SkyDrive is cloud synchronization software, part of Windows Live, developed by Microsoft.
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How to force skydrive offline to get the 'offline' experience
My goal is to open (in Windows) an office document and not make a round trip to office 365. This round trip, on a slow connection, can be 30-seconds. If I disable my network adapter, then I get the ...
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Delete web-based OneNote notebook [migrated]
I have a web-based OneNote notebook in my skydrive. So in the skydrive folder I only see a link to the notebook. I think that if I delete the link, then the notebook will be still out there, but I ...
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Any way to see files pending/uploading/downloading and specify priorities in SkyDrive?
Is there any way to find out which files SkyDrive is uploading (and which ones are pending to upload) in SkyDrive? Also, any way to specify file priorities?
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I need a script to automatically print files that I upload to a skydrive folder
I want to print any file that I upload to a specific skydrive folder.
I want to be able to print from my WP8, but of course Windows Phone 8 doesn't support that. Does anyone have any thoughts? It ...
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Does SkyDrive download files automatically?
When using all of my 7 GB of free storage, this seems to be a huge amount for my Surface RT or Windows Phone.
Does SkyDrive automatically download all of the 7 (or more) Gigabytes on each and every ...
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Skydrive creates a .lnk file after I upload a folder
I have installed Skydrive on my PC which uses Windows 7, and when I drag a folder across to my skydrive folder on my pc, i then have the green tick, but when I look on Outlook.com, all I see is a .lnk ...
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How do I know what Microsoft account the skydrive app is syncing to?
Some time ago, I set up skydrive for my wife on her mac. But now she wants to access the files online, I cannot remember what Microsoft account I setup and linked her skydive app to and nor can I see ...
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Remove “SkyDrive Pro” from context menu?
I've recently installed Microsoft Office 2013 and noticed a new SkyDrive Pro option is added to the context menu when I right click on a file or folder. I'm not using SharePoint and do not want that ...
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Where is skydrive in outlook.com [closed]
I used to use Skydrive in live/hotmail.com. The step is login my account then click skydrive tab. But now when I login live/hotmail, it is redirected to outlook.com, I can't find skydrive anymore.
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“something went wrong during” OneNote sync
I have a OneNote notebook which I access from several machines (all Win8, not RT) running either OneNote 2013 (for the desktop and laptop machine) or OneNote 2010 (for the slate). I believe the ...
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Has anyone created a “Live Mesh” like application that uses SkyDrive?
Now that Windows LiveMesh is gone, i'm looking for an alternative. Preferably one that uses SkyDrive storage.
The key point is the ability to specify a folder to sync, e.g.:
D:\Games\World of ...
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Skydrive can't connect to Microsoft Servers
I've installed SkyDrive on my computer, however I can't seem to get it to connect. It keeps saying there's a problem with the SkyDrive servers. I've reinstalled it several times, and I know I have the ...
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Is there a way to make Crashplan make smaller backup files.. so I can use Skydrive as cloud backup?
Title basically says it all; Right now Crashplan makes backup files that are much bigger than the filesize that Skydrive allows. Does anyone know of a way around this?
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Running multiple instances of Microsoft SkyDrive
I have desperately been trying to run multiple instances of the Windows Desktop SkyDrive Sync App on Windows 8. I have several Microsoft accounts and through creating Symbolic links have been able to ...
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Is there a way to edit text documents on the iPhone and sync them with SkyDrive
I like to keep notes in markdown format in .txt documents. I have previously used dropbox for this, but have reached my storage limits, and also have had compatibility issues with the dropbox ...
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SkyDrive hangs on sync in Windows 8 desktop
I have the integrated SkyDrive client installed on my Windows 8 laptop. Every time I connect to wifi, SkyDrive just hangs with a message like "Uploading 8.9KB of 3.4MB, 113 files remaining" ...
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Get Office 2013 to open files local instead of on SkyDrive?
I've synced my SkyDrive-Account to a local Folder. For Office 2010 everything is as it should be.
But Office 2013 annoys me: When I open a file in my local Folder (which is synced to SkyDrive) it ...
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Skydrive 1 way sync possible?
I have no external hard disk to backup, so I want to use my skydrive account as my backup source.The problem is, AFAIK skydrive uses 2 way sync: so if someone will hack and get access to my skydrive ...
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Viewing Comments in Word WebApp
I can see the comments in the Word WebApp when simply viewing the document. But if I try to edit it, then the comments disappear. Is there any way to see them while editing?
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What characters are not allowed in SkyDrive file names?
I'm adding my music to SkyDrive, and a file failed to sync with this message:
Error: This file name contains characters that aren't allowed.
Resolution: Please change the file name so it doesn't ...
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How to set up SkyDrive to just store my files and not sync them?
I have loads of pictures I no longer want to store on my computer. I've backed them up to an external hard drive and now I want to back them up to the cloud.
If I put them in the "SkyDrive Folder" ...
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Is it possible to map a network path to any cloud storage hosts?
I use Microsoft SkyDrive and Google Drive.
I was wondering if it was possible to map to a folder on a cloud service via FTP or something similar? I don't see any obvious ways on Google, or SkyDrive ...
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What's the difference in office 2013 between skydrive storage and site file library
In web interface of office 2013 preview (enterprise) I am able to store files in skydrive and share them. Also, I am able to upload them to sharepoint section (in file library module).
This is a ...
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How do you move the subscription folder to a different folder than the default Music Folder?
I'm using Skydrive to store the music I purchase from Zune in the cloud so that I can share the songs with my wife's computer. However, I don't want to sync all the subscription music which is music I ...
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Lost OneNote Files--New Computer. How can I synch from SkyDrive?
I got a new computer, and IT has moved information from my old computer's hard drive to the new one.
I had several OneNote notebooks, all nicely synching with SkyDrive and, from there, to my iPad. ...
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How to sync SkyDrive files to Microsoft Surface device?
Today I got a brand new Microsoft Surface.
With the touch keyboard this really feels like a small notebook, my only problem is:
How do I sync my SkyDrive files to the device? There is SkyDrive app ...
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Skydrive opens Internet Explorer without my permission
I installed Skydrive and upgraded it to the maximum storage offered, 100 gigs. My folder is almost full and Skydrive is constantly creating a popup in the lower right corner of the screen telling me ...
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Where is the SkyDrive folder located in Windows 8?
In the normal Windows SkyDrive application, the SkyDrive folder is defaults to C:\Users\<username>\SkyDrive.
SkyDrive comes preinstalled on Windows 8, but I notice that the SkyDrive folder ...
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How to add and sync folders outside SkyDrive folder?
I have folders with documents all over my hard drive, some which I would like to include in SkyDrive without moving them into the SkyDrive folder.
E.g. my SkyDrive folder is in ...
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Is it dangerous to use both Sky Drive and Dropbox?
I'd like to experiment with Sky Drive, but keep using my Dropbox account unless I decide to switch.
This answer gives instructions for how to set up both at the same time, but I'm a little worried ...
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Is it possible to use Sky Drive with linux?
I'm a long-time Dropbox user, and I'd like to experiment with Sky Drive. I have two Windows 8 computers and one Ubuntu computer that I use on a regular basis. If I can't use Sky Drive on all of them, ...
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Sync folders with Skydrive on Windows RT, ideally on MicroSD
I have all my music synced with Skydrive. On my Windows 8 laptop I included Skydrive Music folder into the Music library, so all my music is accessible with Media Player or Xbox Music app. Apparently ...
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How can I move the SkyDrive folder?
I have installed the SkyDrive client for Windows 8, and it put the local folder in C:\Users\Louis\SkyDrive. My system drive is an SSD and I like to keep my documents on my D:\ drive which is an HDD.
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How do I change the SkyDrive default folder in Windows
How do I change the default location of SkyDrive files in windows 8?
The Skydrive Modern UI app in Windows 8 shows a default folder named [pc-name skydrive] and I can't find where it is.
I found ...
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Skydrive app sync files to local computer
How can I get the SkyDrive app in Windows 8 to download all my files to a folder on my machine and keep them synced? For now, I can view the files but can't sync them to a folder like the application ...
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How to transfer all public files on one skydrive account to another?
How do you transfer all public files on one skydrive account to another?
I have some files that I have made public and my friends wants to transfer/copy those files to his account without downloading ...
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Having a personal AND school-vended skydrive account with Windows 8
I'm running into a bit of trouble trying to solve this problem. When I first set up Windows 8, I made my own personal Windows live account - with a sensible user name that I desired and my own ...
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Is it possible to use the same folder for Dropbox and SkyDrive?
Is it possible to set the same folders to SkyDrive and dropbox? I would like to sync them both at the same time. How to perform this action?
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Can SkyDrive truly sync data without tagging it by computer?
For three months this summer, I was away from my personal network and I accessed my SkyDrive folder from my MacBook Pro, making occasional changes to certain projects. The main SkyDrive files live on ...
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How could I let Skydrive desktop sync to MicroSD in Windows 8 tablet?
I have a Samsung Slate 7 tablet with (now) Windows 8 on it. This machine has a 64 Gb SSD and I have a 64 Gb MicroSD card in it. I also have a Skydrive on my main Microsoft ID that contains about 45 Gb ...
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Windows 8 folder to folder sync software
I'm looking for direct folder to folder synchronization in Windows 8. I was previously using Live Mesh to accomplish this, but now it looks like that is no longer an option.
Note that I'm talking ...
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How to set Skydrive folder location on Windows 8
I already have my Skydrive files on disk. How do I set the Skydrive folder location in Windows 8?
Edit: to be more clear, I have just installed Windows 8 and my previous Skydrive files were already ...
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How secure are public cloud services like Skydrive, Google Drive, Dropbox? [closed]
I'm using Skydrive, Google Drive, Dropbox in my daily work for temporary file sharing.
About year ago, I lost all my private photos, videos, when my HDD totally stopped working.
Now, I want to keep ...
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Using SkyDrive to share file. Why I don't see shared files on my computer when syncing?
My Mom wants to share some of her files with me. I can see them if I log in to SkyDrive. I don't see them on my SkyDrive folder on my computer though.
How can I arrange it so that all shared files ...
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Prevent Dropbox, Google Drive, Skydrive, files resyncing when reinstall operating system
I currently use Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Skydrive. They reside in these folders:
C:\users\fortune\dropbox
C:\users\fortune\SkyDrive
C:\users\fortune\Google Drive
First, I need to move them ...
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Is there any way to change computer names on SkyDrive?
I've wiped my hard drive a few times I have a couple things called "Computer-Name, Computer-Name-1" and it's extremely annoying. I could just uninstall SkyDrive, but I have 19GB of files I don't want ...
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SkyDrive Notebook not syncing as expected
I've been using OneNote for about a year and a half now (if only I had known about it while I was at university!) and just got SkyDrive a week ago. I've begun the task of moving all of my Notebooks to ...
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XAMPP with SkyDrive
Is it possible to shadow my PHP project under development in SkyDrive hosted under XAMPP while keeping the folder in c:\xampp\www directory. This way I can share a small-enterprise level project with ...
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Looking for an open source program to encrypt individual files [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Encrypting a single file with password and keyfile
I really like truecrypt, but the only thing that I don't like about it is that there is no option (that I can see ...
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Automatically saving the desktop and documents folders to the cloud in Windows 7
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I have downloaded and installed the clients for Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft SkyDrive on my laptop. I am running Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1. I save a lot of documents to ...
