You may see one on your computer and mobile phone? Onedrive? After seeing this, you may not know what it is and what it is for. Let me introduce it to you. ?

what is onedrive?

OneDrive is a new generation network storage tool of Microsoft, which was renamed from SkyDrive. The version of OneDrive spans multiple terminals, including mobile and PC platforms, and has a web version. Simply put, Onedrive is a cloud storage service launched by Microsoft for devices such as PCs and mobile phones. It aims to help users better store data, synchronize backup data, and prevent data loss.

the original name of OneDrive is SkyDrive, which can be translated into cloud storage in Chinese. the network hard disk is similar to apple's iColud, but the trademark of SkyDrive was similar to that of British sky broadcasting corporation. in January 214, Microsoft officially announced that SkyDrive was renamed as onedrive.

OneDrive cloud storage service supports more than 1 languages, and is widely used in Windows computers, WP mobile phones and other devices, and supports users to upload data or synchronize important backup data in computers/mobile phones.

what's the use of onedrive?

OneDrive is a cloud storage service, which supports Android /iOS smartphones, tablet products and Windows computers. Since Win8, the system has built-in OneDrive service, and users can upload some important file data to OneDrive to prevent data loss.

to use OneDrive, you must first register a Microsoft account, which is a unified account for various Microsoft products. With a Microsoft account, you can log in to Microsoft products such as Outlook.com, OneDrive, Windows Phone or Xbox Live, and any computer running Windows 8/1. In this way, account switching between different products can be reduced, and it is easier to expand the products used by users. For example, when users share files in One Drive, they can send the sharing link to other users through Outlook.

OneDrive can be provided to users as a separate product, and can be combined into various applications. For example, EasyBib, a Web application, can directly save users' Internet citations and bibliographies to OneDrive; IOS application Cooliris provides users with 3D effect of picture browsing in OneDrive; The mobile phone uses Genius Scan+ to use the mobile phone as a scanner and save the scanned files directly to OneDrive.