OneDrive are the same thing. By default, you are given about 7 gigabytes of cloud space, which is not bad, especially considering the offerings of competitor iCloud.

If the free 7 GB is not enough for you, you can expand the space to 20, 50 and 100 GB, of course, for money. For such a set of advantages the price is quite small, so it is definitely worth it. So, for 310 rubles a year you will get 27 GB, for 780 rubles - 57 GB, and for the already decent amount of 1570 rubles - as much as 107 GB. How much cloud space you need is up to you, it all depends on your needs. For most users, the standard seven gigabytes are enough, some buy another 20 for a symbolic 310 rubles per year.

SkyDrive (OneDrive) is very convenient to use for storing photos. So, you can take cool photos while on vacation, and then transfer them to the “cloud”, where your relatives can immediately see them. Don’t worry, because only those users to whom you grant access will be able to see your photos, so your data will not be accessible to strangers.

As mentioned above, files can be managed from any device, anywhere. Therefore, you can store any important reports or documents there. A flash drive can be lost, but SkyDrive (OneDrive) can be accessed anytime, anywhere. All you need is a browser extension or a smartphone app, which is easy to download.

There is also a corporate version of this service called SkyDrive Pro. It is of no use to the average user and is more suitable for use in companies.

To be able to use Microsoft's cloud service, you need to create an account and log in to SkyDrive. Fortunately, this is done very simply and does not take much time.

If you have Windows 8 installed, then the process of transferring files to the cloud is as follows:

• Launch SkyDrive itself;
• Right-click on the window so that a panel appears at the bottom;
• Select “Send”;
• In the window that opens, you will need to select the files that you want to transfer;
• Having highlighted necessary files and folders, click the “Add to SkyDrive” button;
• Ready.

To download data from the cloud, go to SkyDrive, select the necessary files and click on the “Download” button.

In Windows 10, everything is even simpler. You just need to open the OneDrive folder, which you will find by going to “My Computer,” and move the desired folders and files there.

The same can be done through the browser. First you need to log into your profile, and then everything is done in a similar way, as described above.

If you want to remove SkyDrive, you won’t be able to do it completely, but you can disable it. To do this, use the Win+R key combination to open the “Run” window, then write gpedit.msc there. After that, open the “Computer Configuration” section, then “Administrative Templates”, “ Windows components” and, finally, SkyDrive or One Drive. In the window that appears, select the status “Prohibit the use of OneDrive for storing files.” Then another window will appear in which you will need to check the “Enable” item. Click OK to confirm the changes.

An easier option is to open your computer settings and go to “File Storage.” Under Save documents to OneDrive by default, toggle the switch to Off.

Now you know what a cloud service from Microsoft is - SkyDrive. It is really convenient to use and in many situations it really simplifies life. Write in the comments whether you liked this article and ask any questions you have about the topic discussed.

In this review, much attention will be paid to the SkyDrive cloud service from Microsoft. This service has a number of advantages and will be very useful to many people. It will be especially useful for those who often work with office documents. Let's get to know him better!

Why do you need SkyDrive?

Service SkyDrive(skydrive.com) is a file hosting service for storing and exchanging files with various information on the Internet. To put it simply, this is a cloud service. Microsoft launched it for the first time in August 2007. The service has a multilingual and user-friendly interface, so working with it will not be so difficult.

Why do you need SkyDrive anyway? It is needed for fast and wireless information exchange. For example, you have a computer and a laptop. The laptop is in another room and you are too lazy to carry it, connect it and transfer documents. You go to SkyDrive and download the desired document. This service is also very suitable for those who work on a computer both at home and at work. If you have unfinished business at the office, you can always return to it from your home computer, thereby downloading the necessary information from the cloud service. In this case, you will not need to carry flash drives or cables with you.

I recommend paying great attention to this service to those people who often work with office applications from Microsoft Office. Thanks to support for Office Web Apps, SkyDrive can easily allow multiple people to work remotely on the same document. For example, two people can use and edit the same office document. Moreover, each of them will have the current version of this document at the same time. This will be very useful for schoolchildren, students or teachers who do the same work. It is also useful for tourists who are working together on or bloggers who are creating a common e-book.

You can store absolutely all files. And in general, this is convenient when you have a lot of important documents, and you are afraid of catching some kind of virus that could adversely affect your information. It happens that the hard drive itself can burn out or lose a lot of information. This service will also be very useful for such moments.

Registering with SkyDrive

Let's go to the site skydrive.com and we will have a login page. If you already have an account, you can simply enter your login details here. If you set up mail on @hotmail.com, @outlook.com or at live.ru, then you can log in with the login and password for this email, and you will not have to register again. A single Microsoft account allows you to log in to all Microsoft services using the same credentials. If you don’t have one, you will have to register by clicking on “ Register«.

It is not difficult! When registering, first fill out information about yourself: indicate your first name, last name, date of birth and gender.

• option one— you can enter any email address ( no matter what) and in the future log in using this email;
• option two- you can click on " Get a new email address» from Microsoft and in the additional window select mail from live, hotmail or outlook. Choose, for example, the second option by selecting outlook mail.

Below we come up with a password that contains at least 8 characters, and then confirm it.

Then we select password recovery methods. You can enter your mobile phone number and you will receive a confirmation SMS or ask a security question and answer. We choose, for example, the method with a question.

Now we select the country or region, postal code and then enter the captcha. Below you can leave or remove a subscription (1) for special offers. After you have filled in all the data, click “I Accept” (2) . After this, SkyDrive will open.

How to use SkyDrive?

So, we have free 7 Gb available in this cloud service. We have three folders already prepared by default - documents, images and general. In the upper right corner (3) you can change their display.

On the left side you can see a special menu ( picture below):

• Files— all files of this storage are displayed;
• Latest files— files that you have used recently are displayed.
• All photos— all images of this repository are displayed;
• Are common— there are files that you shared with other users.
• Computers— here you can download the SkyDrive application for a Windows computer. After the application is installed, your computer will appear under this menu. Later, you can prevent your computer from accessing your SkyDrive or viewing files on a computer you trust from another computer. In general, all this is easy to configure.

Below there is another additional menu:

• basket— all files that you deleted go here;

• storage management— here you can increase the storage size, thereby choosing a suitable tariff plan. However, you will have to pay for the extra space. You can also set the Office file format that will be used by default when creating office documents. It is also possible to configure user tags and set parameters for the connected device;

• get the SkyDrive app— here you can download this application for various operating systems, including mobile devices. You can also check out additional features. Now just download the application for Windows, and later we will install it on your computer.

We return to SkyDrive to create an office document. You can create a Word document, an Excel workbook, a PowerPoint presentation, a notebook, a folder, or create an Excel survey.

Let's create a Word document. In a new window we write its name ( for example Document 1) and press " Create". Word Web App opens, that is, the web version of the application. It is quite functional, but, of course, inferior to a regular application. If you miss additional features, you can easily open this document in a computer application. To do this, click on the button “ Open in Word» (4) and you will have the installed Word open from your computer.

Button " General access» (5) - access without problems. You can post it on social networks or send someone an email. In general, set access to this file.

So I'm currently in Office Web Apps. To quickly go to the repository, I need to click on the button " SkyDrive«.

This new document will already be displayed in the repository itself ( picture below). Mark it with a checkmark and press the right mouse button. You will be able to see what actions can be performed with this document.

Now pay attention to the top bar of SkyDrive. Button " Add» allows us to add files from the computer.

A little to the right is a special manager (6) . Here we can add friends from Facebook, connect an account or add contacts from Google. If you have added people, then it will be very convenient to communicate with them through this interface. Going to Settings (7) You can set certain parameters and also use special help.

Even further to the right is the account name. By clicking on it, we can add an avatar, change our profile or account settings. In general, we created a new account from Microsoft, but in addition to SkyDrive, there are other useful applications available here. Click on the down arrow.

Additional opportunities will open up for you:

Let's install the SkyDrive application on our computer. Those who did not download immediately, go to the menu “ Get the SkyDrive app". If you have Windows 8, then the SkyDrive application is already built-in ( it comes by default with the system). In general, click on “ Download the classic SkyDrive app". Open it and install it on your computer. After this you need to launch the application.

Launching the application takes place in several stages. To begin, you will be asked to enter your username and password. We enter the same data as when registering with the SkyDrive service.

You will then be prompted for a location for the new SkyDrive folder. By default, we are offered to leave it in Explorer. We agree and click “ Further«.

Then put a tick on “ Get remote access to all files" and click on the button " Ready«.

After installing the application, in the " Favorites» ( picture below) the SkyDrive folder will be automatically created. Any file that you drop into this folder will be immediately synchronized with your cloud storage. Checkmarks in green circles indicate that everything is already synchronized. What convenience there is in all this!

To summarize, we can say that the SkyDrive service is very convenient and functional. You have at your disposal free 7 Gb, a separate email and many other useful things. For convenience, all files can be sorted differently.

The additional Office Web Apps application, although it has reduced functionality of office applications, can allow you to carry out standard operations with documents, which is also very good. Install the application on your smartphone, computer or tablet and working with the cloud service will be even easier and faster! In general, study and implement!