Now there are three ways to get access to the SkyDrive app, from the File Explorer, Start screen, and even from Command Prompt. Probably it is the app, but the Task Manager doesn’t show a related process running. What is interesting is that opening a file will start the corresponding app, but when opening an image, it will not open in the Photo app, instead it’ll open an image viewer which surprisingly looks exactly the same as the Photo app.

The app itself continues pretty simple to use, the thumbnails has been streamlined for better management, and the App commands has more options than before including an easier way to Rename and Delete, there are new options such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Make online-only (or Make offline), and the Upload options has been replaced with Add items. After upgrading to 8.1, you won’t need to install anything, and the new version of the app addresses many of the shortcomings that deal with giving more control to the user on what to sync, managing the available storage space, and ditching the SkyDrive desktop app from the equation.Īt first glance the SkyDrive app looks almost identical to the previous version, but one noticeable change in Windows 8.1 is the ability to browse cloud-stored and local files in the PC. SkyDrive is more integrated to Windows 8.1 than ever before, practically is part of the operating system (although it’s worth noting that it is still an app). Microsoft has offered SkyDrive as a cloud storage solution for years, but it wasn’t until Windows 8 that people really started noticing the service, while Apple’s iCloud, Amazon’s Cloud Drive, and Google Drive have taken a great portion of the market.

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