Now you c: me now you don’t

Could the latest iteration of SkyDrive that is baked into Windows 8.1 do away with the c: drive as we we know it?

Placeholder files look and feel like normal folders and files. You can tap or click a folder and see all the folders and files inside it. You can move, delete, copy, or rename placeholder files just like you would any folder or file. SkyDrive only downloads the full file when you access it. Placeholder files contain a thumbnail image along with some basic properties and file content. This means that the placeholder file is significantly smaller in size that the file in SkyDrive, so when you need to use it only then will the file be downloaded.

 

Offline Access with the SkyDrive app allows you to mark any folders or files you want for offline access. Edits on this device or another device will be synchronized so that you’re always working with the latest file.

Any Windows Store app can use the Windows file picker to let you open, edit, and save any kind of file. In Windows 8.1, SkyDrive is built into the file picker – so every Windows Store app can save files directly to SkyDrive without any extra work. And the files will quietly get uploaded in the background so you don’t have to wait around. For example, if someone shares pictures with you in an email, you can save them to SkyDrive from the Mail app.

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