Posting videos in cloud data storages (cloud services). Cloud data storage. How to create a file storage cloud

In a previous article, we discussed posting videos online.

Now let's look at how you can send a video or movie to someone over the Internet, and also where you can store your video.

Usually the video is of a significant size, sometimes very large, so it cannot be sent by email.

In this case, you need to post the video on some service on the Internet and give a link to it to the recipient. The person with the link gets access to the video and can download it.

A service that provides the ability to host data on its servers is called cloud data storage or simply cloud.

In the cloud you can place not only videos, but also music, photos, documents, programs, etc., and work with them. You essentially get your own hard drive online.

If you have not yet used this convenient method of storing data, try it and you will appreciate its advantages:

You can get access your files from any computer or mobile device, you don’t need to transfer them to a flash drive or laptop. This opportunity is very useful both at work, and when visiting, and when traveling.

You can also provide access to certain files via a link to your friends, i.e. send over the Internet.

You can use cloud services for backup storage of valuable information, including video.

Each of us has information that is unique (videos, photos, documents), so its safety is very important to us. For safety, we copy it to disks, flash drives, external hard drives.

Cloud services are an excellent opportunity to store such information. For reinsurance, you can use several cloud services at once.

Cloud services can be used for collaboration, the use of paid programs, but we will not consider this side.

So, let's look at some of the most famous and popular cloud storage services that provide free disk space.

Yandex.Disk

Yandex.Disk- a cloud service from the Russian search engine Yandex, which allows you to store your data on servers in the cloud and transfer it to other network users.

All users with a Yandex account are provided with 10 GB of disk space free of charge.

If you need a larger cloud size, you can get it for a fee or through bonuses. For example, you can get up to 10 GB extra for referring friends (+512 MB for each friend).

The files are stored on the server until you delete them yourself. All downloaded files are automatically scanned by antivirus. File security is ensured by the most modern technologies; data is transmitted only over an encrypted connection.

Yandex.Disk integrates into the Microsoft Office office suite and makes it possible to automatically upload photos and videos from digital cameras, smartphones and external storage media to Yandex.Disk.

Website http://disk.yandex.ru/

For example, let's look at working with Yandex Disk in more detail; other marriage services are structured similarly.

Cloud data storage from Google provides its users with 15 GB for free. For $1.99 per month you can use 100 GB of storage space, etc.

The maximum size is very decent - 30 TB, however, you will have to pay $299.99 monthly, this is an option for firms and companies.

Google Drive is available in web browsers, Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS, and more. If you have a Google account, you can find cloud storage on Google.com. There is an icon at the top right Google Apps, by clicking on which you will see a list of applications, among which will be Google Drive. In the picture what you need is circled in red:

To allow other users to view, edit and download your files, simply send them an invitation, no need to forward anything.

Website https://drive.google.com/

Microsoft OneDrive

OneDrive- (earlier name SkyDrive), created by Microsoft. Now OneDrive is one of the flagships of cloud data storage.

Currently, 5 GB of free space is available for storing files that can be organized using standard folders. Images can be previewed in the form of thumbnails or slides.

The advantage of this cloud is its integration with Microsoft Office, so you can create, edit, and save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly from the application using the WindowsLive OneDrive service.

OneDrive comes pre-installed in Windows 10, allowing your documents and photos to be automatically saved to OneDrive.

Website http://onedrive.com/

File hosting from the American company Dropbox Inc. includes cloud storage, file synchronization and a client program.

This service makes it possible to place files on a remote server either through a browser or using a client. When you install the client program on your computer, a synchronized folder is created. The files hosted in it are available through the Dropbox website and mobile applications.

The basic account comes with 2 GB for free, which is not much, but you can get up to 16 GB for free by inviting new users. For each invitee, 500 MB is added to the free account, and 1 GB to the paid account.

Dropbox benefits: best-in-class synchronization technology and speed, recovery of deleted files, access links with password and expiration date. The main advantage is active cooperation with many sites and programs and integration into them. For example, the hand-drawn video creation program Sparkol Videoscribe, the work in which we are reviewing, offers export and import to Dropbox. And there are many such programs, perhaps you have come across them.

Website http://www.dropbox.com/

Cloud service from the Mail.Ru Group company provides 16 GB of cloud storage for free.

You can use the repository not only through a browser, but through computer (Windows, Mac OS, Linux) and mobile applications.

Auto-uploading of photos is available in mobile applications: when this function is enabled, all photos taken using a smartphone are instantly stored in the Cloud.

Cloud website https://cloud.mail.ru/

Mega

Mega(MEGA Encrypted Global Access) - a progressive cloud file hosting service by Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload.

Mega immediately provides 50 GB free of charge, in addition, paid packages provide the opportunity to significantly increase disk space.

Mega pays special attention to privacy: all content is encrypted directly in the browser using the AES algorithm. Files can be transferred in encrypted form, and all data is stored in the cloud. File access keys are distributed only between users who trust each other.

Website https://mega.nz/

All cloud services also have paid plans with increased disk space and additional features. If you are interested in them, you can check them out on the cloud website.

For an ordinary user, free accounts are quite enough, especially since many repositories allow you to expand them for free, as mentioned above. In addition, you can use not one cloud, but two, three or more.

If you like a particular cloud service, you can create several accounts in it; this is not prohibited. For example, if you have three mailboxes on Yandex, each is provided with 10 GB of Yandex.Disk cloud storage.

Personally, I use Yandex.Disk most often, since I have my main mailbox there, in addition I use Dropbox, on which I have a free maximum of 16 GB at the expense of invited users, and the cloud from Mail.Ru.

If you haven’t used cloud storage yet, the easiest way to start is where you already have a mailbox (Yandex, Google, Mail.ru), and, therefore, an account. You don't need to register, just search for the cloud service in your account and you can use it right away.

There are many ways to send a file to someone over the Internet, and anyone who does this chooses the most obvious method - sending it by email. But there is a limit on the file size, usually 25 MB; some programs in .exe format are unlikely to be sent due to security restrictions. Unless by placing them in the archive. Many people use Skype for transfers; there are no restrictions on file size, but the transfer is not very fast, regardless of the network speed. I never waited for the end of the transfer of large files, but used other tools, which I will discuss below.

Transfer using cloud services

Clouds have been part of our lives for quite a long time and obviously this is the most understandable way to transfer any files. All popular email services have their own cloud.

Gmail has this Google Drive– initially 15 GB are available for free, excellent integration with all google services and excellent speed. Yandex mail has its own disk 10 GB expandable. Install the Yandex disk application on your smartphone and enable auto-upload of photos, you will get +32 GB. There is an interesting screenshot feature that saves them immediately to Yandex Disk. With the ability to edit and design screenshots taken. Mail from Mile boasts cloud 50 GB for new users, previously it was possible to reserve 100 GB, this is perhaps all the advantages. The most secure cloud at the moment Mega with 50 GB free, file encryption, cool interface and decent speed.

Didn't mention the most popular founder current Dropbox only because its meager 2GB is inherently unsuitable for transferring large files. Yes, and there are a lot of different clouds with different conditions; in my opinion, I talked about the most popular ones in RuNet.

Transferring files this way has a number of advantages and disadvantages:

Transfer in a browser window

There are quite a few such methods, I’ll tell you about those that have been proven to work, there are no restrictions on the size of the transferred file, and they are also simple and understandable.

Dropmefiles.com

Perhaps the most functional service for moving large files. All functionality is in one window, with convenient tips and a clear layout of controls.

Drag the desired file or folder into the browser window, click to select on your computer, or use ctrl+v to paste from the clipboard.
Copy the link to send in a way convenient for you. Or send directly by mail adding a message of up to 140 characters.
Store the file on the service for up to 14 days or send it directly without closing the browser window.
Ability to set a password, alphabetic or numeric.
The speed of the service is quite good, of course, depending on your provider.

File.pizza

A very simple service for transferring any files directly from the browser; transfer is possible only when the window is open. And until the file is downloaded from the link received. If you need to send a file to multiple users, you will have to do it personally each time. This technology features you transfer the file directly without uploading to a third-party server.

The file is sent directly, excluding uploading to the server, p2p connection as a torrent.
Select or drag the desired file to transfer into the browser window.
Doesn't work in mobile safari.
Otherwise, charming and safe.

BitTorrent sync

Your personal torrent network, the operation of which requires a bittorent sync client, fortunately there is support for ALL platforms, including drives and other cloud devices. The program’s capabilities for exchanging and transferring files are impressive; you can read it in detail and very clearly. I will say that the speed is really good, encryption and file transfer directly make this method especially attractive. Such glowing praise is marred by only two aspects: the indecent price of 2,499 rubles/year for the PRO version (although you can get by with the FREE version) and slightly confusing controls for an inexperienced user.

Anonymous method

Absolutely amazing free and anonymous service anonymousfiles.io transfer files up to 5 GB. Drag or select files from your computer. Get the link share the link.

You cannot delete downloaded files, but you can determine their lifetime up to 6 months. No logs or restrictions for uploading and downloading. Amazing and free secure exchange method.

Opinion

Every day we are getting closer to the fact that we perform most of the tasks in the browser; transferring large files over the network also moved to the browser window, moved to the cloud, or, as in the case of bittorent sync, mastered p2p networks and key encryption. Streams move in the 21st century with incredible speed and scale, and humanity has come up with plenty of tools for this!

If you know of others that are fundamentally different from those presented, write in the comments - it will be interesting!

Meanwhile, I am still not a very confident user. You may experience difficulties when working on this cloud. Let's try to figure out some of them.

Sending a file

How to send files to the mail.ru cloud:

In the video below you can see “How to upload a document to the mail.ru cloud.”

Transferring a file

How to transfer a file via mail.ru cloud?

Transfer of archives, videos and photographs

How to transfer videos and photos via the mail.ru cloud? You use an account on mail.ru, you have uploaded video material to the cloud that you intend to transfer to your friends. Let it be the film “The Illusionist”. Further actions are similar to what we had to perform when transferring any other file. Transferring photos and archives via a cloud service is carried out in the same way as presented in the case of transferring files and video material.

You can see in detail how to place and transfer photographs with the services of the mail.ru cloud resource in the video below.

Now you know how to transfer documents, videos, photographs and archives using the mail.ru cloud resource. You can read about other features of using the [email protected] service. I hope that everything was clear to you, and you will be able to implement all these activities on your own without much stress. Happy dispatches!

Cloud services are a new trend in Internet technologies. A cloud is any remote resource that helps save, create, and transfer files. In this article we will look at the cloud from Mail.ru. So, what is cloud storage and how to work with it, read the article.

What is the mail.ru cloud

The mail.ru cloud is a service where you can store and manage data. Using mail.ru the user can store, check files, download them, transfer to another user. All actions take place on the Internet. One of the advantages of such a service is that it is free and accessible. That is, each user can get this additional space for storing documents on the Internet.

Essentially, it is a hard drive, the same one that is installed on your computer or laptop. The difference is the use of the Cloud on different devices, the main thing is to have access to the Internet. From the service, the user can send a link to his friend or partner to the material, and he will be able to download, watch a video, or a document.

Let’s summarize why the service is needed:

For storing files and folders.
For working with documents and files on any gadget. The main thing is to have Internet access.
For fast file transfer between users.

You can upload any files to the Cloud and download from it from any device, and you can also view, transfer or download them from any device. You can upload anything: books, documents, videos, pictures.

At the same time, you can configure access to documents. You can set a mode where only you can see the files, you can set public access to some materials, that is, such files can be viewed Internet users and other users will be able to download them. If access is open, a link will be generated that can be passed to the user to view the file or download it.

How to use the Cloud from mail.ru

We figured out what the Cloud is, now let’s figure out the process of working in this service. In order to start working with the service, you must complete the following steps:

Now you can use the virtual disk. In order to upload files larger than 2 GB from your computer, you need install Cloud disk to your computer. It can be installed on both a computer with Windows, IOS, and Android.

Let's figure out how to install Cloud on a computer:

Let's go to the Cloud. On the left side there will be a blue form “Install the Cloud on your smartphone.” Here you can select any device from all those offered on which you want to install. We are looking at a computer.
Now click on “PC Application”.
A form will appear in which you need to select your operating system.

After downloading, you need to open the file and make the settings:

Click “Launch”.
Select the program language. In our case, Russian, click “Ok”.
The Installation Wizard will launch. Click “Next”.
Now you need to select the folder in which the program files will be installed. Select “Browse”, click on the desired folder, click “Next”.
We agree that a shortcut will be created on the desktop. Click “Next”.
After that, click “Install”.

Cloud Mail.ru

After installation Setup Wizard will notify you that the installation process was successful. All you have to do is click on the “Finish” button. After this, you can open the Cloud from your computer.

How to upload and download documents from the mail ru service

We figured out how to use the Cloud. Now you need to figure out the process of uploading material to the Cloud. To begin with, try to transfer only one document there. Move files possible via Cloud on the Internet or use an installed disk on your computer. If you decide to transfer documents to the Cloud installed on your computer:

Select the required document.
Click “Copy”
Go to the downloaded disk. Click "Insert".

You don’t have to make copies, or rather, you can do it much faster. Let's catch required file and move it to the Cloud. You don't need to do anything else, the document will be copied.

Now let's look at it file upload option from a computer to a Cloud that is not installed on the computer:

The video will be downloaded to your computer.

if you need to transfer video or documents to another user, you need to follow these steps:

Files are deleted as easily as they are downloaded. You need to select the desired file and click “Delete”. Do not forget clean out the Trash as well, since all deleted files are moved there.

So, we looked at a service such as Cloud Mail.ru. Here you can watch and save videos, pictures, documents. You can also create files in any text editor. When you register for the first time, you will be presented with a 100 GB Cloud. If you need more space, you can connect to a new tariff. You can check the contents of the disk from any gadget.

The Mail.Ru group of companies has its own cloud storage called “Mail.Ru Cloud”. During the beta testing period of the cloud service, Mail.Ru Cloud provided everyone who took part in testing cloud storage with 100 GB of disk space free of charge. Some users received 1 TB of storage during the promotion.

This entire large amount of disk storage remained forever with all users who registered with the file service during its beta testing. Currently, the amount of space provided to users is 8 GB.

The size of free space in cloud storage for those who managed to get 100 GB is comparable to the size of a small hard drive. Other cloud storage providers provide smaller amounts of data storage for free.

Provides 10 GB for free, provides 15 GB (including mail) of disk space, - 5 GB, - 2 GB (can be increased to 16 GB for free), and cloud storage provides 50 GB of disk space for free.

You can store your data in the Mail.Ru Cloud: documents, photos, videos and any other files. To log into the cloud storage, you use a web interface or a client application that will need to be installed on your computer or smartphone. Client applications are developed for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, as well as for mobile devices: Android and iOS. In this case, “mail.ru satellite” and “mail.ru defender” will not be installed.

Data uploaded to [email protected] is automatically synchronized with other devices. Files placed on your computer in the Mail.Ru Cloud folder (Mail.Ru Cloud) will immediately be synchronized and become accessible from other devices.

In order to use a cloud drive on Mail.Ru, you must have an email account in Mail.Ru. If you do not yet have a mailbox on this service, then you should create an electronic mailbox in the Mail.Ru mail service.

After logging in via email, a cloud drive window will open: “Mail.Ru Cloud”. The user receives 8 GB of free cloud storage space for free.

In order to increase your free disk space, you will be offered to purchase additional disk space.

To work from a computer, the Mail.Ru Cloud application was previously used. The files were placed simultaneously on disk and in the cloud. As a result of synchronization. changes in one place led to changes in another.

At the moment, instead of Mail.Ru Cloud, the Disk-O: application is used. Disk-O displays files located in the cloud, and works with them on the computer. Now, files do not take up space on your computer.

Installing the Mail.Ru Cloud application

To install the Mail.Ru Cloud application on your computer, you will need to click on the “Install on computer” button. In the window that opens, select the client application for your operating system: Windows, Mac or Linux.

After downloading the Mail.Ru Cloud client program (Mail.Ru Cloud) to your computer, this application will need to be installed on your computer.

In the first window of the installation wizard, click on the “Next” button.

In the “Select installation folder” window, you can leave the default folder for installing the Mail.Ru Cloud client program, or select a different location to install the program. Then you need to click on the “Next” button.

In the “Everything is ready to install” window, click on the “Install” button.

After installing the Mail.Ru Cloud client on your computer, the final window of the installation wizard opens, in which you need to click on the “Finish” button.

In the Mail.Ru Cloud program window, you will need to enter your account information: your email address and password. Then you should agree to the terms of the license agreement, and then click on the “Login” button.

In the next window of the Mail.Ru Cloud program, you will need to select a folder on your computer to synchronize with the cloud drive, and then click on the “Continue” button.

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At the very top of the web page window there are buttons “Download”, “Create”, “Delete”, “Get link”, “Configure access”, “More”.

Using the “Download” button, files are uploaded to cloud storage. When downloading via the web interface, the file size should not exceed 2 GB (the same limit applies when downloading a file to a computer disk) with a free plan.

After clicking on the “Configure access” button, a window will open with folders that can be opened for public access.

On the left are the following sections: “Connect a tariff” with information about the amount of used disk space, “Cloud”, “Help Desk”, a form with suggestions for downloading applications for various devices.

In the central part of the window, files placed in the file storage are located. Above is the control panel with buttons.

After clicking on the “Create” button, you can create a new folder, document, table, presentation. Mail.Ru Cloud integrates the company's free cloud services: Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online.

If you mark a file in the storage and then click on the “Download” button, then the downloading of this file to your computer will immediately begin.

You can delete unnecessary files from the cloud using the “Delete” button.

Using the "More" button you can copy, rename, or move the file.

On the right side of the panel there are two buttons: for changing the appearance of the storage, and for setting parameters for sorting files.

In order to provide general access, or vice versa, to block access to a file, you must first select the file, and then perform the necessary actions on the right side of the storage window.

If you want to stop other users from accessing this file, then to do this, you will need to click on the “Remove link” link.

In order for the “Delete”, “Get link” and “More” buttons to become active, you will need to select the file with which you need to perform some action.

For security reasons, all files are stored in the cloud. are scanned by Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

You can edit files directly from the cloud: tables (in “xls” format), test Word documents (in “doc” and “docx” formats), presentations (in “ppt” format), photographs and images.

Using the Screenshot tool, you can take screenshots of the entire screen or a specific area, and then edit the taken screenshot.

You can manage the Mail.Ru Cloud application from the notification area (tray), where the client program icon is located.

The Cloud-O application icon is located in the notification area, the application is displayed in Explorer, from where you can work with files directly.

Conclusions of the article

Cloud storage The Mail.Ru cloud offers all users of the Mail.Ru service disk space in its “cloud”, which can be used to store data.