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Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files

I saw this on the SkyDrive blog and thought I should share it. 

Updates to Windows Live SkyDrive!

These past couple of months since our last release, we asked ourselves, “What can we do to make SkyDrive even better?” The most obvious answer is something that our users have asked us to do: give out more storage. We’re excited to announce that we’re doubling everyone’s storage to 1 GB!

Many users told us, “Hey, we want to be notified when someone adds a file to a specific folder,” so we added RSS feeds to public folders. To subscribe to an RSS feed, go to the public folder that you’re interested in, and click on the orange RSS Feed icon clip_image002 at the top right of the page. Then, anytime that folder is updated, you’ll be notified. We love this feature because we get notified as soon as our friends upload new files to their folders.

Another thing users told us is that it’s difficult to share a folder with people that aren’t in your address book. People said, “We have to go to Hotmail or Messenger in order to add someone to our address books. Why can’t we just do it on SkyDrive itself?” We fixed that. Now, you can share with anyone directly from SkyDrive by typing in your friend’s e-mail address.

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Finally, users told us that it would be nice to know who uploaded each file. So, we now display the name of the person that added each file.

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We’re excited about these new features, and we hope you like them. Check out the new version, and let us know what you think.

--Windows Live SkyDrive Team

Windows Live SkyDrive Team Blog: Updates to Windows Live SkyDrive!

 

 

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David

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Posted Fri, Oct 12 2007 2:44 PM by David Overton

Comments

david wrote re: Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files
on Fri, Oct 19 2007 5:35 PM

RSS for private folders please.

ie for my family, girlfriend etc

David Overton wrote re: Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files
on Wed, Oct 31 2007 11:42 PM

David,

thanks for this - I have passed the comments on inside Microsoft.

ttfn

David

Eric Heyes wrote re: Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files
on Mon, Mar 10 2008 10:27 AM

How does one RSS the folder so that when new files are added (not just files updated) they can be automatically sent to those rquesting the feed!

David Overton wrote re: Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files
on Mon, Mar 10 2008 11:47 PM

Eric,

The RSS feed should include both new and updated.

thanks

David

Nick Winton wrote re: Windows Live SkyDrive Updates - 1GB of storage, RSS feeds when someone makes an update and easier sharing of files
on Thu, May 22 2008 10:53 PM

Saving edited Excel files seems to be a problem.

Changes are not copied back to the Sky Drive.

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