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Is it possible to select which folders to sync in OneDrive (Skydrive) on Windows 8.1?
Is it possible to select which folders to sync in OneDrive (formerly Skydrive) on Windows 8.1?
(I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro)
This is possible in Windows 7 version of SkyDrive, but can't see setting ...
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Add Dropbox or other Links in Windows Explorer 8.1
Is there a way to add Dropbox (or Google Drive, Box, etc) to the Desktop area in Windows Explorer? In-between SkyDrive and Chris?
Skydrive is more or less forced on you in 8.1, but it remains unused ...
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Using Desktop Skydrive without staying logged into Windows
I just recently updated to Windows 8.1. With the new update, Skydrive seems to be integrated with Windows.
For privacy and security reasons, I don't want my Windows to be constantly logged into my ...
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Completely disable Windows 8.1 SkyDrive integration
I've used the group policy to disable SkyDrive as i'm behind a corporate firewall that blocks it. Despite this, and it being gone from explorer every time the PC boots I'm displayed this error. Any ...
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Why would large files not sync with skydrive on Windows 8.1?
I'm having a problem on Windows 8.1 (new Surface 2 RT if that matters). My SkyDrive has a mix of small (10 lines of text) and large (1.5 meg) files, and all these files happily came down to the ...
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SkyDrive never running on Windows 8.1
I have two computers, both running Windows 8.1, one of which is working flawlessly with SkyDrive, everything uploading and downloading correctly. On the other computer SkyDrive worked for a while, and ...
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SkyDrive desktop app with Windows 8.1
Is it possible to have the SkyDrive desktop app in Windows 8.1? I see it has a SkyDrive icon already installed in Metro tiles, but it wants me to hook up Windows 8 with an account. I really have no ...
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Windows 8.1 - faulting application name: skydrive.exe
I get this error several times per hour. I have a fresh (not upgrade) install of 8.1 professional. I miss my Skydrive from 8.0 :(
Faulting application name: skydrive.exe, version: 6.3.9600.16412, ...
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Error: We can't connect to your SkyDrive because the path of a file or folder is too long
I just installed Windows 8.1 and have discovered that a) I can't change my skydrive folder and, more annoyingly, b) SkyDrive doesn't work at all;
Error: We can't connect to your SkyDrive because ...
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After upgrade to Windows 8.1, no Skydrive icon in task bar [duplicate]
I upgraded to 8.1 and now I don't see the SkyDrive icon in the task bar, nor the green light under it indicating the my computer is communicating with SkyDrive. When I go into Control Panel |..|...
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How to see if SkyDrive is still syncing in windows 8.1?
Windows 8 displayed overlay icons on my SkyDrive files, so I could see which files are current and which are in sync.
After I upgraded to Windows 8.1 the files still sync, but I can't see if the ...
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Windows 8.1 (Blue) SkyDrive folder appearing after deletion though turned it's off
I had Windows 8 installed on my laptop and SkyDrive folder on a local drive. But I needed to update to Windows 8.1 Pro edition, wich I did. After that SkyDrive screw my files up because of this ...
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SkyDrive doesn't sync in Windows 8.1
After upgrading from Windows 8 Pro to 8.1, I moved many files to the integrated SkyDrive directory. Everything worked just fine, until recently, where SkyDrive has simply refused to sync. The only ...
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How do I uninstall skydrive and IE11 from windows 8.1?
You can disable skydrive by going into the registry and disable IE by going into Turn windows features on or off but the thing is that I don't want Skydrive or IE.
I want to remove IE and skydrive ...
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SkyDrive broken after upgrade to Windows 8.1: "This location can't be found, please try later"
Upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 via the Store upgrade path has screwed my SkyDrive. The C:\Users\<user name>\SkyDrive folder is empty (it only has single file desktop.ini). When I open ...
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