Tip: Link to SkyDrive in Windows Resource Manager

After Dropbox is killed, find the nextEasy to use and highly integrated network Hard DiskIt has become a hot topic for everyone.
It is rumored that Microsoft plans to add native support for SkyDrive in Windows 8, that isMake this 25 GB network hard disk a drive letter in the computer. But why didn't I come up with such a good idea when Windows 7 was released? We can onlySelf-reliance, putting SkyDrive into our Resource Manager. Fortunately, the method is not absent,There are two third-party tools and office 2010 that can help us achieve this. Friends who do not have to install office or third-party tools may have to spend more time thinking.The following is a detailed explanation from Paul thurrott:

1. Third-party tools

Download: gladinet cloud Desktop
Download: sdexplorer

The two software work exactly the same way. They all Virtualize SkyDrive into a network drive. First, in addition to SkyDrive, it also links to cloud storage servers including Amazon S3, Google picasaweb, and Windows azure. It is a pity that the full version is charged. The free version has a limit on the number of files simultaneously transmitted, and does not support Google Docs. The full version costs 40 yuan.

Although the icons are different, the effects of the two software are similar.

2. native support for office 2010

Careful friends will find that there are more components in office 2010Save to network drive. This feature points out the physical location of the SkyDrive document, so we can use it to obtain the unique address of our SkyDrive archive. Next we will map it to a network drive.

First, link your Windows Live ID. In Windows XP, the "User Account" directly provides an entry to the live ID (. NET Passport. Just followProgramOperation.

For Windows 7 users, download a dedicated link to support plug-ins. After installation, log on to the "User Account" panel.

Click "add an online id provider" and download the Windows Live ID plug-in from the Microsoft website (this is the only one currently ).

After login.

Now, open an office 2010 component (such as Word) and click "file" Panel-"Save as"-"Save to network drive ":

 

Log On with the live ID in the pop-up window, find the target location and click "Save ".

A standard save as window appears. Copy the following URL in the address bar of the window:

Https://12345.docs.live.net/8940bd da44ff5ac8/Documents

Go to "computer"/"my computer", click "Tools"-" ing network drive" (or "ing network drive" in the toolbar) in the menu bar, and set a drive letter, paste the copied URL string at the network location and click OK.

In this way, we are done.

By the way, you can delete it by right-clicking the drive letter and selecting "disconnected ".

3. Dedicated to proud people who do not have an office and do not want to use third-party software

First, follow the Windows Live ID described above.

Download SkyDrive simple viewer for WebDAV. Run skydrivesimpleviewer.exe directly after decompression, and enter the live ID to log on.

After logging in, the URL as described above appears on the right side. Map the URL to a network drive as described above. During the ing process, you may need to enter the live ID again. You can select "Remember password ".

 

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