Microsoft SkyDrive is awesome but it has one downfall for those that edit text files

What I like about Microsoft SkyDrive besides the free 25 GB of cloud storage space they gave me is how clean and intuitive the app is for Apple iPhone and iPad. After Dropbox, I primarily use SkyDrive as my cloud storage solution. It is where I store my pictures, videos and my library of growing eBooks.

However, the only drawback I find with Microsoft SkyDrive and Box is the support for a 3rd-party text editor. To clarify, if I have a Microsoft Doc opened in SkyDrive and I want to edit it, I am aware of the icon on the bottom right hand corner that gives me the option to "Open in Another App" which sounds great. I select Quickoffice (which I have on my Apple iPad) and my doc is ready to be edited, however I notice that I am editing a temporary copy in Quickoffice now vs. the original copy in my SkyDrive account. What does this all mean? It means my updated copy is only saved in Quickoffice not in SkyDrive which is one downfall. Besides the office example I just gave, I believe this also applies to regular text files too. Sounds great that you can open it up in a third party text editor but that updated copy is only saved in that app. The next question is how can I get that updated file back into SkyDrive? It all depends on what options are available in that 3rd-party app which could be email etc. See how cumbersome this can get?

Passcode Lock available?

No 4 digit security lock present on start up or resume which means anyone can access your files and snoop around if you hand your iPhone or iPad to your friends/family.

Current Plans

If you are a new user of Microsoft SkyDrive, expect to begin with 7 GB of free cloud storage. I was fortunate enough to receive 25 GB very early on before they dropped it to 7 GB.

Below are their current plans. From what I can see, compared to the others there prices are very good considering the other cloud providers are charging for a monthly fee.


  • 7 GB Free - For New User Accounts
  • 20 GB for $10/year
  • 50 GB for $25/year
  • 100 GB for $50/year

Conclusion

Overall, I am pretty pleased with SkyDrive and if you are not using it for editing text files on the go, it does an excellent job on storing all your pictures, videos and documents on the go.


Visit Microsoft SkyDrive here - https://skydrive.live.com/

Disclaimer

I do not receive any monetary compensation from this review site, however I do use Dropbox and SugarSync daily and I recommend it because it is FREE. If you wish to setup a new Dropbox/SugarSync account, you will find my referral link in the Dropbox/SugarSync review page(s) which would give us each an additional 500 MB of free space. All opinions expressed on this website are my own and do not reflect the cloud storage providers.


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