Social network cloud. What is cloud file storage? Where to buy cloud space for personal use

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 prompted 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 uploading via the web interface, the file size should not exceed 2 GB (the same limit applies when uploading 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 located 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.

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Hello, dear readers of the Start-Luck blog. Tired of choosing which game to get rid of on your phone in order to save a photo and vice versa? Yes, the number of gigabytes in smartphones is constantly increasing, but they are still sorely lacking. Our needs grow along with them.

Don’t want to lose important pictures and documents, but don’t know where to send them more securely? Indeed, VKontakte is a great thing, but hacking an account with each saved photo in a dialogue with oneself raises more and more concerns.

My article today will help you solve many problems. I continue to talk about cloud services. Today Mail.ru came into my field of vision.

I will tell you about the Mile cloud, how to use this storage and how convenient it is. In principle, like many products of this company, the cloud from Mail is not much different from its counterparts: Google Drive, OneDrive from Microsoft and so on, but I won’t bother you with English-language names that are not familiar to everyone. Let's talk about Mail ru.

What is a cloud

I would like to tell you in a nutshell for beginners. I have already devoted a separate article to this issue, but I believe that not everyone has read it. I don't suffer from delusions of grandeur.

So, if you know what it is, then it’s not difficult to guess what a cloud is. Essentially, it's the same thing.

Somewhere far, far away in the Mail offices there are, simply put, large flash drives. You create your personal account (storage) on this flash drive, and then throw your documents there. You can access your personal account from anywhere by logging into the site using your details, as well as from your phone through the application or computer through the program.

If you wish, you can give your document a title, which you can then give to a friend, and he can download the file to his computer. This is not necessary. Only you, the sole owner of the login and password for your personal account, can have access.

Advantages

What benefits do the clouds provide? You will never lose the necessary files, since they are, as I already said, somewhere far, far away. You have access to the necessary documents from anywhere in the world. You can easily and simply transfer photos to a friend via the Internet without meeting anyone in person.

In general, there are a lot of advantages.

Volume

Each company offers free storage space in different amounts. Yandex Disk - 10 GB, although not so long ago this company held a promotion and I managed to get as much as 35 GB for free for unlimited use for connecting the autoload function. I don’t transfer files from my phone to Yandex Disk, but they are downloaded automatically. It is quite possible that similar promotions will be repeated or held by other companies.

Mail.ru not long ago gave out 25 GB for free use, but now the volume has been reduced to 8. In principle, this may suit you. Or, you will work with Mail as additional storage. Together with Yandex, Google and some other cloud storage systems.

How to use

Mile's disk handling technology is no different from the others. First, you need to go to the official website. If you already have mail on mail, then simply click on the login in the upper right corner and enter your login and password. If there is no mailbox, then select “Registration” in the same right corner.

You will be asked to create an email account. To do this, enter your name and birthday.

It’s great that the system itself offers free and suitable . All that's left is . If you are tired of doing it yourself, then I can offer you a very convenient program RoboForm , She not only comes up with very complex passwords, but also stores them in her memory and enters them every time she sees a familiar interface.

It is not necessary to enter a phone number and additional email.

Ready. You're in the mail. At the top you can see a link-button to the cloud. Click on it.

And here is the welcome inscription. Accept the user agreement.

Computer

On the left side of your personal account screen you will see an application that can be downloaded to your computer. I highly recommend doing this. Since this greatly simplifies working with Disk.

Select the operating system that you have installed.

That's it, the installation file is downloaded and you can activate it by double-clicking on the program.

Be careful not to install unnecessary features. For example, I don’t want to change the start page to the email one.

Now you see the shortcut on your desktop. Double-click and enter the username and password you recently created for your cloud.

The great thing is that now, in Explorer, when you open any folder, you can see the Mail cloud shortcut on the right. Click on it and you will be taken to a folder stored on the server. You can upload the necessary documents directly here and they will immediately appear in your personal account. You can see them both from your phone and by going to the official cloud website using your data.

By clicking on the right button on the file, you will open an additional menu in which you can select the item: “Copy public link”. Select this option, pass the link to a friend, and he will be able to get the necessary document if he enters your URL into the search bar of any browser.

Smartphone

As I already said, you can also access all documents from Mail Drive from your phone if you install a special application on it. I use Android and the easiest way for me to find it is through Google Play. I enter the name into the search.

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 provide the most opportunities, but free ones can also 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? The main advantages of this method of data storage are:

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 mobile operator that 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

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

Those who have repeatedly used services from Google, for example, google doc, will feel 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 a young but very promising cloud file hosting service created by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom.

The advantage of this service over similar ones is complete confidentiality and data protection. Important features of the 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

An excellent free service from good old Yandex, which allows you 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 promotions with partners
512 megabytes for each referred friend (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.

What is cloud storage?

Cloud storage is a data storage located on the company’s web server. All data is stored and processed in the cloud, an online storage facility provided by a third party. Next, I will introduce you to all the providers of online “warehouses”, with the help of which you can manage documents without saving them on your computer.

Benefits of working with the cloud:

Free access to data from any device with Internet access;
Possibility of corporate work with data;
Greater confidence in saving data in the event of a hardware failure;
Payment is charged for the actual space occupied, not for server rental;
All work is carried out by the service, the client does not take part in this.

How cloud services work

A virtual storage device is created on the device, similar to a local disk. A separate item appears in Explorer with the name of the cloud.

Now let's look at each of them in more detail.

Dropbox

This company was the first to establish itself as a provider and supplier of Internet storage. The program has a huge advantage - a cloud gateway. Using this technology, you can open a file on your phone. The application is available for all operating systems. Agree, it’s great to prepare for a presentation while you’re stuck in a traffic jam or on public transport.

The administration is very loyal to customers. For stable use of services, the site allocated an additional 15 gigabytes, which is not such a small amount. You can forget the fear of accidentally deleting a document; they are automatically saved in a copy for recovery.

Initially, the service provides two gigabytes of free space and up to one hundred gigabytes for various non-commercial plans. Another tariff, Dropbox for companies, provides storage with 350 GB of free space for use.

User data is stored on an Amazon server and is protected by SSL technology and encrypted with 256-bit encryption.

How to install Dropbox

Dropbox, like any other virtual drive, is very easy to install and configure.
The 1st step is downloading. You can download it from the official website.

2nd step – Registration. You can do this right there by entering your personal data.
Step 3 – Install the program.
4th step – Launch and authorization

That’s it, now it’s enough to move the file from your desktop/folder/local storage into the “Dropbox” folder. Now you can use your virtual disk.

Onedrive

Onedrive (originally SkyDrive) is a cloud from Microsoft.
Onedrive supports the full suite of Microsoft Office programs. You can automatically save documents from Excel, PowerPoint and Word to the cloud. The utility allows users to edit files from Office directly in the browser, create and share folders.

OneDrive support is built into one of the most popular social networks, Facebook.
Photos from your account will be automatically saved to the cloud.

Initially, the site offers 7 gigabytes of free space. Users can buy 50,100,200 gigabytes of additional storage. The cost is calculated using the formula - Desired location / 2. So, the cost of 100 gigabytes will be $50 per year. The cloud is available for the following operating systems:

Android;
Windows;
Windows Phone;
Xbox.

Onedrive offers a business edition for corporate work. Payment is made individually from each user $2.50 monthly. Users receive 25 gigabytes of initial free space, with the option to purchase more.

Installed and configured similarly to the previous one.

Yandex. Disk

One of the world's largest search engines is expanding in every possible direction. The company launched its own online storage, Yandex. Disk.

The principle of operation is no different from other services. The advantage of working with Yandex is the initial large volume. Upon registration, you are given 10 gigabytes of free space, which will double with continued use.

Supported OS:

Android;
Linux;
Mac OS X;
Symbian;
Windows;
Windows Phone.

Tariffs for additional space are low.

Monthly cost:

30 rubles – 10 Gigabytes;
80 rubles – 100 Gigabytes;
200 rubles – 1 Terabyte.

The annual cost is 10 times more than the monthly one.

You can manage your data from your smartphone by installing an application from the Play Market if your phone is Android.

Screenshots from your computer are automatically saved to storage. You can share files and folders by making them publicly accessible.

[email protected]

The most famous mail service throughout Russia and the CIS countries has launched its own cloud storage.

The cloud allows you to store all types of files from documents to videos. Document exchange, like other repositories, is also present. The company received the Runet Prize for launching the cloud.

The initial free data storage volume is 25 GB. There is the ability to remotely edit and change documents located in your “storeroom”. Mail.ru supports working with modern technology and a unique security system.

Rates for additional free space depend on the current volume. The minimum monthly payment is 99 rubles per 100 gigabytes or 990 per year. For 1 TB 499 rubles monthly or 4990 per year. Not a very steep price tag.

The server is located in Europe. All files are scanned by Kaspersky antivirus.

Google Drive (Google drive)

Google Drive, originally Google Docs, is a cloud storage and data synchronization service from Google.

The service is no different from other cloud storage services. All the same functionality, installation, configuration and the same capabilities.

At the moment I am actively using this service. I like his prices, not very cheap but not very expensive either. Files can be shared using a special link in the context menu. You can open it by right-clicking on the desired folder.

During installation, other services from Google may be installed. There is no need to worry or be afraid of them. These are just hyperlinks to online services for working with documents and presentations.

Conclusion

To summarize, we can say that any of the above virtual disks cope with their task with a bang. It’s just that everyone decides which one they like. To say that one is better than the other is to say nothing. All of them are reliable and have encryption against unauthorized access, so all your data is completely safe.

If you are very worried about your data on your computer, then make a backup copy. At one time, I did not pay attention to this until I encountered this. With what exactly? With the loss of information from your hard drive on your computer. After this incident, I started backing up data. How do I do this? The video course helped me " Backup using the method of Evgeniy Popov" It is very simple and understandable. Take care of your data and backup it!

Well, now the time has come to say goodbye. I hope you have cleared all your questions and doubts about the new online data storage technology. I wish you success, share this article with your friends and acquaintances on social media. networks.

Thank you for your attention, all the best!

All the best to you, Timur Mustaev.

Do you often lose photos or don't have enough space on your computer to store them? Then use the Internet. It provides the opportunity not only to search for information and communicate with friends, but also to save files.

This can be done using the Cloud. This is the name of the service to which you can upload an image. At the same time, you can access it from any gadget. There are many similar systems, but most users prefer the proven Yandex.

How to save photos to the cloud using Yandex

This service provides 10 GB for free. There are no restrictions on storage time. The main advantage over other services is the ability to take and save screenshots on disk, as well as the presence of a photo editor. You can upload files to Yandex.Disk in three ways: when installing the program on a gadget or browser extension, or through the website.

How to save photos to the cloud on a website

This option for saving photos is suitable for those who do not have an account on the Yandex service. First, go to the main page of the cloud, click the “Start your Disk” button.

Next, the system will prompt you to register. Fill out all specified fields, then select “Register”.

In the login form, re-enter the information you provided during registration and click “Login”.

Or go to your Yandex mail. In the top menu, select the "Disk" button.

In any case, the service will immediately redirect you to the virtual disk. It is a separate page on the Internet where you can post your files. To save a photo, use two options. There is a “Download” button in the upper right corner or in the central part of the site, find the “Download files” section.

When you click, an Explorer window will appear in which you select the photo to transfer to the virtual disk. You can simply drag the file onto the site (hold down the right mouse button and drag) or select the “Open” function.

The service will notify you that the file has been fully downloaded. Using this window, you can post the file directly to social networks or upload several more photos.

When you close the download window, you will find the image on the site. For convenience, you can create folders, transfer or delete files. It is also possible to open access to the photo so that your friends can see it via the link.

How to save photos to the cloud via an application on your device

If you need to upload a large volume of photos to the cloud, then download the disk to any gadget. The process of saving files in this way is no different from working with Explorer windows. Go to the main page of the service and select the “Download application” section.

In the window that opens, you will have the opportunity to select a program for your gadget or receive a download link to your phone.

If you are installing on a computer, then select the application marked “Windows”. You can also use the installation file for other operating systems.

Select the downloaded file from the “Downloads” folder or find it in the lower left corner of the browser. Run the file to install the application.

The installer will appear on the computer monitor, in which click “Run”.

The Yandex.Disk download and installation will begin immediately.

Once the installation of the program is complete, a cloud sign will appear in the lower right corner of the screen.

To start using the service, you need to click on the disk icon, then in the window that appears, select the image of the computer folder.

As a result of such actions, “Explorer” will open, where you can find the disk icon and its contents.

Additionally, open another window in which select the image to save. Move it to the cloud folder or copy it (while holding down the Ctrl key). The photo will be automatically saved on the cloud site.

You can also get to the disk from its context menu. Click the gear-shaped icon. Then select "Open website".

How to save photos to the cloud using a browser extension

Sometimes you need to save a photo not from a gadget, but from a website or social network. A browser extension will allow you to do this in one click.

If you use the Google Chrom browser, you can install the program as follows. First, select “Settings” from the program menu.

On the settings page, select the “Extensions” section, in which find “More extensions” at the bottom of the page.

In the online store, use the search engine to find the Yandex.Disk extension. Click the “Install” button on it.

Confirm the steps in the installation window.

When the extension is installed, a prompt will pop up. To activate the program, click on the disk icon.

To save an image directly from a page on the Internet or from a search engine, hover your cursor over the image. A cloud icon will appear in the upper left corner.