OneDrive, The Microsoft Cloud Storage

Do you need to save your files and photos at one central place? And do you think you need to access them from any device irrespective of where you are on the planet? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, then you need to use OneDrive storage.

Now the question arises as to what is OneDrive storage? I will ask you another question as well. Do you own a PC that runs on Windows 10 operating system? If you do, you already have this storage that comes with this operating system. This is a cloud storage that works as a hard drive on your computer that has been kept out of the computer far away from it in the cloud or on the internet. So, instead of backing up your data files on the local drive or hard disk on your computer, you have the option to store them in this cloud storage. Also, you can store your files on both or either of the hard disk and the cloud.

You already have a hard disk on your Windows 10 PC. May be you have a hard disk with abundantly high capacity. Also, may be you have an external hard disk to store your data files. However, either of these hard disks doesn’t provide the features that the Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage does. Because of these extra features you should go in to use this cloud storage to store all your data.

The Features Of Microsoft OneDrive

Most people do use one or more PC or Mac and one or more other mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. If you are one of them, then having a OneDrive cloud storage that Microsoft provides you will make you more efficient and productive on data creation, saving, manipulation on all of these devices.

Thus, it is important for you to understand what features the OneDrive provides you before you start using it. Also, to be able to use this cloud storage you need to have a OneDrive account. However, if you have a Microsoft account, you already have a OneDrive account.

Now, let us look into the features the Microsoft cloud storage provides.

• It enables you to save all your files in the cloud folders and access them from any computer (PC or Mac), tablet or phone (android or iOS). These devices must be signed on to OneDrive. In other words, you must have enabled this cloud storage on all these devices
• It lets you browse all your files and those that someone shared with you
• You take photos or record videos on your devices with the local camera on them, OneDrive automatically uploads your photos and videos to your personal account in the cloud and backs them up in a folder
• You can share your OneDrive files and folders with your friends or family or anybody else
• You can create new folders and also move, delete and rename your files
• Microsoft’s cloud lets you open your files in office app and other apps as well
• You can quickly get to the files that you recently created with a quick access feature in this cloud storage drive
• A Search box lets you type your file name into it and then find and access it in your cloud storage

This Cloud Storage Has Powerful Features For You To Work Smarter And Safer

These features include following

• Files on-demand lets you access all of your OneDrive cloud storage files in Windows 10 without taking up any storage space on your computer or other devices
• You can use your phone to scan paper documents and store them in cloud storage
• With Office 365, by setting up an expiration date for the links to your files and photos that you have shared, you can increase the security of your files in the cloud storage
• This cloud storage provides you with a protected area in the cloud. You can store your most important photos and files in this area, the Personal Vault

With OneDrive, you can save your files and photos in a cloud. You will never lose these files and photos even if you lose your device. I am mentioning the device that you used to create the files and photos. With your piece of mind, do your data creation, manipulation, saving and sharing on any device and anywhere. Also, you can access your selected files online as well as off line.

Evolution Of OneDrive

The OneDrive that we use today store our files and photos in the cloud storage is the product of an evolution. Ever since its launch, it passed through various changes, such as changes in name, features, service areas available to consumers, service terms and conditions etc.

At its launch in 2007, OneDrive came with its first name, the Windows Live Folders. That time it became famous with its codename the SkyDrive as it was available for storing your files and photos somewhere in the sky. This name came on the same lines as hard drive, pen drive etc. Initially, the SkyDrive was available in US only.

Subsequently this cloud storage was available to a wider audience. Also, the Microsoft renamed it as Live SkyDrive. The Live SkyDrive was available to testers in India and the United Kingdom. By the end of December, the availability of the Microsoft Cloud Storage was expanded to 62 countries and regions.

The individual SkyDrive capacity was expanded from 5 GB to 25 GB in December 2008. Microsoft added Windows Live Photos that allowed users to access their photos and videos that they stored in the cloud storage. ……

Microsoft updated SkyDrive on June 7, 2010 through Wave 4 update. This update made SkyDrive work with Office Online.

SkyDrive was renamed as OneDrive on February 9, 2014.

Microsoft launched an improved OneDrive for Web on June 8, 2015.

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