https://www.makeuseof.com MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet. Fri, 19 May 2017 03:25:00 GMT en-US hourly 60 Having an automatic cloud syncing solution with your desktop computer or Windows tablet is a great idea. But does it have to be OneDrive? Of course not! If you prefer a different cloud solution and want to reclaim space from OneDrive, this is how to disable it.

]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:12:25 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-microsoft-onedrive-windows-8-1/ Do you actually use Microsoft OneDrive, or do you just get sick of seeing its pop-ups asking you to complete setup? While OneDrive is a fine cloud storage solution, you might want to remove it if you already use Dropbox, Google Drive, or another provider. After Microsoft cut the free storage down to 5 GB, you'd be forgiven for moving to Google Drive's generous 15 GB.

]]> Fri, 19 May 2017 03:25:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-onedrive-skydrive-just-clicks-windows-8-1-pro/ Have you recently installed Office 2013 with the default settings? Unfortunately, this causes some serious integration with SkyDrive to appear in Windows 10, including a weird option in the right-click context menu labeled SkyDrive Pro that's grayed out and unusable.

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:30:11 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-remove-skydrive-pro-from-the-windows-10-right-click-menu/ You can search all of the Internet from one Google search box. But Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and other cloud storage services make it difficult for you to search all of your files from any such one box. Let's change that today.

]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chrome-extensions-you-need-manage-cloud-storage/ Windows 8 is supposed to be the first version of Windows that's not just tied to a PC. Some of the broad outlines were visible with Windows 8, but Microsoft took it even further with Windows 8.1. The end vision is that you'll be able to log into any PC and have your files, settings, and applications there for you. You'll use the same account to log into every Windows PC and it won't just be for authentication -- your stuff will follow you everywhere.

]]> Fri, 23 May 2014 16:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-windows-8-pc-anywhere-without-taking/ Today in Tech News Digest, Facebook splashes the cash buying WhatsApp, the FCC responds to the loss of 'net neutrality', SkyDrive becomes OneDrive, Yahoo wants its own Siri, Apple is interested in Tesla, and Samsung mocks Apple in its latest set of television commercials.

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:30:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-whatsapp-skydrive-onedrive-yahoo-siri-apple-tesla-tech-news-digest/ The lick of paint has been applied, the polish has been added to give it a nice sheen, and now finally Skydrive has undergone its name change to OneDrive. And it will stay that way until someone decides that they hold a trademark over the name "One".

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:30:46 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/onedrive-launches-storage-automatic-android-photo-backup/ Today in Tech News Digest, Apple reveals its latest sales and earnings, the NSA is accused of targeting popular apps such as Angry Birds, Microsoft renames SkyDrive to OneDrive, the FBI is accused of tapping into TorMail, Nintendo's plan for smartphones is possibly revealed, Wikipedia adds celebrity voices to its listings, and The Simpsons tackles Oogle Goggles Google Glass.

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:30:40 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/apple-earnings-nsa-angry-birds-fbi-tormail-oogle-goggles-tech-news-digest/ With Windows 8, Microsoft included SkyDrive integration with every PC, and with Windows 8.1, they have pushed that integration even further. Now, the SkyDrive for Windows 8 app is a must-use for any Windows 8 user.

]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/skydrive-windows-8-cloud-storage-modern-file-explorer-app/ Personal cloud storage has become so useful as you never have to worry where your stuff is: it's easily accessible, and it's always up-to-date. On Linux you can access your personal cloud storage in multiple ways. This is great, because you can use whatever method works the best – even if you're a terminal junkie!

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to-access-and-use-cloud-storage-skydrive-etc-in-linux/ Windows 8.1 includes deep SkyDrive integration, far beyond the simple SkyDrive Modern app included with Windows 8. SkyDrive isn't just an app in the tiled interface; it's also available from the desktop. Macs have iCloud, Chromebooks have Google Drive, and Windows 8.1 PCs have SkyDrive. Microsoft wants you to consider SkyDrive your new hard drive where you store all your personal files.

]]> Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:30:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-keep-your-files-synced-with-skydrive-in-windows-8-1/ Microsoft might be making it cheap to get online storage by announcing a plan that gives you 200GB of SkyDrive space for $100 a year, but it still doesn’t want to tax your physical hard drive. With Windows 8.1, SkyDrive will be rolling out “smart files”, previously called placeholder files, complete with Bing-powered OCR search.

]]> Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:15:56 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/skydrive-brings-smart-files-with-ocr-search-in-windows-8-1/ There’s lots of space in the cloud but it comes at a price. Microsoft SkyDrive says you can have 200 GB of space under a new plan that will cost you $100 a year. The plan is attractive for Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Surface 2 tablet users. SkyDrive comes integrated into Windows 8.1 and you can also use it as the default location to save your files from the desktop. Purchase a new Surface 2 or Surface 2 Pro and it comes bundled with 200GB of SkyDrive storage for free for two years.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:15:57 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/new-skydrive-plan-gives-you-200-gb-of-space-for-100-a-year/ One would think that by now we would have covered all the different ways to put free cloud storage to use. We here at MakeUseOf.com have done our little bit. I put my own brain cells on overdrive and came up with some uses of cloud storage that are creative a few months back. But we all need a constant source of inspiration, and it usually comes from the stories of others all around us.

]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-ways-to-use-your-cloud-storage-that-you-may-not-have-thought-of/ As the push towards web apps has evolved, we're now met with two powerful cloud solutions -- SkyDrive [Broken URL Removed] and Google Drive. These two options offer all the tools needed for file synchronization and office productivity.

]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 21:00:26 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/skydrive-vs-google-drive-which-is-best-for-office-productivity/ Updated by Tina Sieber on 28 July 2017.

]]> Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:31:19 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/have-office-2010-dont-buy-office-2013-heres-why/ The cloud is no longer a technology fad. It is very much mainstream. It is so mainstream now that even enterprise scale applications have flown in droves to the cloud. The agility, flexibility, and low-cost scale ups turn cloud storage options into more than an online vault to back up your documents and files. But cloud storage is more than these important but mundane uses. As users across the world prove, cloud storage gives us so many creative uses to try out.

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:00:38 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-creative-uses-for-dropbox-or-other-cloud-storage/ Cloud storage services offer a minimum amount of free space to everyone who signs up, but you can often get more. You can upgrade your cloud drive with gigabytes and gigabytes of free space in a few easy steps, often just by referring friends to your service of choice.

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:31:08 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-get-the-most-free-space-on-dropbox-box-skydrive-and-more-the-complete-guide/ One of the improvements delivered with Windows Phone 8 is enhanced support for SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage system that enables users to upload and sync photos, music, video and more between different devices.

]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:30:13 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/share-movies-photos-and-documents-from-windows-phone-with-skydrive/ If you ask any power user for one good piece of advice that applies to any operating system, it would be to back up your files regularly. As much as technology can be helpful, it can also cause problems or even fail at the worst possible times. Therefore, it is important that you are able to identify different backup methods for your system.

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:01:06 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-great-cloud-backup-tools-and-services-that-fully-support-linux/ It’s been three years since Microsoft launched Office 2010. Released alongside online versions (Microsoft Office Web Apps) of its popular applications, the jewel in the crown of the suite was, of course, Microsoft Word. Offering some minor improvements to the user interface following the introduction of the ribbon menu in Word 2007, the 2010 release looks very much like its predecessor.

]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:01:39 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/word-2013-an-in-depth-review-of-what-you-should-expect/ It seems the cloud is hard to escape these days - both in your daily tech life, and on websites such as ours. Only last week I wrote an article about cloud-based PowerPoint alternatives, the week before an article about DOS games in the cloud and before that you might have caught me harping on about online backup solutions.

]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:31:29 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-cloud-option-icloud-vsskydrive-vsgoogle-drive/ Microsoft has been a major contender in the tech industry for as long as many of us can remember. It has managed to occupy the majority of the personal computing market, and much of the business market as well. It’s seen its downfalls though, too.

]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:30:43 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-microsoft-products-finally-perfected-opinion/ Microsoft’s new SkyDrive is a great entry in the cloud storage wars -- it competes toe-to-toe with Dropbox, Google Drive, and the rest. However, it has some limitations – like many cloud storage services, SkyDrive doesn’t allow you to synchronize any folder on your computer, only folders inside a special SkyDrive folder. It also doesn’t run on Windows XP, leaving a lot of users out in the cold. We’ll show you how to overcome these limitations and use SkyDrive the way you want to.

]]> Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:00:15 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sync-folder-skydrive-skydrive-windows-xp/ Cloud-based file storage has become, for the lack of a better word, boring. Dropbox used to be the only serious game in town, with SugarSync and friends trying to compete but not really succeeding. And then Google Drive came along with Google’s immense resources and technical know-how, and not to be outdone, Microsoft quickly upgraded its existing SkyDrive service.

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:01:16 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-there-a-good-reason-to-use-microsoft-skydrive-in-addition-to-dropbox-google-drive/ Through the years, I've done a lot of research both offline and online. There are two big problems with doing that much research. The first is that you tend to accumulate a lot of information of various forms. The second problem is that unless you have a smart way to organize all of that information - which can take the form of pictures, web links, text and more - you're apt to lose track of where you put things.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:17 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/skydrive-onenote-web-app/ Just last week, Google Drive finally shipped and we're now able to give it a spin to see if it lives up to the expectation of being a Dropbox competitor. Personally, I've not given it a hard look yet because, well, Dropbox works! I have a paid Dropbox account and it's perfect for me. Maybe after a few months of being played with, I'll feel like Drive is worth jumping into.

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 04:30:33 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-cloud-storage/ One of the key aspects in which Windows 8 differs from previous releases is its provision of access to cloud storage, particularly SkyDrive.

]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:30:33 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/accessing-cloud-windows-8-consumer-preview/ Microsoft SkyDrive has been around for a while, but was recently given a fairly significant update. We took some time to talk to Microsoft about the new features and play with it all, so here's a breakdown of what you can expect.

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:30:38 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-skydrive-big-update-25gb-cloud-storage/