Skydrive with Win 8.1

thedoc46 · 19 Oct 2013 at 13:14

So, after upgrading to Win 8.1, I've noticed Skydrive is no longer an option, unless you wish you login using an actual Microsoft account, on the machine.. No longer is it an app as such, but completely integrated into the OS.

And acts almost as file explorer, but using the cloud.

So given, all my machines log in using a local account, and ALL use Skydrive, as it was... and a very handy tool that it was... What happens now? I've not risked using skydrive on 8.1, cos i have NO IDEA, what it'll do to all my other Skydrive clients on Win7...

How will it sync if the file structure has now completely changed? If you can choose ANY file in your machine, to sync to the cloud, from the file itself, rather than dropping it in your skydrive folder (as in how we use to do it the old way)

Skydrive to me was one of the most useful tools for multi pc usage. I use it at work, on my machine that logs into a different domain.. I use it on my laptops, and i use it on my desktop machines.. It seems that I need to either give it up, or upgrade every machine to 8.1..

Unless I'm missing something.

gareth170 · 19 Oct 2013 at 13:48

whatever u have in skydrive is still accessible in 8.1

theres a skydrive folder in file manager.

nightmare99 · 19 Oct 2013 at 14:45

If you are using multiple machines it would be best to use a Microsoft account anyway.

unwashed potato! · 19 Oct 2013 at 15:14

i don't see the issue. is it that you have to have an ms account now? how would you use skydrive before without an ms account?

there is also still the skydrive app in win8.1, at least for me there is

demonix · 19 Oct 2013 at 15:28

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
there is also still the skydrive app in win8.1, at least for me there is

There is an app, but to access skydrive on the desktop in 8 you had to install the desktop client but that is no longer necessary as it's been integrated into the OS in windows 8.1

As to the OP's fears, it will be unlikely that it would affect skydrive clients on windows 7 as the file structure hasn't been changed.

gareth170 · 19 Oct 2013 at 15:36

it won't affect skydrive clients on windows 7

thedoc46 · 19 Oct 2013 at 16:38

ok, so i login using my Microsoft account (which i do have) but it involves a complicated password... For my laptops, I like a simple life, in that it just boots straight to the desktop. Security isn't an issue.

For my work laptop, i log into a domain, so even though its not particularly a problem for the time being, given my work laptop is still Win7, how would it affect skydrive, given its a domain account, and not my personal microsoft account logging into that machine, if it were Win 8.1?

demonix · 20 Oct 2013 at 16:06

If you want logging in to be a bit simpler with a complex password, then switch to a picture password as it only takes three clicks to log in (it doesn't affect the actual password for the account).