5/31/2023 0 Comments Windows live mesh sync folders![]() ![]() The service also has a handy "devices" page on Windows Live where users can manage the devices (including computers and phones) and folders they have synced, should they run into any problems. Users don't have to place files or folders in a specific place instead, the program will recognize where folders are located and sync them across platforms, regardless of their location. With Mesh, users can select specific folders to sync with Microsoft's SkyDrive servers. ![]() ![]() Windows Live Mesh takes a different approach to cloud storage. This is the same style of service offered by Microsoft's competitors: Google Drive, Dropbox and most other cloud storage services have a similar management system. SkyDrive serves as the more typical of the two – when SkyDrive is installed, a specially-branded folder is placed in a user's account the user can then save or move files to the folder to sync them with SkyDrive's servers. So here we are again, facing the same scenario as four years ago: Microsoft has two competing cloud-based storage services, except this time the two services are actually fairly different. It took Microsoft another two years before it combined the two services. At the same time, the company was preparing the Windows Live Mesh technology preview. For those who may be unaware, Microsoft's first legitimate foray into the realm of cloud storage was FolderShare, which it purchased in 2005 and later rebranded Windows Live Sync in 2008. It also shouldn't come as any surprise that Microsoft still hasn't decided exactly what it wants to do in the cloud storage industry, given that the company's cloud storage history is tumultuous at best. So why then is Microsoft not using its secret weapon, Windows Live Mesh, to put SkyDrive head-and-shoulders above the competition? Clearly neither company wants the other to gain valuable momentum. With cloud-based storage services suddenly in vogue, it's no surprise that Microsoft and Google launched their cloud storage services – SkyDrive and Google Drive, respectively – only a day apart from one another. ![]()
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