SkyDrive
is new and free cloud service provided by the Microsoft. SkyDrive
Windows 8 Metro app merges the SkyDrive and Windows Live, Microsoft’s
Web-Based synchronization service. SkyDrive is a free file hosting
service which enables the Microsoft Windows users to store data on it
instead of storing it in their local machines. It offers maximum of 25GB
free space..
Users can also
mark there stored data as Private, share them with contacts or Public.
If a user is keeping all his files Private then no one else be able to
view his uploaded files. If a user is sharing his files with his
contacts then only the friends present in the contact list will able to
view the files. But each friend has to login to their Windows Live
Account to view the files shared by their friends. If anyone is sharing
his files publically then everyone on the SkyDrive will able to view the
files even without login to their Windows Live Account.
Windows 8 SkyDrive Metro App is a blessing for users who are fed up by
file size restrictions of Gmail, Yahoo etc that a user encountered while
sending email attachments i.e. now there is no need to send an e-mail
with attachments, just share the folder or file with your friend, user
can share any extension file be it an .exe file or even folders which
was the major drawbacks in Gmail, Yahoo and many other E-mail services.
It also allows the users to upload an individual 2GB file whereas
maximum of 25MB file can be sent in Gmail, Yahoo.
SkyDrive is
like dropbox but it has some advance features i.e It has 25GB storage
space while in dropbox only 2GB storage space is available. SkyDrive
allows its users to keep their files private or public but in drop box
all the files uploaded are public which are visible to everyone.
Mike Torres (Group Program Manager at SkyDrive Apps) and Omar Shahine (Group Program Manager at SkyDrive.com) have said:-
“With the SkyDrive app, an early version of which will be available at
Consumer Preview, we focused on two things: 1) designing a fast, fluid,
touch-first version of SkyDrive that makes it quick, easy, and even fun
to browse and access your files, and 2) making your SkyDrive available
for use from any Metro style app via the file picker (open/save) and the
new Share charm in Windows 8″.
Windows 8 SkyDrive Metro App
shows all the documents and photos of the user that he has uploaded and
it also shows all the photos placed in his photo library. It displays
all the files and folders in the Metro Style. Folders are shown as
Double width tiles where as files are shown as square tiles.
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