Connect Cloud Mail.Ru as a network drive

To consider the problem of connecting Cloud Mail ru as a network drive, we will use a brief history of its occurrence.

In the Cloud Mail.ru application, the user stores his data in order to work anywhere in the world. Now imagine that a situation arises in which there is not one cloud, but several and all are 100% filled. That is, even more space is required to store data locally.

What is the essence of storage in principle, we’ll tell you a little

Clouds come from different manufacturers. There is a certain volume here, but the essence is the same throughout. When registering, you are given a free place, as well as the opportunity to increase it by inviting friends, training, or installing a client program.

The essence of the client is that the content will be located on the local disk in the form of a folder, which will be synchronized with the Mail ru server. This is where the main problem arises. Without using the cloud, space on physical media will be eaten up in such a situation.

The convenience of the local client is that you do not need to have access to the Internet all the time in order to work with documents in the Cloud, automatic file downloads, partial downloads when the connection is interrupted, simplicity and ease of use of the application.

However, the main disadvantage when using such programs is the lack of space on the local disk. This is especially true for a corporate account.

Connecting the Cloud as a network drive

If one of the paid tariffs is connected, a service with the WebDAV protocol is used. That is, on a PC, the Cloud will look like a network drive or a regular file system. For example, let's look at the settings in the Windows operating system.

As we can see, setting up a network drive in the Mail.ru Cloud should only be done on paid plans. It is in this case that access to the WebDAV protocol is provided.

After all the steps have been completed, you can significantly save on equipment resources by using a network resource.

Important! When downloading large files, a problem with the display may occur. The process stops at 99%. Don't be embarrassed, that's when the download begins. You need to wait a while for the process to complete. This is explained by the specifics of working with the WebDAV protocol for the Windows operating system.