New skydrive app works like *********!

Anton

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Hello Simon,

The SkyDrive desktop app is no longer needed in Windows 8.1 since SkyDrive is now fully integrated in it. Installing the SkyDrive desktop app in Windows 8.1, you will not see any difference.

The red warning box at the top of the tutorial below has more details on this if you like.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/24733-skydrive-desktop-app-install-uninstall-windows.html

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn

Hi Brink!
Im sure theres a good explanation, when everybody else says, that the new skydrive app is so amazing, but in my case, not so much.
When i had Windows 8.0, my only problem with the skydrive was, that if i saved some changes to a document, and didnt change its name, skydrive assumed, there were no changes, and just deleted all of my Work, back to the old copy.
After i installed 8.1, the app has been so bad, its ten times easier for me, to use the online version!
If i dont open the app, every time i open the computer, it wont even do an effort in updating my files. Furthermore, theres still the document savings problem, but this time, the app is also so slow, that it takes about twenty minutes to download one document or a Picture (funny enough, it doesnt matter how big the file is, unless its a big movie)

I dont know what to do about it, i hope you can help!

I am running Windows 8.1 Pro on a surface 1 Pro, and if you ask me, im an average user, who doesnt fill his computer with crab, vira, or messes with the sytem-files, so there should be no reason for this.

Anton :)
 

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Thanks for the welcome, and thank you very much for replying this fast:

No, i know that, because when i upgraded to windows 8.1, the desktop app was uninstalled, and its not possible to reinstall. My probelm is with the new skydrive app from Windows store, that replaces the old "desktop" app.

I hope, this was what you ment.
 

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How does it work when you save to one of the "C:\Users\(user-name)\SkyDrive" folders?

The modern SkyDrive app is just about the same as using the online SkyDrive.
 

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"C:\Users\Anton\SkyDrive" is where the skydrive app has its folders, and this is where i put them, when i want them uploaded!
 

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Do you have a 3rd party AV or security program installed that may be interfering with SkyDrive?

If so, then you might temporarily disable or uninstall it to see if the issue continues with SkyDrive syncing.

Do you have the SkyDrive folders set to "Make available offline"?

If you have a metered wireless network connection, then by default SkyDrive will not sync until you're on a non-metered connection.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/31765-metered-connections-skydrive-turn-off.html
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
no, im using the windows defender standard version for windows 8.1!

yes, most of my folders are set to available offline.

and no, i have a just fine 100/100 wlan network set up :) (not metered)
 

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