Store photos on SkyDrive

Solution:

When you sign in to your computer with a Microsoft account, you'll get free storage on SkyDrive. Saving photos to SkyDrive is a good note for the following reasons:

When you place photos there instead of on your computer, you have more space for games and other apps. You can choose to automatically upload photos to SkyDrive, so that even if you lose your computer, camera and phone, it still helps protect your photos.

Plus, even if you don't use your computer, you still have multiple options to get photos.

Here are some ways to upload and view photos on SkyDrive.

Uploading photos to SkyDrive

Most mobile phones and tablets with wireless connectivity can automatically upload photos and videos.

If you have a Windows phone, IPhone, or Android phone: Install the app and set it to upload to SkyDrive.

If you have a Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 tablet:

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap change PC settings.

(If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC Settings.) )

Tap or click SkyDrive.

Tap or click native Photos.

Choose whether you want to upload photos, videos, or both. If you choose to upload photos, select upload good quality photos, or for a copy with a higher resolution, select upload best quality photos.

Get files from anywhere

If your photos are located on SkyDrive, you can get them from almost any device, even if your computer fails. You can use a Web browser to go, you can use one of these mobile apps, and you can even sync files with other computers by installing desktop apps on other computers (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac).

Storing photos on SkyDrive makes it easier to share these photos. You can choose whether to allow users to view files only or to allow them to edit files as well. You can publish links on social networks and get shorter URLs to share in text messages.