Why do you need a cloud in mail? How to create documents in the cloud mail ru. File storage services

IN Lately not only computer technologies are rapidly developing, but also mobile technologies. In this regard, a very pressing question arose safe storage relatively large amounts of information. And it is for this purpose that many IT corporations offer users of any type of device the use of so-called cloud services. How to use the cloud and services included in basic set any developer will now be considered.

What is cloud storage?

First, let’s define what kind of service this is. Roughly speaking, this file storage in the form of a allocated disk space on remote server company providing such services.

In other words, in a sense, it can be called a kind of virtual flash drive on which a certain amount of data is placed. However, if you need to constantly carry a USB device with you to access downloaded information, then such a service (for example, the Mail.Ru cloud or the corresponding Google service) can be accessed from both a computer and a mobile device. That is, the files are synchronized in the cloud itself, and you can view or download them simply by entering your registration data (although in some cases this is not required).

Quite a lot has already been written about how to use the cloud. Now let’s pay attention to some main points, and also consider the simplest principles of its use, explaining the situation in detail.

Most popular services

It goes without saying that initially, to use such storage facilities, you need to decide on a service provider, that is, choose the most suitable information storage service for yourself.

Today you can find quite a lot of such services. The most popular are the following:

Dropbox.
SkyDrive.
Cloud Mail.Ru.
"Yandex.Disk".
Google Drive ( Google Drive).
Apple iCloud and iCloud Drive.
OneDrive, etc.

Before we figure out how to use each type of cloud, it should be noted that these services are somewhat uneven when compared to each other. The fact is that some repositories can be accessed exclusively from a computer terminal, while others require synchronization of both computers and mobile devices. Sometimes you may need a specialized application that plays the role of a kind of conductor, sometimes just an Internet browser is enough.

The same applies to freely allocated disk space for storing your files, as well as payment for additional space on a remote server. In any case, most services are very similar to each other.

What should you pay attention to before starting work?

Now let's look at some important points, without which the use of cloud services is out of the question.

The very first and most important thing is pre-registration, and in some cases it is absolutely unimportant whether it will be done via the Internet using a regular browser or a special computer or mobile application. The whole process takes a few minutes.

Benefit from stationary systems Mobile devices with operating systems installed on them differ. The fact is that when you turn it on for the first time to access some advanced functions or stores like AppStore or Google Play (Play Market) the system initially prompts you to create an account (registered address Email and password). Moreover, your smartphone or tablet already has pre-installed application for working with cloud services. For convenience, you can install their desktop counterparts on a computer or laptop (although access can also be obtained through a browser).

Allocable disk space

Another important point– the amount of disk space that the user initially receives in free version. Typically, the volume is different services ranges from 5 to 50 GB. If this is not enough, you will have to increase the storage capacity and pay for it a certain amount, which includes the cost of purchasing a larger volume and maintenance over a certain period of use, which, by the way, can also vary.

General principles

As for how to use the cloud in the broadest sense, everything is quite simple. After registration, the user only needs to add folders and files, contacts and much more to the storage.

At the same time, in the settings section, he can add friends who, like him, will upload files to the server or edit them (the simplest example is Dropbox). Often new users can use own passwords to login.

But here's what's interesting. When installing special program On a computer, access to files in the cloud is much faster than when launching the same Internet browser. The same can be said about synchronization. It is enough to place the files in the application folder, and synchronization will be performed instantly for all users who have access rights to the service. Let's look at the most popular storage facilities.

Cloud Mail.Ru

So, as mentioned above, you will first need to create an email box, after entering which the panel at the top in the projects tab will display cloud service. This is the Mile cloud. How to use it? As easy as pie.

Initially, 25 GB of disk space is offered. Uploading files is carried out using the corresponding button, which can be used to add several objects at once. The limitation concerns only the size of the uploaded file - it should not exceed 2 GB. Before starting the download, you can use additional functions, for example, create new folder, after which files can be moved and deleted just as easily. Please note: it does not have a “Trash”, as in the same Yandex service, so restore deleted information will not work.

The function of creating, viewing or editing files can be very useful. Let's say we have Word document(or it is created directly in the repository). Changing it directly in the cloud can be as easy as if the user were launching the editor on a computer. Upon completion of work, we save the changes, after which synchronization occurs again.

Yandex cloud: how to use?

With the Yandex service, in principle, things are almost identical. The functional set, in general, does not differ much.

But the developers of this service thought that the user could delete files completely by accident. This is where the so-called “Trash” comes to the rescue, into which information is placed when deleted. It works like a standard computer service. True, data recovery tools are not applicable to it if they have already been deleted from the Recycle Bin. Nevertheless, the function is very useful.

Google Drive storage

Now let's move on to another powerful service called Google Cloud. How to use Google Drive? Fundamental differences compared to other services, no. But here access can be obtained both from a mobile device (built-in service) and using a utility installed on a computer (not to mention logging in via an Internet browser). With a phone or tablet everything is simple, let’s look at the computer program.

We assume that the account has already been created. After activation, the user receives 5 GB of storage. An increase to 25 GB will cost approximately 2.5 USD. We install the application on the computer, after which the service folder appears on the Desktop (it is also displayed in Explorer).

As is already clear, just place the files in this directory and synchronization will occur. During operation, the program “hangs” in the system tray as an icon. Right click calls extra menu, where you can view the available space for downloading files, make personalized settings, expand storage space, shut down, etc.

One point is especially worth noting here. As it turns out, copy the files to the program folder on your computer, and then download them from the cloud to mobile device It turns out to be much faster than connecting the gadget to a computer and then copying using Windows.

iCloud and iCloud Drive services

Finally, let's see how to use Apple cloud. There are two services (iCloud and iCloud Drive) that are pre-installed on the iPhone or iPad according to the version operating system installed on the device. Essentially, iCloud Drive is updated version iCloud, and for it correct operation I should take into account that mobile gadget must correspond to the stated technical requirements: iOS 8 on the device itself. Computer - Windows 7 or higher with iCloud extension for Windows or computer terminal with Mac OS X 10.10 or OS X Yosemite.

Initially, after logging into the service, folders created by default will be displayed there. Their number may vary depending on the settings of the computer and the client on mobile device. How to use the cloud on iPhone? In principle, there is nothing supernatural about this. It is enough to launch the application on the gadget (switch the launch slider to the on state) and log in using account. It’s another matter when the input is supposed to be from a computer. Here you will need to use the settings menu of the program itself and select enable there.

Another minus - enough low speed synchronization (this is recognized by everyone). And one more, most unpleasant moment. If you switch from iCloud to iCloud Drive without updating all devices to the required configuration, the data in the old cloud will simply not be accessible, so be vigilant.

Conclusion

That’s briefly all that concerns the question of how to use the Cloud application or services of the same name. Of course, not all the possibilities of such services are considered here, but, so to speak, only general principles(basics) of work. However, even with such minimal knowledge, any newly registered user will be able to carry out basic operations within 5-10 minutes.

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Hello friends! Today's article is about cloud storage Mail.Ru. Let's look at how to use the cloud via the web interface:

And other subtleties of use.

The beauty of any cloud storage is what it gives extra bed to store files online.

No need to clutter up your computer again.

It’s convenient to share files with other people (just open access via a link).

And since I have Mailbox on Mile, I decided to use this storage facility as well. Moreover, 25 GB of memory is available for free here.

In general, this is all theory. And we will move on to practice.

Watch my video instructions for working with the Mail.Ru cloud below:

So, as you already understand, to gain access to the cloud on Mail.Ru you need to register a mailbox here. By doing this, you create your account through which you can use other Mail services, including cloud storage.

Although it is not necessary to register a mailbox, you can use Mail to log into your mail located on another service. I showed this in the video (watch from the 11th minute 46th second). Thus, your mailbox, for example on Yandex, will open in the Mail.ru interface and you will also be able to use the cloud.

To go to the cloud while on home page Mail.Ru, you need to click on the “All projects” tab and select “Cloud”.

Initially, pictures and a video file are already loaded there, which you can delete. There are several ways to delete files. If you need to delete several files at once, mark them with a checkmark and click on the “Delete” button at the top.

Or right click Click on the file and select “Delete”. Again, if you have marked several files, they will all be deleted.

And one nuance - in the Mail.ru cloud there is no basket into which deleted files, as on the same Yandex disk. From there we can restore them. We delete it from the cloud immediately!

To add files from your computer to the cloud, use the “Upload” button on the left top corner.

You can upload using the “Select files on your computer” button, or drag them into the upload window with the mouse. There is a limitation - the uploaded file size is up to 2 GB.

Next to the “Download” button we see the “Create” button. We use it to create folders, documents (Word), tables (Excel) or presentations (power point) directly in the cloud.

If you want to organize your files in the cloud, then create a special folders. To move a file to a folder, select it with a checkmark, right-click, and select “Move.”

A window will open in which you can select a folder to move or immediately create a new one.

In general, we can use the right mouse button to different actions above files - delete, move, copy, download, generate a link for other people or send by mail. It is very comfortable.

By the way, if you need to download several files from the cloud at once. You select them with checkmarks and they will be automatically packed into one archive for downloading.

If you share a file temporarily and then want to remove this link, select required file mouse, right-click and select “Delete link”.

All your files to which you have shared access can also be found in the “Sharing” section.

If a link to a file from the Mail.Ru cloud was shared with you, then you can download it immediately or save it to your cloud. You will have the option to specify a folder (where you want to save this file) or you can create a new folder for it.

Now a few words about setting up access to folders. You can open general access for any folder with the ability to edit. That is, other users will also be able to add files to this folder.

To set up access to a folder, check the box and click on the “Set up access” tab.

Editing access can only be made available to individual members you invite via email.

If you are going to send an invitation to a user with a mailbox other than Mail.ru, then he will receive the invitation only if he logs into his mail via Mail. Read more about this here.

This user will see the following invitation in their mailbox:

Having accepted it in his cloud, in the “Sharing” section, he will find the folder that you opened for him and will be able to add his files to it. You, in turn, will see all the changes he made in your folder.

And yet, you can change the display of files in the cloud. And instead of large icons, you will have this compact list:

Friends, if this is your first time getting acquainted with Mail.Ru cloud storage, I hope that the instructions were clear to you. In any case, I'm always happy to answer your questions in the comments.

I wish you success!

Sincerely, Victoria

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Victoria Karpova's blog

Greetings, friends! Cloud storage is very popular now. Their main purpose is to store and access information from any device at any time, as well as the ability to share this information (documents, photographs, and other files) with other people. In addition, popular cloud services provide a number of other useful functions for users – creating and working with documents online, sharing, etc.

On my blog I have already posted instructions on two large cloud services - Cloud Mail and Yandex.Disk. And I dedicate today’s article to one more thing - Google Drive at (Google Drive). Until recently, I didn’t use it so actively - I mainly relied on Yandex.Disk. But, due to the recent blocking of Mail and Yandex services in Ukraine, I started thinking about backup options.

I suggest you understand the interface and main functions of Google Drive. Let's talk about how to use it - upload and provide access to files and folders, perform other actions on files, work with documents and applications online.

If you prefer video format, you can view my detailed lesson below:

How to log into Google Drive?

The disk is linked to your Google account, and to get inside the cloud, you need to log in to your account - enter your login (gmail) and password.

You can access Drive from this page www.google.com/intl/ru/drive/

Or go from mail by clicking on the “Google Apps” icon at the top right.

How much disk space?

15 GB are provided for free. This space is divided into files on the disk itself, files and letters in Gmail, and Google Photos. By the way, the latter automatically includes images that you upload to posts in social network Google plus. You can remove them from Google Photos so that they don’t take up space, but they remain in your posts.

If you need more space, it can be purchased for money. There are a few tariff plans with monthly or annual payment up to 30 TB of memory.

You can also have several Google accounts and each will have its own disk with free space.

Cloud storage interface

Let's go over the main sections, buttons and Google settings Disk.

Using the “Create” button in the upper left corner, you can upload files and folders from your computer to your disk. And also create folders and documents directly in the cloud. You can create text documents, tables, presentations with slides, Google Forms (for surveys, questionnaires, recording Skype consultations), drawings, maps and websites.

Under this button there is a panel with the main Disk partitions.

The “My Drive” section contains all files and folders uploaded to the cloud, as well as documents and folders that you created in the cloud.

By selecting a particular file/folder with the mouse, you can perform various actions on it; I’ll talk about this later. To select multiple files at once, hold Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the desired files.

The display of files on Disk can be sorted by name, by date of modification, by date of viewing.

The “Shared with me” section displays files from Google Drives of other users that you have access to - for example, you followed a link to this file, or you were sent an invitation with access. To open a file, double-click on it.

The “Recent” section displays files that you have recently worked with (opened, downloaded, edited, etc.).

Google Photos section - This is where images you've uploaded to Google appear. Google app Photo. Also, pictures uploaded to posts on Google Plus are automatically saved here. You can get into the application itself by clicking on the Google applications icon from disk, mail, home page Google Chrome browser.

In the application settings, you can put a useful checkbox so that photos and videos do not take up extra space in storage.

To do this, go to Google Photos, click on three vertical stripes top left, go to settings.

And check the appropriate box:

“Marked” section – files and folders that you mark as important to you go here. Marking is very simple - select the file, right-click, and select “Add mark” from the list that opens. To remove a file from “Marked”, right-click again and select “Unmark”.

Recycle Bin – files that you delete from your Google Drive go into it. The Recycle Bin can be emptied, then the files are permanently deleted. You can also restore any file from the Recycle Bin by selecting it with the mouse and clicking “Recover from Recycle Bin”.

There are a few more in the top right corner of Google Drive useful icons.

You can configure the display of files in the cloud as a list or grid. By clicking on the letter “i” in the circle, you can view the history of your actions on the disk, as well as the properties of any file by selecting it with the mouse. Clicking on the gear will open additional list tabs.

In the "Settings" tab:

You can change the interface language. Enable offline access (saving Google documents to your computer to work with them without an Internet connection). On this issue you can read separate instructions. Disable automatic download photos from Google Photos to a folder on disk.

Choose an interface option – spacious, regular or compact.

There are also alert settings.

And the ability to connect different applications Google to your drive.

By clicking on the “Install disk on computer” tab, you can download the application for PC, as well as for smartphones on Android or iPhone. Here, keep in mind that the PC application is synchronized with the online cloud and all files end up on your computer, taking up space. Since this does not suit me, I prefer to use only the web interface. The only advantage of synchronization is the ability to quickly send a file big size to the cloud or save all files from the cloud to your computer at once, and then disable synchronization.

Actions on files and folders in Google Drive

To upload files and folders from your computer to the cloud, use the “Create” button. You click on it and select the corresponding menu item - a window for selecting files on your computer will open. To select multiple files at once, hold down the Ctrl key.

When the file is selected, click on the “Open” button, and it will begin downloading to Disk. Information about the process will appear in the lower right corner.

Alternative option downloads - minimize the Google Drive tab to a smaller window and drag files from your computer to the “My Drive” section with the mouse.

You can do a number of things with files, folders, and documents on the drive. To do this, select the desired file (or several) with the mouse and right-click. A list of available actions appears. The same actions are duplicated on the panel above.

The contents of the file can be viewed by clicking " Preview" If you want to edit the document, then select "Open with". The drive will offer you an application through which you can open the file.

To open the contents of a folder, double-click on it. You can perform all the same actions on files and documents in a folder.

You can give access to any file, folder or document on the disk to another person. To set up sharing, click on the appropriate menu item.

In the window that opens, you need to enter the gmail email of the person to whom you want to give access. Click on the pencil icon to indicate the access type. This can be commenting, viewing and editing.

If you have granted commenting or viewing access, you can prevent the user from downloading, copying, or printing the file. Just tick the boxes you need. Don't forget to save your changes.

Then click "Submit". The user will receive a letter informing them that you have granted them access to the files. He will see this file on his disk in the “Available to me” section.

To close access, you again need to right-click on this file and select “Sharing”. In the window that opens, click on the user name.

Access is denied, the user will see this message:

You can also configure access settings. The default is view. Also, using the link, the user will be able to download the file or save it to his disk. You can also enable commenting or editing.

If you click “More”, you will see other settings. For example, you can enable access for absolutely any user on the Internet, that is, the file will be available through search. Or disable access via the link and send an invitation to sharing to a specific user by email (we discussed this process above).

The next action item for files is “Move”. It can be used to move files into folders. This is convenient if you have a lot of files and want to organize them. You can also move files by dragging them with the mouse.

Creating folders on disk is easy. Click on the “Create” – “New Folder” button.

By the way, you can change the color of the folders.

The “Add a note” item is useful if you want to add favorite files to the "Tagged" section for quick access to them.

The “Rename” item will allow you to change the name of a file or folder.

“Show properties” item – to view the properties of a file and the history of actions on it.

The “Versions” item – it is available for those files that you upload to Disk.

Let's say you downloaded an archive of materials from your computer and shared a link to it with subscribers. Then you needed to make edits to this archive, you downloaded it to your computer again and edited it. Then we re-uploaded it to Disk with the same name so that the link to the archive did not change. By the way, when downloading again, you can choose how to save this file - separately (the link to it will change), or as new version, which will replace the previous one.

However, the previous version will not be deleted immediately (by default, it is saved on disk for another 30 days). But, you can delete it manually or check the box to previous versions were not deleted. This is done precisely through this “Versions” item.

The remaining actions on the files: create a copy, download it to your computer and delete it in the trash. By the way, to delete a file in the trash, you can drag it with the mouse to this section on Google Drive.

So, we figured out the main points of the Google Drive web interface. Now a few words on how to download to your computer or save to disk a file that was shared with you via a link from another Google Drive.

If you followed the link and are logged in to your Google account, then you will see a Google Drive icon at the top, by clicking on which you can save this file to your disk. Nearby there is an arrow for downloading the file to your computer.

Well, I hope my Google Drive instructions will help you navigate the settings and functionality of this cloud service. Well, if you still have questions, I will be happy to answer them in the comments.

I wish you success!

Best regards, Victoria Karpova

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Cloud storage Cloud Mail.Ru

The Mail.Ru group of companies has released its 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.

This entire large amount of disk storage remained forever with all users who registered with the file service during its beta testing. IN this moment, the amount of space provided to users is 25 GB.

Size free space in cloud storage for those who managed to receive a volume of 100 GB, comparable to the size of a small hard drive. Other cloud storage providers provide smaller amounts of data storage for free.

Yandex.Disk provides 10 GB for free, Google Drive provides 15 GB (including mail) of space on its disk, OneDrive - 5 GB, Dropbox - 2 GB (can be increased to 16 GB for free), and cloud Mega 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 can use the 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] will be 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 cloud drive on Mail.Ru, you must have an electronic mailbox 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 25 GB for free free space in cloud storage.

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

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 must agree to the terms 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.

Review Cloud Mail.Ru

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 uploading via the web interface, the file size should not exceed 2 GB.

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 sections: “Connect a tariff” with information about the amount of used disk space, “Cloud”, “Help Desk”, Offer 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.

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 files 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: to change appearance storage, and to set 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.

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

Conclusion

Cloud storage Mail.Ru Cloud offers all users of the Mail.Ru service disk space in its “cloud”.

Hi all!

Perhaps most of us have at least once encountered such a problem as a lack of free space on a PC’s hard drive or an urgent need to access the necessary files, documents and photos.

Of course, a standard flash drive can save you in such a situation. But how often have you forgotten a flash drive at work, at home, with friends, or even lost it? And flash drives often break down.

It is much more convenient and reliable to store your information in the so-called cloud storage. I’ll tell you today what it is.

What is cloud storage?

Cloud file storage is a special remote server.

Many Internet resources allow users to store personal information on their server.

This service is provided both for a fee and free of charge. Of course, services with paid services, however, free ones can be very comfortable.

Cloud storage is a place where you can store your data, which you can access anywhere and at any time. Naturally, provided that the Internet is available in this place.

The “cloud” can be used after installing special programs or directly from . Nowadays, applications for accessing files on a server can be installed not only on a computer, but also on a tablet or smartphone.

Advantages and disadvantages

Everything is clear about what cloud storage means, but what are its advantages? Main advantages this method data storage is:

Easy access to any files and documents;
In the event of a complete crash of the operating system, the content uploaded to the cloud will remain safe and sound;
All data can be stored forever;
Most Internet services provide these services completely free of charge.

Of course, in addition to the advantages, such a storage system also has certain disadvantages.

Some services are not able to provide encryption of information during transmission. This affects the security of sending your data.

The speed of operations depends on your Internet provider or operator mobile communications, which provides Internet communication services.

But despite all this, one cannot but agree that the advantages of cloud storage are much greater than the disadvantages.

Google Drive

Cloud Google storage Drive gives the user as much as 15 GB of space. If you need more, you can additionally purchase up to 30 TB.

For those who have repeatedly used Google services, for example, google doc, it will be comfortable here. In addition, the Google Drive application is available not only for Windows OS, but also for Mac OS, Android, iOS.

Mega

Mega is young, but very promising cloud file hosting, created by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom.

Advantage of this service before others like him - complete confidentiality and data protection. Important Features service:

encryption of all data in the browser using the AES algorithm;
the ability to exchange encrypted files between users;
keys to files are not published, but are transferred only in Friend-to-Friend mode.

For data storage, Mega provides you with up to 50 Gigabytes for free. Also, if necessary, you can additionally purchase:

500 GB for $10 per month,
2 TB for $19 per month,
4 TB ($30 per month).

In terms of disk space, Mega is the most profitable among cloud services.

But due to certain shortcomings, this service still loses, for example, in terms of synchronization with other devices.

Cloud mail.ru

A promising “cloud” from Russian developers from Mail.Ru Group. Here you can store any information, share it with other users and synchronize it across all devices.

The cloud can be used both through the web interface and through mobile applications for iOS and Android. In applications for mobile devices, the function of auto-uploading photos from an iPad or iPhone is available. By activating this function, you will automatically transfer photos created using the device to the “Cloud”.

You are immediately given up to 25 GB of free disk space.

Yandex.Disk

Beautiful free service from good old Yandex, which makes it possible to save your files and share them with other users on the World Wide Web.

From the very beginning, Yandex.Disk gives the user 10 GB, which is much less than in other services. Additionally you can buy:

10 GB for 30 rub. per month,
100 GB for 150 rubles per month,
1 TB for 900 rubles per month.

Also, as a bonus, you can additionally be given:

50 GB for shares with partners
512 megabytes for each friend you refer (in this way you can increase the volume to a maximum of 10 Gigabytes).

It is important that Yandex.Disk can be integrated into Microsoft Office 2013, that is, you can immediately save documents to the “cloud” of this service.

There is also a business version of Yandex.Disk, which differs from the standard one in the presence of an API and certain functions to improve security.

Dropbox

This cloud file storage allows users to store their own data and share it with each other with a password. That is, in order for your friends to see the files that you prepared for them, you will have to tell them the password for the document.

The main account gives you 2 Giga for free. Additionally, you can purchase 1 terabyte for 10 euros per month. By signing up for a “Business” account (12 euros per month) you can get as much space as you need.

Dropbox works great on both PC and mobile devices. Unlike other similar products this application does not copy edited files to the server, but transfers only the modified, pre-compressed part. This makes Dropbox much faster than its competitors.

Method 1: Web version

To create a “Cloud” web version, you don’t even need to have a domain mailbox @mail.ru- you can log in with the email of other services, for example, @yandex.ru or @gmail.com.

If you plan to install a program for working with the cloud on your computer in addition to the web version, use email only @mail.ru. Otherwise, you simply will not be able to log in to the PC version of the Cloud with mail from other services. In addition, it is not necessary to use the site - you can immediately go to Method 2, download the program and log in through it. If you use only the web version, you can log in to your mail from any email.

Well, if you don’t have an email yet or want to create new box, go through the registration procedure for the service using our instructions below.

As such, there is no creation of personal cloud storage - the user just needs to go to the appropriate section, accept the terms of the license agreement and start using the service.

Method 2: PC program

For active users, who need to constantly have access to their files from the Cloud, it is recommended to install desktop application. Mail.Ru offers to take advantage of a convenient opportunity - connect your cloud storage so that it appears in the list of devices along with physical hard drives.

In addition, the application works with files different formats: opening a program "Disk-O", you will be able to edit documents in, save presentations in, work in, and save all the results and developments directly to the online storage.

Another feature of the application is that it supports logging into other accounts (aka Google One) and will work with other popular clouds in the future. Through it you can register by mail.

Follow the link above, find the button "Download for Windows"(or just below the link "Download for MacOS") and click on it. Please note that the browser window must be maximized to full screen - if it has small size, the site perceives this as viewing the page from a mobile device and offers to log in from a PC.

Run the installer. Initially, the installer will ask you to accept the terms of the agreement. Check the box and click on "Further".

Two will be displayed additional tasks, which are active by default. If you do not need a shortcut on the desktop and autorun with Windows, uncheck the boxes. Click "Further".

A summary and notification that the installation is ready will be displayed. Click "Install". During the procedure, a window may appear asking you to make changes to your PC. Agree by clicking "Yes".

At the end of the installation, you will be asked to restart your computer. Select the desired option and click "Complete".

After the system restarts, open installed program.

You will be prompted to select the drive you want to connect to. Hover over it and a blue button will appear "Add". Click on it.

An authorization window will open. Enter your username and password from @mail.ru(more about support electronic mailboxes others postal services read at the beginning of this article) and click "To plug".

After successful authorization, an information window will appear. Here you will see the percentage of free space, the email through which the connection was made and the drive letter assigned to this storage.

Here you can add another disk and make settings using the gear button.
At the same time, a system explorer window will open in parallel with files stored in your Cloud. If you haven't added anything yet, the standard files, showing examples of how and what can be stored here. You can safely delete them, thereby freeing up about 500 MB of space.

The “Cloud” itself will be located in "Computer", along with other media, from where you can access it.

However, if you complete the process (close the installed program), the drive will disappear from this list.

Method 3: Mobile application “Cloud Mail.Ru”

Quite often, access to files and documents is needed from a mobile device. You can install the application for a smartphone/tablet on Android/iOS and work with saves at a convenient time. Please remember that some file extensions may not be supported by your mobile device, so you will need to install them to view them. special applications, for example, archivers or advanced players.

We looked at 3 ways to create the Mail.Ru Cloud. You can use them selectively or all at once - it all depends on your activity level.

Cloud data storage, what is it and why are they needed? The answer is simple - this is a replacement for the usual flash drives or disks, because why carry around a storage medium with data and waste time if you can store and transfer files using the cloud! And for business it is handy tool for remote work with documents. Well, or if you simply don’t have enough memory on your device and it’s not even helping anymore, in this case a cloud drive will be the solution. Transferring files via the cloud is absolutely safe: you decide who will have access to the data!

What is cloud storage?

Cloud storage is a space allocated to you on numerous servers of the service provider, the file storage system is decentralized - two of your files can be completely different servers! We upload the file using the application to the server and it goes to the “cloud”, depending on your wishes and needs, the files can be either in public or only in private access: to selected people. Files from the cloud can only be accessed via the Internet, making files accessible to you anywhere and from any device.

Pros and benefits of cloud storage

Files are available EVERYWHERE there is internet: you can access from your phone or PC
Save space or expand memory: Photos and videos can be stored in the cloud to save space
High file transfer speed thanks to a wide geographical network of servers and CDN
Storage reliability: even if one server fails, there are copies of the data on other servers
Excellent business opportunities and remote employees: one file is available for editing by everyone who has access!

There is only one minus - you need internet:)

How to start using Cloud Storage and which one to choose

In order to start using cloud storage, you need to download the client program and install it. If you don't know what to choose, read our "".
To upload a file or photo to the cloud, follow the prompts built into the application, otherwise look for the “+” icon or the inscription “Upload”
Now all you have to do is set up access from outside to your files: it will be only you, or the owners of the direct link that you create will have access

To transfer your file or folder from the cloud to another user, you need to give him a link: to find it, click on the desired file or folder, find the link and send it to whoever needs to give access to the file in your cloud.

Recently, not only computer but also mobile technologies have been rapidly developing. In this regard, the issue of secure storage of relatively large volumes of information has become very acute. And it is for this purpose that many IT corporations offer users of any type of device the use of so-called cloud services. How to use the cloud and services that are included in the basic kit of any developer will now be discussed.

What is cloud storage?

First, let’s define what kind of service this is. Roughly speaking, this is file storage in the form of allocated disk space for a company providing such services.

In other words, in a sense, it can be called a kind of virtual flash drive on which a certain amount of data is placed. However, if you need to constantly carry a USB device with you to access downloaded information, then such a service (for example, the Mail.Ru cloud or the corresponding Google service) can be accessed both from a computer and from a mobile device. That is, the files are synchronized in the cloud itself, and you can view or download them simply by entering your registration data (although in some cases this is not required).

What should you pay attention to before starting work?

Now let's look at some important points, without which the use of cloud services is out of the question.

Mobile devices with operating systems installed on them differ favorably from stationary systems. The fact is that when you turn it on for the first time, to access some advanced functions or stores such as AppStore or Google Play (Play Market), the system initially prompts you to create an account (registered email address and password). At the same time, your smartphone or tablet already has a pre-installed application for working with cloud services. For convenience, you can install their desktop counterparts on a computer or laptop (although access can also be obtained through a browser).

Allocable disk space

Another important point is the amount of disk space that the user initially receives in the free version. As a rule, the volume on different services ranges from 5 to 50 GB. If this is not enough, you will have to increase the storage capacity and pay a certain amount for it, which includes the cost of purchasing more volume and maintenance for a certain period of use, which, by the way, can also vary.

General principles

As for how to use the cloud in the broadest sense, everything is quite simple. After registration, the user only needs to add folders and files, contacts and much more to the storage.

At the same time, in the settings section, he can add friends who, like him, will upload files to the server or edit them (the simplest example is Dropbox). Often, new users can use their own passwords to log into the system.

But here's what's interesting. When you install a special program on your computer, access to files in the cloud is much faster than when you launch the same Internet browser. The same can be said about synchronization. It is enough to place the files in the application folder, and synchronization will be performed instantly for all users who have access rights to the service. Let's look at the most popular storage facilities.

Cloud Mail.Ru

So, as mentioned above, you will first need to create an email account, after entering which the cloud service will be displayed in the panel at the top in the projects tab. This is the Mile cloud. How to use it? As easy as pie.

Initially, 25 GB of disk space is offered. carried out using the corresponding button, which can be used to add several objects at once. The limitation concerns only the size of the uploaded file - it should not exceed 2 GB. Before starting the download, you can use additional functions, for example, create, after which you can just as easily move and delete files. Please note: it does not have a “Trash”, as in the same Yandex service, so it will not be possible to restore deleted information.

The function of creating, viewing or editing files can be very useful. Let's say we have a Word document (or it is created directly in the repository). Changing it directly in the cloud can be as easy as if the user were launching the editor on a computer. Upon completion of work, we save the changes, after which synchronization occurs again.

Yandex cloud: how to use?

With the Yandex service, in principle, things are almost identical. The functional set, in general, does not differ much.

Google Drive storage

Now let's move on to another powerful service called Google Cloud. How to use Google Drive? There are no fundamental differences compared to other services. But here access can be obtained both from a mobile device (built-in service) and using a utility installed on a computer (not to mention logging in via an Internet browser). With a phone or tablet everything is simple, let’s look at the computer program.

As is already clear, just place the files in this directory and synchronization will occur. During operation, the program “hangs” in the system tray as an icon. Right-clicking opens an additional menu where you can view the available space for downloading files, make personalized settings, expand storage space, shut down, etc.

One point is especially worth noting here. As it turns out, copying files to the program folder on your computer and then downloading them from the cloud to your mobile device turns out to be much faster than connecting the gadget to your computer and then copying them using Windows.

iCloud and iCloud Drive services

Finally, let's look at how to use the Apple cloud. There are two services (iCloud and iCloud Drive) that are pre-installed on the iPhone or iPad in accordance with the version of the operating system installed on the device. Essentially, iCloud Drive is an updated version of iCloud, and for it to work correctly, I should take into account that the mobile gadget must meet the stated technical requirements: iOS 8 on the device itself. Computer - with Windows 7 or higher with the iCloud for Windows extension, or a computer terminal with Mac OS X 10.10 or OS X Yosemite.

Initially, after logging into the service, folders created by default will be displayed there. Their number may vary depending on the settings of the computer and the client on the mobile device. How to use the cloud on iPhone? In principle, there is nothing supernatural about this. It is enough to launch the application on the gadget (switch the launch slider to the on state) and log in using your account. It’s another matter when the input is supposed to be from a computer. Here you will need to use the settings menu of the program itself and select enable there.

Another disadvantage is the rather low synchronization speed (this is recognized by everyone). And one more, most unpleasant moment. If you switch from iCloud to iCloud Drive without updating all devices to the required configuration, the data in the old cloud will simply not be accessible, so be vigilant.

Conclusion

That’s briefly all that concerns the question of how to use the Cloud application or services of the same name. Of course, not all the possibilities of such services are considered here, but, so to speak, only the general principles (basics) of work. However, even with such minimal knowledge, any newly registered user will be able to carry out basic operations within 5-10 minutes.