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[bassfisher6522]

I just got my email notice of Skydrive changing to one drive....

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[TD]A good change is on the way
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[TD]In the coming weeks you'll notice a change happening. SkyDrive will become OneDrive, an even better place to store and share your favorite things across all of your favorite devices. But don't worry, during this transition you'll still be able to access all of your photos, videos, documents, and files.
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[TD]OneDrive. It's everything you love about SkyDrive and more.
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[TD]And it's coming soon.
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[Corrine]

Me too. After the announcement, I added the tag for OneDrive to my blog posts that had been tagged with SkyDrive. I didn't remove SkyDrive though since it will take people time to adjust.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Have you also noticed the new skydrive or cloud icon in the notification area with today's updates.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Me too. After the announcement, I added the tag for OneDrive to my blog posts that had been tagged with SkyDrive. I didn't remove SkyDrive though since it will take people time to adjust.

I don't have access to your blog....:confused2:

 

[Corrine]

Have you also noticed the new skydrive or cloud icon in the notification area with today's updates.

The cloud icon doesn't look different to me. Although when I went to the Microsoft Image Gallery, the SkyDrive logo seem to be missing from the Windows Live category: Microsoft News Center ? Products Image Gallery: Screenshots, logos and boxshots for Microsoft products.

Me too. After the announcement, I added the tag for OneDrive to my blog posts that had been tagged with SkyDrive. I didn't remove SkyDrive though since it will take people time to adjust.

I don't have access to your blog....:confused2:

The link to my "Security Garden" blog is in my signature.

 

[DarkLordSilver]

But what's the news then? Only the name change?

 

[bassfisher6522]

But what's the news then? Only the name change?

Yes...it's due to the law suite filed by the UK/EU Sky corporation. The email is just a reminder that the name change is coming soon. And for those that didn't sign up for the notification, those users may turn on the PC to find a big change on Skydrive one day soon and will likely to freak out...well some will.

 

[Patrick]

It's apparently gone through, and all BSOD zips I've been downloading from Skydrive and now labeled with Onedrive. The only thing I find funny is the Skydrive logo remains, unless I just need to clear my cache?

 

[niemiro]

It's apparently gone through, and all BSOD zips I've been downloading from Skydrive and now labeled with Onedrive. The only thing I find funny is the Skydrive logo remains, unless I just need to clear my cache?

It looks like it's partially gone through. I actually visited onedrive.com just yesterday, and got the standard "we're still getting things ready". Now that website is properly live. However, when I click "sign in", I just get redirected to Skydrive. So presumably it's just a case that they've started the transition.

 

[Patrick]

Same here, you're more than likely correct that the transition is simply underway.

 

[Patrick]

OneDrive is Now Available Worldwide: Free Cloud Storage for Microsoft, iOS, and Android Devices | OneDrive Blog

To celebrate the official launch of OneDrive, today we will also give 100,000 people 100 GB of free storage for 1 year. That’s 10 PB of free storage—enough storage space for a photo of everyone on the planet. If you want to be one of those 100,000, keep an eye on @OneDrive for clues.

Neat :O)

 

[bassfisher6522]

I just finished mine...and you have to option to get an extra 8 GB of storage added if you follow the instructions....not to shabby!

 

[bassfisher6522]

Anybody noticed from the standard storage space of 7 GB is now 10 GB....nice...very nice!!!!!!:dance:

 

[x BlueRobot]

According to OneDrive, I now have 106GB available of free space :confused2:

 

[Tekno Venus]

Indeed - Microsoft to give 100GB free OneDrive storage to early birds | Microsoft - CNET News

I now have 142GB available - that should be enough for quite a while!

 

[x BlueRobot]

Since the free space is only a promotional offer, what happens when the deadline is reached, and you have used the 100GB of space?

 

[Tekno Venus]

Since the free space is only a promotional offer, what happens when the deadline is reached, and you have used the 100GB of space?

Very good question....

first 100,000 people who sign onto their OneDrive account will get 100GB of extra storage space for one year

Microsoft to give away 100GB of OneDrive space for one year to 100,000 people [Update] - Neowin

I have 100GB from that promotion, 20GB from the fact I had (well, had) a Windows Phone, and 25GB for being a long standing user.

The 100GB and 20GB promotions are only for a year. The 25GB is permanent - I've had that ages...

I'm guessing they'll ask you to pay - or delete things. Not sure though..

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Ahh - Microsoft treats Windows Phone owners with extra 20GB of free SkyDrive storage for one year | WinBeta

And, as amnesia points out in the comments below, "If you exceed your remaining storage space when the subscription expires, you'll be able to view, share, and download files on your SkyDrive, but you won't be able to upload files until you buy more storage or free up space."

 

[x BlueRobot]

Okay that's fine then, so you'll be able to keep the files on your OneDrive, but you won't be able to upload any more unless you move or delete those files.