Shared folders. File sharing

Modern internet provided all users with so much great amount opportunities, that even a simple listing will take quite a lot of time. And the best part is that the list of available technological innovations continues to be replenished quite cheerfully, and the existing solutions are improving, rapidly approaching perfection.

Such continuous technological evolution has affected, among other things, information carriers, adding to the list of stationary and portable devices new group data storage - cloud storage. Thanks to their widespread implementation, user work with information has been transferred to a new, more modern and reliable level.

The idea of ​​cloud disks (storage) is simple and very clear: necessary or simple interesting to the user he can store files not on his own PC or mobile device, but on network storage on the Internet (on secure servers) and you can access such information from anywhere in the world.

The concept of such repositories turned out to be so popular that Internet giants such as Google and Yandex immediately implemented it for their users.

However, today we will talk about another organization - the Mail.ru company, which developed and put into operation own cloud, which often surpasses the services of the above companies in terms of capabilities (the size of the provided disk space is noticeably larger than competitors, the file transfer speed - download / upload is also higher).

You can download mail.ru cloud to your computer for free in Russian... The link is available on the website Mail.ru in the user account (shown in the screenshot), or on our website below of this material(before the section " Technical information Let's say right away that every user who has opened a mailbox on their servers has the ability to access the cloud.

Features of working with the cloud Mail.ru:

• simple and straightforward user interface both when using the web version of the cloud, and in the case of the software installed on the computer;
• the size of the free disk space is 25 GB (for an additional disk space you have to pay);
• the file download limit is 2 GB (if the program is installed, all limits are removed);
• if the program is installed on a PC, working with the cloud is reduced to working with a regular Windows folder, data into which can be copied or deleted from there. All changes made in this way will be performed on the cloud itself (on the Internet) thanks to the automatically launched synchronization function;

By the way, users of operating theaters are not deprived either. Mac systems OS, Linux, and owners mobile devices based on Android and iOS OS, for which adapted versions of programs were released.

Benefits of cloud storage Mail.ru disk

1. first of all, this is the absence of restrictions on the speed of downloading a file or uploading it to the cloud. The only limit is the speed of the user's Internet channel;
2. you can download or upload several files to a disk at the same time (this applies to the web version of the service, and if the program is installed on a PC);
3. when uploading files to the cloud, they are automatically scanned by Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which minimizes the transfer of unwanted software inside file archives and malicious macros in office documents;
4. high reliability of data storage. It is provided by the use of two independent data centers, one of which stores the original, and the second acts as backup storage(in case of failure when using the first);
5. a document placed in the cloud cannot be forgotten at home - to access the file you only need access to the Internet;
6. text files can be created directly in the browser, and then using a simple web analogue Microsoft Word edit online. The same possibility is available in the mode of working with presentations and spreadsheets;
7. cloud mail.ru can be downloaded free of charge on any modern device.

Separately, I would like to say that a document posted on the mail.ru cloud can be viewed and edited by all interested persons (employees, friends or relatives). To do this, you need to share access to a folder or file, such as Google Drive.

Recommended this service, as the most simple and affordable option for simple and advanced users. Recall that you can download the mail.ru cloud to your computer via a direct link on our website or from your personal account mail service... And to uninstall the program, use the control panel options in the "Add or Remove Programs" section.

The Mail.Ru group of companies has its own cloud storage under the name "Cloud Mail.Ru". During beta testing cloud service, to everyone who took part in testing the cloud storage Cloud Mail.Ru provided free 100 GB of disk space. Some users received 1 TB of storage during the promotion.

All this big volume disk storage remained forever for all users who registered in the file service during the period of its beta testing. V this moment, the amount of space provided to users is 8 GB.

The size free space in the cloud storage for those who managed to get a volume of 100 GB, comparable to the size of a small hard disk... Other cloud storage solutions provide smaller amounts of data storage for free.

Provides 10 GB for free, provides 15 GB (with mail) of disk space, - 5 GB, - 2 GB (free can be increased to 16 GB), 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 enter the cloud storage, a web interface or a client application is used, which will need to be installed on a 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 the computer in the Mail.Ru Cloud folder (Mail.Ru Cloud) will be immediately synchronized and made available from other devices.

In order to use a cloud drive on Mail.Ru, you must have an email account in Mail.Ru. If you don't have mailbox on this service, then you should create an e-mail box in postal service Mail.Ru.

After logging in through email, a window of the cloud drive will open: "Cloud Mail.Ru". The user gets 8 GB for free free space in the cloud storage.

In order to increase the 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 located 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 application "Disk-O:" is used. Disk-O displays files in the cloud, and you work with them on your computer. Now, files don't 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 client program Mail.Ru Cloud (Mail.Ru Cloud) to your computer, this application will need to be installed on your computer.

In the first window of the installation wizard, you need to 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 choose another location for installing 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 the "Finish" button.

In the Mail.Ru Cloud program window, you will need to enter the data for your account: Email address and password. Then you must agree to the terms 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 cloud disk, and then click on the "Continue" button.

Review of Cloud Mail.Ru

At the very top of the web page window there are buttons "Download", "Create", "Delete", "Get a link", "Configure access", "More".

Using the "Upload" button, files are uploaded to the 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 there are sections: "Connect tariff" with information about the amount of occupied disk space, "Cloud", "Support", a form with suggestions for downloading applications for various devices.

In the central part of the window, there are files placed in file storage... Above is the control panel, on which the buttons are located.

After clicking on the "Create" button, you can create new folder, document, table, presentation. Free cloud services of the company are integrated into the Mail.Ru Cloud: Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online.

If you mark a file in the storage and then click on the "Download" button, then the download of this file to your computer will immediately begin.

Delete unnecessary files from the cloud, you can use the "Delete" button.

With the "More" button you can copy, rename, or move the file.

There are two buttons on the right side of the panel: to change appearance storage, and to set options for sorting files.

In order to provide general access, or vice versa, close access to the file, the file must first be selected, and then, in the right part of the storage window, perform the necessary actions.

If you want to stop other users from accessing this file, then for this, you will need to click on the link "Remove 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 purposes, all files 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 Screenshoter tool, you can take screenshots of the entire screen or a separate area, and then edit the screenshot.

It will be possible to manage the Mail.Ru Cloud (Mail.Ru Cloud) application from the notification area (tray), where the client program icon is located.

Icon Cloud-O applications 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 Cloud Mail.Ru offers all users of the Mail.Ru service disk space in its "cloud", which can be used to store data.

Cloud services are new trend in internet technologies. Any remote resource that helps to save, create, transfer files is called a cloud. In this article, we will look at the cloud from Mail.ru. So, what is cloud storage and how to work with it, read the article.

What is mail.ru cloud

Mail.ru cloud is a service where you can store and manage data. With the help of mail.ru, the user can store, check files, download them, transfer to another user. All actions take place on the Internet. One of the advantages of this service is that it is free and affordable. That is, each user can get himself this extra space for storing documents on the Internet.

In fact, it is HDD, the same one that is installed on your computer or laptop. The highlight is the use of the Cloud on the different devices , the main thing is to have access to the Internet. From the service, the user can send a link to his friend or partner to the material, and he can download, watch a video, document.

Let's summarize what the service is for:

• For storing files, folders.
• For working with documents and files on any gadget. The main thing is to have access to the Internet.
• For fast transfer files between users.

You can upload any files to the Cloud and download from it from any device, you can also view, transfer or download them from any device. You can download anything you want: books, documents, videos, pictures.

In this case, you can customize access to documents. You can set the mode when only you can see the files, on some materials you can set public access, that is, such files can view Internet users and another user will be able to download them. If the access is open, then a link will be generated that can be sent to the user to view the file or to download it.

How to use the Cloud from mail.ru

We figured out what a Cloud is, now let's figure out the process of working in this service. In order to start working in the service, you must perform the following steps:

You can now use virtual disk... In order to upload files over 2 GB from your computer, you need install cloud disk to your computer. It can be installed on both windows computer, IOS and android.

Let's figure out how to install the Cloud on a computer:

• We go to the Cloud. On the left side there will be a blue "Install Cloud on Smartphone" form. Here you can choose any device from all the proposed ones, on which you want to install. We are considering a computer.
• Now we press "Application for PC".
• A form will appear in which you need to select your operating system.

After downloading, you need to open the file and make the settings:

• Click "Run".
• We choose the language of the program. In our case, Russian, click "Ok".
• The Installation Wizard will start. Click "Next".
• Now you need to select the folder where the program files will be installed. Select "Review", click on desired folder, click "Next".
• We agree that a shortcut will be created on the desktop. Click "Next".
• After that, click "Install".

Cloud Mail.ru

After installation Setup wizard will notify you that the installation process was successful. You just have to click on the "Finish" button. After that, you can open the Cloud from your computer.

How to upload and download documents from mail ru service

Dealt with the use of the Cloud. Now we need to figure out the process of uploading material to the Cloud. To begin with, try to transfer only one document there. Move files it is possible through the Cloud on the internet or use installed disk on the computer. If you decide to transfer documents to the Cloud installed on your computer:

• Select the required document.
• Click "Copy"
• Go to the downloaded disk. Click "Insert".

You don't have to copy, or rather, you can do it much faster. We cling desired file and move it to the Cloud. You don't need to do anything else, the document will be copied.

Now let's analyze file upload option from a computer to the Cloud, which is not installed on the computer:

The video will download to your computer.

if you need to transfer video or documents to another user, you need to follow these steps:

Deleting files is as easy as downloading. You need to select the desired file and click "Delete". Do not forget also clean the Trash since everyone deleted files move there.

So, we examined such a service as Cloud Mail.ru. Here you can watch, save videos, pictures, documents. You can also create files in any text editor... At the first registration, you will be presented with a Cloud with a volume of 100 GB. If you need more space, then it is possible to connect new tariff... You can check the contents of the disk from any gadget.

Cloud Mail.Ru is a client of the cloud service of the same name that will allow you to easily move and download files from the "cloud". The main advantage of the service from Mail.Ru is that it provides users with as much as 100 GB of free space on the server for free. For comparison, in the same Yandex.Disk the user is allocated only 17 GB. At the same time, the data transfer rate in both services is approximately the same.

Other features of the application include the ability to work through a proxy. You can add the server address by calling the settings panel from context menu program icons in the tray. For authorization in the Mail.Ru Cloud, you can use the data from your mailbox. The service also has a web version that you can use without installing the client on your computer.

Key features and functions

• creates a virtual folder on your computer with which you can easily move files between hard disk and "cloud";
• can be launched together with Windows start;
• includes a tool for creating screenshots;
• makes it possible to quickly upload screenshots to the server and share links to them with other users;
• provides stable high speed downloads;
• provides 100 GB of free server space for free.