I know you know this already but Microsoft has altered their skydrive usage terms. They only give 7GB free now. So if you have a Windows Live ID I suggest you login and apply for the free upgrade to 25GB.

Also with windows 8 having the app built in one would naturally be using this free service so why not grab your 25 GB without the need of paying for it in the future.

More Details Here

And Here

Note: You need to have an existing account with files before April 22 to be eligible for the upgrade.

Edit2: It seems you can upgrade without existing files too.

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Thanks. I'll probably never use it, but I rarely object to free stuff.

Note that you need to have an existing account with files before April 22 to be eligible for the upgrade.

12 years ago
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Thanks I'll update that in the main post

12 years ago
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Just need an existing account, Upgraded no problem and the account I used has never store a single file.

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Ah, thanks. The link to the details had some text about having to have files, but if you managed to upgrade perhaps they didn't implement that limitation.

12 years ago
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Maybe they just mean an account that has had activity on it or something such as email. Someone with an unused but aged account will have to test it.

12 years ago
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How? Doesn't offer me such upgrade. I just uploaded a few files and still nothing.

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The cutoff date was 22nd april(and they disclosed this on 23rd -_-). So if you create a new account or had an empty one it might not work for you

12 years ago
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ive never used sky drive before lol but I just upgraded to 25gigs for free :P

what is sky drive used for anyways?

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Its like the same as google's storage space, you can get an app where you can use it like a cloud drive. Can also set it up so it allows access to your computer through your email account. This could be useful for getting files from your home computer to say your school/work computer. 25GB is a bit overkill for my personal needs, but im sure plenty of people will beable to use it with little trouble. I think I will use mine to backup important files.

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Cloud based storage, similar to dropbox if you're aware of that.

12 years ago
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Thanks. I just upgraded it.

12 years ago
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Wonderful, me and my 120 email accounts would greatly benefit from this!

12 years ago
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thanks for info, I just upgrade it

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thanks!

12 years ago
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Just clicked and it upgraded my account instantly...thats so unusual for ms

12 years ago
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Thanks, May well never use it, but hey, phr33 st00f.

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They just upgraded SkyDrive, and made an application similar to Dropbox. It can synchronize your files throught your pc's and phones. That is the reason for reducing their limit to 7 gb. If you compare it to the free version of Dropbox (which is 2 gb), it is quite good.

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But theres a thousand and one ways to increase your dropbox storage with all the offers they have so really, is Skydrive any better?

12 years ago
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In Dropbox, I haven't seen a size increasing offer except inviting people, which gives 250 mb for each invitation. Also, I think that way you can go up to 10 gb at most. But, checking that now, Dropbox apparently updated this, they now give 500 mb per invitation up to a 16 GB max.
I've been using Dropbox for a year without any problems and like it. Trying them both now. I think that for personal use, they're basically the same.

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Dude, it's april 24th already -.-

12 years ago
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Better late than never. And the press release was 23rd April which is after they decided the 22nd April cutoff to prevent abuse.

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Meh, screw windows -.-

I have 25 GB on DropBox anyway :D! Thank you HTC One X!

12 years ago
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I have 50GB on Box. Never used it.

12 years ago
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Same here, tried to use it to back-up some files I don't need direct access to but the 100mb file limit didn't allow me to do much with it in the end.

12 years ago
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Thanks i upgraded, although i don't think i really need that space :P

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It seems people who never used the service don't get the free upgrade. Oh, well.

12 years ago
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Thanks for letting me know! Gotta love a free upgrade, even though I'll probably never use it.

12 years ago
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Never used skydrive, so i can't upgrade.

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wow, thank you!!

12 years ago
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Thanks. Done.

12 years ago
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thank you for the heads-up!

12 years ago
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Thanks man, got no mail or such thing from ms :D need the space for the win8 app..

12 years ago
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Thanks for the heads up, upgraded mine ;)

12 years ago
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Thanks :)

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Thank you!It worked for me today!

12 years ago
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Thanks a lot, upgraded successfully. :)

12 years ago
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Didn't use Skydrive on my Live account, but successfully upgraded. Thanks!

12 years ago
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thank you was able to upgrade on 1 of my hotmail accounts

12 years ago
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Got it, thanks. Now to never use Skydrive again!

12 years ago
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lol pretty much this

12 years ago
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Am I the only person to upgrade, and actually use it? This'll be good for storing ROMs Im not using for my tablet.

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Closed 12 years ago by OatmeaCookie.