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Reference

The link below reffering to the active x drag and drop feature do not work and I can't find anything like it on the site. Should removes that info imo.

Is this true?

The service currently offers 1GB, with a maximum upload file size of 50MB. Up to five files can be uploaded each time. Optionally, an ActiveX tool can be installed to allow drag-and-drop uploading from Windows Explorer.

If it is true, a link should be provided. nunocordeiro 19:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is true. Just go to the upload page to verify (Cannot add a link as it requires logging in first). --soum ^talk 08:50, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The 1GB storage space is referenced from here and here. The official team blog should also mention the ActiveX drag-and-drop uploading feature (here). Maximum upload file size is stated within SkyDrive itself, however, requires you to log-in first, hence there isn't any links provided. --Pikablu0530 10:56, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Live Drive

Is this the Live Drive stuff? Then the articles should be merged. --soum ^talk 06:26, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to LiveSide.net, Live Folders and Live Drive are two different things. Live Folders is actually codenamed "SkyDrive" whereas Live Drive's codename is....."Live Drive". See here for more info. Pikablu0530 09:30, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thats a lot of Drives. :P --soum ^talk 09:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, some sources I've found—and placed on Windows Live Drive—suggest, that LiveDrive has been rebranded to Windows Live Folders. I suggested to merge the articles. What's your opinion? --Kubanczyk (talk) 12:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After checking some more sources (mainly MS blogs), I'm not so eager to do so. Sources are too vague on this one. --Kubanczyk (talk) 13:14, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My instinct tells me that LiveDrive is more like FolderShare rather than SkyDrive (as Mary Jo Foley point out, it probably IS the same service). As to whether LiveDrive is SkyDrive or not, there are sources out there that indicates both arguments, and basically it's a huge branding mess. However, according to Microsoft Japan's powerpoint slide back in 2007, SkyDrive and Live Drive seems to be two distinct products. I'd choose to leave the article as it is right now (and don't merge) as no conclusion can be reached. --Pikablu0530 (talk) 16:58, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is the folders.live.com link correct? It goes to the default Apache on RHEL page!!! --soum ^talk 09:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely correct. Windows Live Folders was "accidentally" put online for a while around few months ago and that is the correct address to access it. Even the newest post at Liveside.net still contain that link - but can only accessed internally at Microsoft. Pikablu0530 10:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page History

I made the following edits when I wasn't signed in by mistake: 19:40, 9 August 2007 83.216.132.69 (Talk) (2,570 bytes) (→Updates - Renamed Skydrive.) (undo)

If you have a problem with it please let me know. Thanks, GoddersUK

GoddersUK 19:42, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eligible Citizens

Under the History section it is mentioned as "Shortly after on August 9, 2007 Windows Live Folders was renamed Windows Live SkyDrive and the participation was expanded to testers in the United Kingdom and India". I am from Sri Lanka and I am using the service for months. I think this service is for every one though I am not sure. Need to fix this.--Umapathy (உமாபதி) 23:15, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Like BT Digital Vault?

It looks to me that this has some similarities to BT's Digital Vault, ie: this is competition between Microsoft and BT. Is this true? If so, might it be a good idea to put this in? Memassivbeast (talk) 19:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can SkyDrive be used as web space for HTML files?

Can someone upload their HTML and JPG files to SkyDrive and then redirect a domain name to skydrive so when people go to the domain name it loads the web pages from SkyDrive? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.188.204.219 (talk) 16:34, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Transfer limits

Are there any limits on how much data I can trasnfer to/from my SkyDrive every month? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.67.124.238 (talk) 18:30, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. There's no monthly transfer limits. The only limit is that individual files are limited to 50 MB and you have a storage space of 25GB. --Pikablu0530 (talk) 04:49, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Privacy

Does anyone know if Microsoft is maintaining user privacy with this "Live SkyDrive sync" thing? The big advantage of using "Shared folders" was that you could transfer, say, pirated music or such, without having to really worry about big-scary-microsoft watching you. But now that the only way to share massive files is by "sky drive" sharing, that means illegal stuff of users that they wanted to share could potentially be seen and reported. Any news on Microsoft's stance on this? There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance. - Ali ibn Abi-Talib (talk) 20:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about Google

Does Google have an equivalent service to this? 58.168.72.78 (talk) 10:02, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Google offers Google Docs. With this service, you can only upload documents (.doc, .txt, .rtf, etc.), spreadsheets (.xls), and presentations (.ppt). There are limits on the sizes for each of these. Like SkyDrive, you can edit them directly online using Doogle's versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, or download them to work on. You can also share these files with other people —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcoryh192 (talk • contribs) 23:40, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Icon

I've actually found an icon image with the same resolution, but with correct alpha transparency (for the glow of the yellow orbit ring). It can actually be found from the new Windows Live Essentials installation, it's an official icon file. I actually wished to change it myself, but I do not have sufficient user rights to do so. For anyone interested please contact me if you can't find the icon file.

KheeChun (talk) 01:15, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Icon

Microsoft is going to make new icons for all his windows live web applications. We already have seen the new hotmail icon. Now microsoft has the new SkyDrive icon. Here is the new icon: http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6341/windowsliveskydrivenewi.png —Preceding unsigned comment added by CarlosJJ (talk • contribs) 11:52, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]