Win8 Cloud

Tully

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I downloaded the Cloud on my Win7 computer & instlled it.

Now I have lost my Cloud in Win8.

It gave instructions on what to do but not how to get there.

Now I get nothing but a blank screen!

Does anyone out there have a clue!

One more frustration with Win8!!

I don't need this aggravation!

Notice: I am using Win7 for this post!

Tully
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Beta
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Assembled
    CPU
    Intel I5
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z&&-V LX
    Memory
    8 GB DDR2 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board
    Sound Card
    INTEL ON MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung TD390 HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 512GB SSD
    2TB Storage
    External Seagate "Dashboard" File Backup Drive USB3
    WD "My Cloud" 4TB
    Samsung Super Write Master 24 DVD Writer
    PSU
    Cosair
    Case
    Corsair
    Cooling
    AIR
    Keyboard
    Advent USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Advent USB
    Internet Speed
    200 MB dwn 30MB up
    Browser
    IE 11 Win 10
    Antivirus
    MS Essentials
    Other Info
    USB2 & USB3
Whichever cloud you're using, on Windows 7 you are bypassing the registration screen. Although you can access your account from any computer with any OS, you probably have to go through the entry process when you use Win 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I downloaded the Cloud on my Win7 computer & instlled it.

Now I have lost my Cloud in Win8.

It gave instructions on what to do but not how to get there.

Now I get nothing but a blank screen!

Does anyone out there have a clue!

One more frustration with Win8!!

I don't need this aggravation!

Notice: I am using Win7 for this post!

Tully

You don't download the cloud, you upload to the cloud, as in the windows sky drive. Just sign in using your MSN account and you will have access to your sky drive again.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home built
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    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
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    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
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    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
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    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
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    HannsG
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    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
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    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Hi there.

"The Cloud" -- Cloud Cuckoo Land IMO.

I can't really see this taking off for PRIVATE users in any large way whatsoever.

Some Corporates might try this but I think the experience with some remote services -- especially "Off Shored Call Centres" which must be one of the most hated consumer experiences ever-- might cause a "re think" on this whole idea -- and remember with large storage volumes getting ever cheaper why should a company pay a 3rd party to " look after its data and applications".

Note also that trying these days to find an ISP that still has uncapped data volumes is about as rare as hen's 'teeth so even if you find a Free cloud server with 200 GB storage for example it won't help you if your cap has been reached.

(A few ISP's with uncapped bandwidth still exist -- if you are in the UK I'd recommend SKY --they still have unlimited up / downloads -- although I understand some people might have a problem with "The Murdoch Empire". My experience when I'm in the UK with SKY Broadband has been fine.)

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Don't forget that even in many circumstances, when your data is "in the cloud" even in foreign countries to the USA, the USA can still go and grab that data for its own purposes or investigations without even trying to hide the fact.
 

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    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
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    MSI-7211
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    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
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    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
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    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
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    Cybertron
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    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
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    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
I agree. I have a 2 tetra byte backup drive. Why would I trust my data to some unknown & untrusted pie in the Sky!

By the way, how do you delete a "Sky Drive?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Beta
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Assembled
    CPU
    Intel I5
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z&&-V LX
    Memory
    8 GB DDR2 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board
    Sound Card
    INTEL ON MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung TD390 HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 512GB SSD
    2TB Storage
    External Seagate "Dashboard" File Backup Drive USB3
    WD "My Cloud" 4TB
    Samsung Super Write Master 24 DVD Writer
    PSU
    Cosair
    Case
    Corsair
    Cooling
    AIR
    Keyboard
    Advent USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Advent USB
    Internet Speed
    200 MB dwn 30MB up
    Browser
    IE 11 Win 10
    Antivirus
    MS Essentials
    Other Info
    USB2 & USB3
You can't delete the Sky Drive, only the information you uploaded/saved to it. Sign in to Sky Drive, and then check the boxes next to what you had saved, then click the delete button at the bottom of the screen. Personality I have a 5 terabyte external HDD for my backup duties, and find the cloud not useful for myself, BUT then again I was taught good backup routines as were a lot of people here. Have to love the old daily tape backups. :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 pro Retail
Is there such thing as downloadig the cloud. Usually the cloud is a term and its probably a program your talking about because downloading the whole cloud is something i have never head of.
 

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  • OS
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    DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
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    AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
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    ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
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    240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
    Internet Speed
    1MBPS or something
    Other Info
    these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
PMSL.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
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    Core i5-2320 @ 3.0 GHz
    Memory
    8GB
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    NVIDIA GeForce 550 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Cooling
    Air
You can download a small program that will admit you to a cloud operating system. Your personal information and account are stored on the cloud, and then you can access the cloud programs.

You actually use the cloud anyway. Facebook, Hotmail, Google, and Yahoo are all cloud software that are not stored on your computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Cloud data storage does have benefits if you are highly mobile (like myself). I have a phone, tablet, and desktop that I use at different times, and having certain data available to all is much easier if you store it on something they all can access (and again, being highly mobile, I don't want to have to carry around that "something" either, as it's just more weight and space in my bag) ;).
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
"The cloud " is metro, smart phone , tablet type of solution where you don't have sensible back-up systems.
But why trust external systems, I would think 90% of users would find 32GB to store their documents pics ,emails music on
perfectly adequate for £10 UK. Full backup and enormous media library 1TB drive is £45 in the UK. For professional use a mirrored NAS with 2x1TB and server can be built for £150. Just don't burn your building down.
 

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  • OS
    xp , 7Pro, 8RP, Android phone, Tablet
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    q6600@3Ghz, amd 965 etc etc
    Motherboard
    gigabyte
    Memory
    8gb per
    Graphics Card(s)
    gts450 ,560gt etc
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3xsamsung 24in
    Screen Resolution
    3, 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    To many! spread across 4 desktops,3 laptops 1 netbook
    ssd, sata 3's ide etc
    PSU
    Hyper Modular 600W
    Case
    lian li
    Cooling
    artic
    Internet Speed
    60Mb
    Other Info
    Basically the house has 4 desktops 3 in the study + the wifes,
    3 laptops 1 netbook 2 android tablets 2 android smart phones
    and ipad and iphone
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