Sync Windows 8.1 ‘This PC’ files with SkyDrive.com account

31. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags:
I deleted all my files in my SkyDrive.com account and my files in 'This PC' on my laptop. Then I accidentally disconnected my SkyDrive.com account with my laptop. Now, I have added new files in my 'This PC' / 'Windows 8.1 SkyDrive' in my laptop but they are not synced with my SkyDrive.com account. My SkyDrive.com account is still empty ever since I deleted everything on it and not synced with my laptop. How can I solve this issue?

Keyword search

26. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags:
Hello,

On my laptop, I am able to search my SkyDrive folder using any content keywords, i.e. I want to call up all the files with the name Smith in their content, not just their titles. I have no problems doing this, anywhere, anytime, on my laptop.

After I have accessed any of these files on my laptop, I cannot search for any of them on my desktop. Not even by title, i.e. Smith.xlsx . The files are still on my desktop, I can access them through Windows Explorer, and they are synced immediately as one would expect; no problem there. They are simply not searchable on my desktop.

I know the reason why, but not how to correct it.

It seems that after I have accessed these SkyDrive files on my laptop, some of the files' properties are automatically changed. Specifically,
the files are somehow compressed on my desktop during the syncing phase (see Advanced Attributes in the Properties Menu/General tab/Attributes section/Advanced window). I can change the "compress" settings manually for each file and the file name colour changes from blue to black and the file is instantly keyword/content searchable. It will stay this way on on my desktop until I access the file once again on my laptop. There are hundreds of files that I need to search content for on a daily basis from both computers, so manually changing the settings on all these files on my desktop before every search is extremely ineffective. The files are stored in sub folders of sub folders (SkyDrive/Documents/Year/Month/Week), and although I choose the option of including all folders and sub folders in the attributes change, the actual files do not get changed. I have to go down to the actual file level to make this change.

This problem affects all the file types I have stored on SkyDrive.

I am using Windows 7 Home Premium and Office 2007 on both computers.

This problem is relatively new. It became apparent a couple of months after I was forced to switch from Live Mesh to Sky Drive.

I would appreciate anyone's help with this problem.

Thank you.

Skydrive on Laptop.

22. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,

I've mapped sky drive to my laptop so all folders/files created on Sky drive or Laptop are automatically synced.  BUT I want to create Some files/folder on Sky drive and should remain there only and Not be synced to my Laptop as  sometimes my Laptop is shared by other people.

Is there any way to do this? Thanks for reading and will appreciate any solution, if any. I don't want to open another sky drive account.

My laptop windows 7 ultimate overheats alot and frequantlyb switches off by itself

22. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,
my laptop has been switching off on its own. i recently took it to a technician who cleaned my fan and tha processor and applied a paste on top of the cpu. bt the problem still pesist what can i do? Am using a windows 7 ultimate operating system on an compact 610 laptop.
pliz help.

how sync office 365 home ed among my 5 machines

18. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
i have office365 home edition with 5 licenses paid on an annual basis. i am on windows 7. i have a laptop and workstation.

i want to sync my outlook calendar, contacts, email etc between my laptop and workstation.

I can't seem to find out how to do it.  that is my number one goal

secondly
I have an office.com email account as i can see it when i log into skydrive.com    But if i attempt to send myself an email through earthlink
the email is returned.  I am confused as to what is happening.

any help will be greatly appreciated
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desktop and laptop synchronisation

13. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,

I have had desktop computers for over 30 years and the present model runs well on Windows 8 and Windows Live Mail is great.  On my laptop I recently upgraded the OS ( also to Windows 8 ) and after installing Windows Live Mail I can receive Emails on that machine but I cannot send them. Also I do not get the usual list of Contacts and the Calendar is empty.

 

I was getting some feedback which suggested that I might not have entered the information about my servers correctly, but I could not find any written record of that and I do not seem to have access to the information on my desktop. I would like to get the laptop to respond to my log-ins in the same way as my desktop does.  Before I install Windows Live Mail again could anyone please explain where, on the desktop, I can find the required information ?  The drop-down link to accounts only seems to be concerned with new accounts, and not with existing ones. Many thanks.

MS has dissappeared from my laptop

11. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags:
over the last week skydrive has started taking over all my programs and when I try to go in to my documents etc, it says ms is no longer working and my laptop hasn't worked as good since. What's happened and how can I get ms back ?

windows live mail

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My laptop was hit with some viruses.( they have been removed and the pc is fine now).  in the middle of my virus problems my windows live mail would not recognize my password.  I can log on to windows live mail (outlook) via the web but I cannot log into windows live mail on the laptop.  We have uninstalled and reinstalled live mail numerous times.  The servers still block my passwords (which have also been changed).  Could microsoft be blocking the laptop from signing on and if so how do I get them to allow me through.  I have windows live mail 2012 on a different laptop and it works fin.

thanks
don

Skydrive for PC uses 100% CPU and RAM

10. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
I have a desktop, and a laptop. Desktop has windows 8 and is high performance. Laptop has Vista and just barely meets the minimum system requirements for it.

I found that on both computers, it was using all my CPU, and all my RAM. The only thing that fixed it for both computers, was disabling the option to upload in batches. figured I'd put this out there, so that the proper people can look into this. it shouldn't be doing this on high end computers.


Desktop
Windows 8 32-bits
4GB RAM
2GHTz dual core

Laptop
Windows Vista 32-bits
1GB RAM
1.6GHTz dual core

EDIT: Correction. This happens any time files are updated on skydrive from either computer, or from skydrive online. I deleted files from the site, and both computers shot up to 100% CPU, and 100% RAM usage very quickly, even without the option selected.

Issues with uploading and downloading music to and from My SkyDrive

09. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,

I'm trying to transfer all the music from my desktop PC running on XP to add to my laptop running on Windows 7.  I copied the music to a WD external drive hoping to download the data to my laptop without trouble. I thought all I had to do was drag the new music to the laptop's SkyDrive to get more music onto my Nokia Lumia 920, running on WP 8. However, I got many, many problems. For instance, the albums didn't download as a whole document, instead I've songs and artists all over the place together with art and a desktop icon in multiple different files.

 

So my question is simple: IF I erase all the music I have today in my laptop's My Music folder, would I be able to start from scratch using the data today on SkyDrive that's there from before? (Do I need to tell anyone I'm not tech-savvy or does my awkward presentation betray me?)

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