Remember the times when 40 GB of storage space on your computer seemed like an unaffordable luxury? Now the count goes into hundreds of gigabytes, and often into terabytes, and we are so used to this that we take up space on PC disks indiscriminately - with everything.
Meanwhile, savings and comfort have not yet been canceled, and the existence, prosperity and bright prospects of cloud storage prove their worth. Over the past few years, the services of such Internet services have been developing in giant strides, and several cloud data storages can be cited as an example:
1. Yandex.Disk - offers beginners 5 GB of free space for storing files of different formats and extensions, plus various bonuses. For example, if you have been using Yandex mail for 5 years, you will be given another 2 GB of Disk space.
2. Google Drive – free 15 GB of space.
3. Microsoft SkyDrive - 7 GB free instead of 25 GB previously offered.
4. – 2 GB plus expansion of disk space for attracting referrals.
5. Apple iCloud – 5 free gigabytes of space.
6. – here you can borrow no more than 40 MB for each note for free, and use the traffic volume for writing/editing notes up to 60 MB per month.
7. Amazon Google Drive - 5 GB.
8. Cloud service Box - 5 GB.
9. SugarSync service - 5 GB.
10. Cloud storage Mega.co.nz – 50 GB of free disk space.
Cloud storage Mega.co.nz
All of the above services can work not only on desktop PCs, but also on all mobile applications, which undoubtedly expands the scope of their application and increases their popularity. But the leader in the free gigabytes offered is still Mega.co.nz - 50 GB is no joke, you still need to manage to fill it with something, so I suggest we talk in more detail about this cloud service - Mega.co.nz. By the way, I actively use this service, since it is stable, anonymous, and its creators are well-known people.
The head of the company that offers the services of this storage facility is Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload service, which closed two years ago at the behest of the Department of Justice and FBI of America. Perhaps you remember that story. Actually, their old exchanger was quite a convenient thing. But now Kim's new creation has become even cooler. Let's talk about it in more detail.
Now the Mega service provides not only the usual storage of data in the cloud using a PC, but, as the developers previously promised, they have already included the ability to work from mobile devices - iPhone, iPad, devices on , Win 8, mounting the file system for Windows, and etc. That is, it will be possible to send files directly to the cloud. For example, your photos from your smartphone will be stored in the gadget, but at the same time they will be transferred to Mega.сo.nz, so the possibility of unexpected loss or damage to files will be completely eliminated. All your data is encrypted during transmission, and no one except you can unpack it for reading.
Advantages and differences of Mega
1. The main feature and difference between the Mega.co.nz cloud service and similar resources is the initial free amount of disk space offered – 50 GB. At Mega.co.nz you can upload files of any size, with any extension, in any format - there are no restrictions in this regard.
2. The abbreviation MEGA is the name of “MEGA Encrypted Global Access”.
3. The main features of Mega are the same as other resources - downloading, storing files on a third-party drive, and the ability to share files with your friends and colleagues by transferring links or encrypted access. Files in the browser are encrypted using the AES algorithm, which means you are protected from unauthorized access. File transfer links are also encrypted, and even service employees do not have access to your data. At least that's what they claim.
4. The service for exchanging and storing Mega files is multilingual, so you will not have language difficulties when working with it - just select the desired language in the control panel.
But to start using cloud storage, you need to go through a simple registration procedure.
Registering and getting started with Mega.co.nz
As can be seen from the registration link, logging into the site https://mega.co.nz/ occurs via a secure connection. Next on the main page you need to select the Russian language for convenient work - the menu is located at the top right. Now you can register:
When registering, you need a real email address, the rest of the data can simply be taken from your head. After we fill out all the fields and click the “Create Account” button, we will receive a letter to our email with a link confirming our registration:
Click on this link in the letter and confirm your account on the service page - for this there is a form in the upper right corner, that is, simply enter your email address and password. This is done once - then the service will use our browser cookies. When confirming registration, we will be asked to create our own individual key, which will determine our authentication. Creating a key is of a playful nature, and I even got carried away, missing the moment when the key had already been created.
The game looks like knocking out bricks with a ball, which make up the MEGA inscription. Once you reach 100% on the scale at the top of the screen, a key will be created:
And after clicking the “Finish” button, go to your page in the Mega.co.nz cloud service:
How to use the Mega.co.nz service
There is a very slight difference in using the service when working on Google Chrome, which I will discuss below. In the meantime, let’s talk about general points of control and use. On the right side of your page you see a control column and a display of the storage structure. At the top there is a menu for downloading, viewing and managing files. That is, in the drop-down menu for already downloaded files, you will see the opportunity to get a link to the file, the ability to copy it, edit it, etc.
Users of the Mozilla Firefox browser can install an add-on in their browser MEGA extension. The developers of this add-on promise that after installing it, you will notice a significant improvement in your file download speed. This result is ensured by batch uploading an unlimited number of files without limiting their size. Every link in the Mega.co.nz service is captured by your MEGA extension application and remains local (JavaScript scripts are not downloaded from servers). The service provides reliable automatic updates thanks to a cryptographic signature with an encrypted key.
Without installing this add-on, to work more efficiently with the Mega service, developers suggest using the Google Chrome browser. Since I’ve been using several browsers all my computer life, I installed the recommended extension in Firefox, but, to be honest, I didn’t notice any difference in the operation of the cloud service. The application can be installed both from the “Add-ons” of the browser and from the MEGA service (“Menu” – “Applications” – “Firefox Application”)
It is better to use the Google Chrome browser if you are going to upload entire folders of files to the cloud - Mozilla does not have this option, but Chrome can upload both files and folders:
This is what the storage control panel looks like in the Google Chrome browser, but in Mozilla Firefox there is simply no “Upload folder” button - there is only an “Upload file” button. Using the “Upload file” button, you can upload a file to the cloud from your personal computer. After you click on the “Upload folder” button in Google Chrome, an Explorer window will open, in it you select a folder to upload to the file storage, and that’s it – the download has begun.
Now let's talk about how to get around this problem in Firefox. Let's say you want to download the entire folder - don't install a new browser for this! Then you just need to create a folder of the same name in Mega (the “New Folder” item in the menu), and upload all the files into it (press Ctrl + A to select all at once) that are located in the same folder on the computer.
We continue to familiarize ourselves with the service. In the “My Account” item, you will see not only that you are using a free account, but you will also see your amount of cloud space used, and you can also change your profile settings or configure data transfer:
In the settings (“Menu” - “My Account”) you can do a lot. For example, change the number of parallel connections for downloading files, as well as the number of parallel connections when downloading files. You can also impose a limit on the download speed.
If you click on the menu button “Menu” - “My Account”, you can learn more about the rules for using the Mega.co.nz cloud service. I won’t tell you much about the Pro account, since I haven’t used it yet - the free 50 GB is enough. But after you click the “Upgrade Your Status” button in your free account, you can choose any paid package from the offers to be able to store more of your data in the cloud - from 500 GB to 96 TB. Personally, I can’t imagine such a volume - 96 terabytes - but, nevertheless, if you think carefully, you can find a use. For example, for backing up website databases, etc.
Let's continue with working with files - you can simply create a new folder to upload some thematic files into it. To do this, click on the “New Folder” button and rename the folder as you need. In this new folder, you can also create other subfolders into which you can upload files. If you right-click on a folder (file), you can see the corresponding commands for your actions with the folder (file) in the context menu that pops up. As you can see, there are many possibilities, including the ability to receive a link to transfer to other users. The link will be encrypted.
If you have not limited the file download speed in your cloud settings, then the data download speed will be unlimited and will depend only on the speed of your PC’s Internet connection. Then you work with folders/files in exactly the same way as on a regular computer - you can edit them, get links to them, move them, allow shared access to them, copy them, etc. The process of uploading and downloading files is displayed on the right at the bottom of the page on the service - click on the icon
How to share folders
You can set public access rights to the folders that you will store in the Mega co nz cloud storage. To do this, simply right-click on the folder, and in the context menu that pops up, click “Sharing”. Next you will see the “Sharing” window, in which you need to specify the email address of the user to whom you want to grant sharing rights. For this user, you can configure rights - for example, set the rights to “Read Only”, “Read and Write”, “Full Control”. After this, sharing rights can allow users with the permissions you set to edit files, or only view them, or only download them. There can be any number of such users.
After we indicate the email address for providing public access, a letter will be sent to his email with a link that is necessary to go to the service and gain access to the specified folder. Shared folders have a slightly different appearance from other cloud storage folders and look like this:
How to get a link to Mega.co.nz
The Mega.co.nz service allows you to provide other users with links to download files that you host on the Mega cloud service. To get such a link, you need to right-click on the file and in the context menu that appears, click on the “Get link” menu item. In a new window that opens you will see your (encrypted or unencrypted) link to download the file. In general, all links to download files in the Mega.co.nz cloud service are issued in two types, and the type of link will depend on the degree of confidentiality of the security keys.
If the link itself is formed in unencrypted form, then the file is still transmitted encrypted, and only if the user follows this link, the file is decrypted and becomes available for downloading. That is, until someone downloads this file, it will be stored in encrypted form. If the link itself is encrypted, then only the user who has received the link to the file along with a special security code (key) will be able to download the file from this link. Without this security code, the recipient will not be able to download the file from the link.
In the image below you can see that if the “With file key” option is activated, then the encrypted code is embedded in the link itself, and it is available for download to all users. And vice versa - if you do not check this box, the target user will be able to download the file only if he enters the key you provided separately.
Also, the user to whom the link to the file was intended can save it in his cloud located on Mega.co.nz. To do this, after receiving the link, you need to click the “Import” button. With this option, the link will not be downloaded to your computer, but will simply be moved from one account to another. It is clear that to carry out such an operation it is necessary that the recipient also has his own disk space in the Mega.co.nz cloud, just like, for example, in . You can see all these possibilities in the figure below:
How to download a link with an individual key (second option)? Below in the image you see his solution. In the case of a separately transferred key, the recipient will be able to download the file if he receives from you both a link and a key to download the file from the cloud storage. You will receive the key itself by copying it when transferring the file (in the figure above there is the “Copy keys” item). You send all this data (both the shared link and the link with a separate key) to the user via regular email.
After clicking on the “Decrypt” link, in a new window the user will have to enter the security key received from you to download the file, or to save it in his own cloud storage. After the key is entered, the user must click the “Download” button and check the box “I agree to MEGA’s terms of service,” or simply import the file to their cloud.
After the file has been completely downloaded, the “Download Complete” window will open, and in it the user will be prompted to save the file manually in any convenient location on the computer to complete the download.
And lastly, all files that you will place on the Mega.co.nz cloud storage service will be encrypted - I already talked about this above. On the one hand, this is great, but on the other hand, you will not be able to visually view their contents, play or listen to audio and video files while they are in the cloud. That is, to use these files you will need to move them to your computer or mobile device. To completely delete all downloaded files, you need to move them to the trash, and then empty it too.
Mega cloud is a fairly popular storage for various files, photos, videos and documents. Each user who creates an account on the site is given 50 GB of free storage space absolutely free. In the future, this volume can be increased for an additional fee, for example, you can purchase 4 TB for $30 per month.
Now I want to make a review about the Mega cloud and talk about its main advantages. Many users call this cloud storage the most favorable in terms of price and available free space. They also often hold various promotions, for example, you can buy a package for one year and get two months absolutely free, which will save you quite a significant amount.
Main advantages
Now I will tell my readers about the main advantages of Mega storage:
- The service is multilingual, so users will not have any problems associated with not knowing a foreign language. Before you start working with cloud storage, you can select the desired language;
- sufficiently large disk space, which is provided absolutely free immediately after registration;
- You can upload files of any size and extension, as there are no restrictions for this;
- transfer files to your friends using encrypted access. Encryption occurs in the browser using a special algorithm, so users are reliably protected from unauthorized access to personal files.
Registration
In order to start using Mega cloud storage, you need to register on the official website. This requires:
Important! When filling out the form, you can provide any information. However, the email address must be real, otherwise you will not be able to start using cloud storage.
Beginning of work
After registration has been completed, Mega file storage is ready for use. To get started you need:
- Select the amount of free space, for example, 50 GB, which is provided for free, and click on the “Finish” button.
- Click on the “Upload file” button and select the required file from your computer to upload it to the cloud.
All folders, photos and documents that will be uploaded to the storage can be viewed from any computer or other device.
Entrance
In order to enter Mega file storage from your computer you will need:
With this I would like to finish my article about Mega, reviews of which you can find on the Internet. Separately, I would like to add that those who use the browser can install a special MEGA extension, which can significantly increase the speed of downloading files to the cloud. Also, after installing the add-on, you can batch download files in an unlimited amount. Without installing any applications, it is best to use a browser.
Mega co nz data storage service was launched in 2013. On the first day, 1 million users visited the site, and within the first hour, more than 100,000 users registered. As of 2015, Mega stores information on the Internet for more than 15 million users.
Mega Cloud Service stands for “MEGA Encrypted Global Access”. When loading data into storage, all files are encrypted in the browser using the AES algorithm and stored on the server in encrypted form. In addition, Mega does not store passwords or . They belong only to the user and cannot be restored by the company. If you have forgotten your password, the only way to recover it is to have a Mega nz master key.
Data storage Mega co nz - provides both free and paid space for storing files on the Internet. Gives you the opportunity to store and access your files anywhere in the world. It has several ways to upload files to Mega.nz storage using a web browser or special client applications.
Creating an account with Mega is easy. You must provide an email address and password to get started. The difference between Mega.co storage and storage is that you will then receive 50GB of free disk space to store files on the Internet, and you do not need to enter credit card information during registration.
The Mega co cloud is very easy to navigate. Buttons for downloading files and folders are located in the top menu bar, and below it is downloaded data. On the left is the control and display column in the Mega cloud service. By clicking on the menu button at the top right, you can change the language, install Add-On applications on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox browsers, synchronize any folders on a computer running Windows, Mac, Linux with folders in the Mega cloud, synchronize and download your data from cloud by installing the Android iOS Blackberry Windows mobile application on your smartphone or tablet.
Storing files and sharing them in the cloud service Mega.co.nz is very simple, create a new folder, upload photos, videos, documents or other information into it by clicking the “Upload file” button in the top menu. The Mega.nz data store does not limit the size of the downloaded file, and the download speed unless you limit it in the settings.
When you right-click on a folder in the drop-down menu, you can open it, get a link to download the file from a cloud service, copy, rename, move, delete data from the disk.
Data storage Mega.nz offers three paid plans for storing files on the cloud:
PRO Ⅰ 500 GB € 9.99/month OR € 99.99/year
PRO Ⅱ 2TB GB € 19.99/month OR € 199.99/year
PROⅢ 4TB GB € 29.99/month OR € 299.99/year
When purchasing an annual PRO plan, get 2 months free.
Everyone can use the MEGA cloud for free.
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For an ordinary Internet user, it is currently not difficult to find and use a file-sharing cloud service for free - there are quite a lot of them. As they say, for every taste and color.
The new file sharing service MEGA will be no exception. What, you haven’t heard of MEGA yet? MEGA is a new online file storage service created by famous businessman Tim Dotcom. His previous service - Megaupload.com - closed due to severe pressure from anti-piracy lobbyists. But Tim was released, and he took up his old ways and created a new file storage service for users. Even cooler and even more interesting. And although the project is still damp, it clearly has a future, since the former file hosting service Megaupload.com there were a lot of fans.
Given his bitter experience, Tim Dotcom came to the conclusion that all files that are stored and uploaded to the service must be encrypted. This will increase the security of users using cloud storage and prevent the “interception” of personal information. In this video, Kim shares her opinion on information encryption and more.
Let's return to the MEGA file hosting service.
It is not difficult to verify that the service is protected by an encrypted connection. If you look at the address bar of your browser (in this case, the Google Chrome browser), it indicates that the connection is established using the secure https:// protocol. The letter s means secure(safe).
Previously, such a feature was used only by payment systems and sites where you need to enter payment information. Now even search engines, such as Google, use it.
I hope you are already interested. So let's register on MEGA and find out what and how it works there.
I registered in the first days after the service opened. At that time it was still very buggy, but despite this, I managed to download a certain number of files.
It is worth noting the fact that the service supports several languages (including Russian). This is a definite plus of the project.
In order to register, you need to go to the MEGA website and find the button " Registration". Create a new account - indicate your name (you can come up with any nickname), your e-mail and password.
Check the "" checkbox and click the "Register" button. A letter should be sent to your email address shortly after registration. You need to find a link in the body of the letter and follow it. This will serve as confirmation of registration. That's all, actually. Registration is completed.
Log in to your account by specifying your e-mail and password. Now let's create a new folder. We will do this in order not to get confused, because in the future there may be a lot of files. Find the red cloud icon in the file manager and right-click. A drop-down menu should appear. That's it.
Let's name the new folder " Books" We'll put the e-books we liked there :).
Click the create button. We observe that a new “Books” folder has appeared in the file manager.
In addition to the fact that we can create a folder, we can delete an existing one. This is also easy to do. We need to indicate the folder that we no longer need, and by right-clicking on it, select the item " from the drop-down menu Delete"Everything is intuitive.
In general, the interface is very similar to an operating system. Here you can also create a folder, rename it, move it or copy it. The same can be done with regular files. Try it yourself and you'll figure it out quickly.
There is also a special folder - “ Basket" Yes, yes, this is the same recycle bin in which deleted files and folders accumulate. Just like in the operating system. And this is very cool, since you can delete a file by mistake and bitterly regret it. The files are immediately deleted into the Recycle Bin and can be restored if desired. This is done with a simple move or copy command.
Apparently, the trash can only be emptied forcibly through the item “ Empty trash" That is, deleted files are stored until you delete them completely and irrevocably.
Well, okay, let's digress. Let's try to upload some file to the “Books” folder we created. For testing. Click on the “Books” folder in the “panel” File Manager" Next, click on the “Upload file” button located in the top menu.
A file selection window appears, select it and click “Open”.
At the bottom of the page you can see the process of downloading the file.
If the status says " pending…", this means that the file is queued and waiting to be downloaded. This happens if several files or a folder with files are downloaded. Don't close your browser window. As soon as the download queue reaches a file with a pending status, the download process will begin, which can be observed.
In addition to downloading individual files, it is possible to download entire folders with files. To do this, click the “Upload folder” button and in the “Browse Folder” window, select the desired one, click OK. After confirming your selection, the download will begin.
It is worth warning here that downloading entire folders with many files can take many hours. The download time depends both on the load on the MEGA service itself and on the bandwidth of the Internet connection.
Now let's talk about how you can get a link to a file and transfer it to someone else. This is a file sharing service.
If you look at the list of files, you will see that next to the name of each file there is this icon. When you click on it, a window appears to receive a link to the file (“ Links»).
It's not so simple with links. As already mentioned, all files are encrypted and transmitted securely over the network. In the window for receiving a link to a file, there are several checkboxes (windows where you can remove or check boxes). Depending on which checkboxes we check, the link we will receive will depend.
If you check it, only a link to the file will appear in the window. But you can't download the file from this link. You need a key to the file. It will be displayed if you check the file key checkbox.
File key. This is a certain combination of characters that gives access to the file when downloading. The recipient of the file will need to enter it in a special field on the download page.
File name. Check the box if you want the file name to be included in the link. The same applies to the checkbox " file size" You may or may not indicate it. Here as you please :)
Let's see what happens if you specify only "" and "" + " in the link parameters File key" Options " File name" And " file size» we will not indicate, since they do not particularly affect anything, but are purely informative.
Next, open a new browser tab and copy the text of the received link into the address bar. You can use a hotkey combination CTRL+V. This combination is responsible for pasting text copied to the clipboard. Let's follow the link and see the download page. The page is very nicely designed. In the central area of the page we will see this message.
Oops! Here they ask us something decryption key. Only knowing the key to the file can you download it. This is the key we are offered to receive in the window for receiving links.
So, let's get it and paste it into the field that says " Enter decryption key" Don’t forget to check the box next to the words “ I agree to MEGA's terms of service».
Press the button " Download" and wait for the file to download.
As you can see, the file download speed is 864.5 kbps. , which is quite a lot.
But what should those who don’t like playing spies do? In this case, when receiving a link to the file, check the checkboxes “” + “ File key"and copy it.
That's it, now the link can be inserted into the text of an email, ICQ message and sent to the person you want to transfer the file to. On the file download page, you don’t need to enter any keys; you just need to agree to the terms of service and click on the “ Download».
Now that we have successfully figured out the service interface, let's take a look at the settings. Go to the “Account” tab and get to the settings and options page.
The free account type on MEGA allows you to use 50 GB of cloud storage space.
If you want more, pay money. But, for personal purposes, these 50 GB are quite enough. The paid account type also has its advantages. Firstly, it is an increased download speed. Secondly, the increased amount of space on the service is 500 GB ( Pro Ⅰ), 2 TB ( Pro Ⅱ), 4 TB ( ProⅢ).
The page also shows the percentage of occupied storage space.
You can also set transmission parameters: limit the transmission speed, set the number of parallel connections. Here you can also enable/disable the function of skipping identical files when downloading, as well as the use of the secure SSL protocol. Disabling the secure data transfer protocol increases the speed of downloading files, since in this case redundant code is not used.
On the same page you can view your balance (if you are using a paid account type) and session history.
In this article I will continue to talk about working with various online storages and we will look at 3 more good services: Cloud Mail, Mega and Microsoft OneDrive.
From this guide you will learn how to register in each of the above services, as well as how to work with them through the Web interface and a special application for operating systems (I will show using Windows as an example).
I talked about working with Yandex and Google Drive services in a separate previous article - since they are the most in demand and popular.
Each of the above 3 services provides its own specific volume for storing your data for free, and also has its own rules for expanding the volume using both paid and free means.
You can read such general information and a comparison of all the most popular online drives in a separate article:
Let's start with the Cloud@Mail service.
Registration in the Cloud@Mail service
The Mail service provides remote data storage with a free capacity of 100 GB.
Let's take a step-by-step look at how to register and connect your account and get 100 GB at once.
Go to the Cloud@Mail service page using the link:
At the very bottom of the page that opens there will be a large “Try the Cloud” button. Click it:
A login form will appear. If you already have an account on Mail.ru (for example, email), then simply enter your login, password and click the “Login” button, after which you will immediately find yourself in your remote storage account from Mail.
If you don’t have an account on Mail.ru, then click on the “Registration” link:
A window with a registration form will open. Fill in all fields with your data: First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, City, Gender.
In the “Mailbox” field, indicate the desired login, which you will use in the future to access all Mail services. An email format will also be automatically registered for you: “Your [email protected]”.
Below we indicate the password and repeat it in the next line. Try to specify a more complex password for your own security. In this case, Mail should inform you that the password is strong.
Next, you can enter your existing phone number and complete registration, or you can not enter the number (this can be done at any time) and enter a security question instead. To do this, click the link “I don’t have a mobile phone”:
After clicking on this link, 3 more points will appear below. You need to fill out the top 2: “Secret Question” and “Answer”. In the first, you, accordingly, select a security question and indicate the answer to it below. This answer will come in handy if you forget your account login information:
Click the “Register” button.
A window for entering captcha will appear. Simply indicate the symbols exactly the same as in the picture on the right and click “Finish”:
At this point, registration has already been completed, but windows with settings will still appear. For example, in the next window you are asked to collect all your mail from other mailboxes into one mailbox just created in Mail. Of course, if you will constantly use the created mail from Mail, it makes sense to do this, but we are not talking about working with mail now and therefore click the “Skip” button:
In any case, you can set up mail collection at any time through your account settings.
Next, a settings window will appear where you will be asked to put a signature that will be attached to each letter you send from Mail and upload an avatar for your account. This does not affect the Cloud service, which we are considering, in any way, and therefore you can do it now, or you can do it later. Click the “Save” button:
This was the last settings window, after which you will go to your Mail account and mail will initially be opened. Let's move on to consider the main functions when working with the Cloud@Mail service through the Web interface.
Working with the Cloud@Mail service via the Web interface
Once you register an account with Mail, you will be immediately logged into your newly created account. From there, you can go to the online storage service by clicking on the button with the image of a cloud at the top of the window:
A window will open with a greeting from the service, where we simply click “Next”:
And in the last window, we accept the terms of the license agreement by checking the appropriate box and clicking “Get Started”:
Let's move on to the possibilities of working with an online disk from Mail via the Web interface
After switching to the online storage service from Mail, we will see this interface:
Let's start looking at the useful features step by step:
This concludes all the most important functions for working with the Cloud@Mail service. Let's move on to consider how to work with the Cloud through a very convenient application for the Windows operating system.
Working with the Cloud@Mail online disk through the Windows application
Working with any online drive through an application for your system is much more convenient and allows you to use more features, such as the ability to upload folders, not just files.
Let's look at everything step by step.
Installing the Cloud@Mail application on your computer:
First you need to download the application. You can do this directly from the main account window by clicking on the “Download application for computer” button:
If there are any requests, I can also talk separately about working with any similar online storage via Smartphones/Tablets, which is also very convenient!
In a new window we are asked to select the operating system for which the application will be downloaded. In our examples, we are considering only Windows systems for now. But the principle of working with the application on other systems is completely similar. So, click on the button with the image of Windows:
The installation file will download to your computer. Find it and run it:
In the first installation window, select the language and click “OK”:
In the next step, you can change the installation path by clicking the Browse button if necessary. But I recommend leaving the default path.
You will now be prompted to change the folder in the Start menu. There is no point in this, but if you want to change it, click “Browse” and select another folder.
In the penultimate installation window, we can disable the application from automatically starting when Windows boots and disable the creation of a desktop icon. It’s up to you to create a shortcut on your desktop or not, and you can create it in the future at any time. But I recommend never disabling the launch feature with Windows so that your files are always synchronized with your account, and you always have access to the latest versions of your files from any of your devices. Otherwise, you might forget to run the application manually, and in this case, changes in your previously downloaded files will no longer be saved to the server.
After you have selected what you need, click “Next”:
Well, in the last window, click the “Install” button:
Installation usually takes place within a few seconds.
At the last final stage, click “Finish”, leaving the “Launch Cloud Mail.ru” checkbox so that the application starts immediately:
All! The application is now installed on your computer. Let's start working with it.
Working with Cloud Mail through an application installed on your computer:
First of all, you need to log into your account. The authorization window will be displayed immediately after you install the application.
Enter the login and password for your account in Mail (it must be specified in the format of your email on Mail), leave the “I agree to the terms of the license agreement” checkbox and click “Login”:
After this, the application will be launched. It will appear in the Windows tray and you will receive a notification:
Access to your account folder [email protected].
So the application is working. In order to see files that have already been uploaded to the Cloud, open the specially created “Cloud Mail.ru” folder. This can be done from a shortcut on the desktop:
You can also always open the disk folder by double-clicking on the Cloud Mail icon in the tray.
In the folder you will already see all your files previously downloaded via the Web interface, for example:
Uploading files to the Cloud via the app couldn't be easier. Just copy into the Cloud Mail.ru folder all the files and folders that you would like to upload to your Mail online drive:
Please note that now, using the computer application, you can download entire folders in addition to files!
To check whether the files have downloaded to your disk completely, right-click on the application tray icon:
If all files are downloaded, at the top there will be an inscription: “Synchronized”, but if downloading is still in progress, then it will be written “Synchronization in progress”.
Deleting files from your storage is also easy. To do this, you just need to delete them from the Cloud Mail.Ru folder located on your computer.
Let's consider the last important function through the application - access to download the selected file to other users.
In order to get a link to download any file located on your disk through the application, open the Cloud Mail.ru folder, where all your files are located, right-click on the desired one and select “[email protected]: Copy public link":
With this, we have covered all the main functions for working with the [email protected] service, and it’s time to move on to the next service – Mega.
Registration in the Mega service
Let's look at the process of creating an account in the Mega file storage, which provides 50 GB of free disk space for free. As you can see, by default the service is in English, but you can change the language to Russian immediately after creating an account.
So, let's start registration:
This completes the creation of your account! Now let's move on to considering the functionality through the standard Web interface (i.e. through a browser).
Working with Mega online storage via the Web interface
After you register an account, the service interface will look like this:
Let’s begin to look at all the main functions of the service step by step:
Now let's look at interacting with Mega online storage through a special application for Windows.
Mega online storage management via Windows application
Let's start by installing the application:
First, you need to download the application as usual. You can do this from your account.
Go to the “Menu” section, select the “Applications” submenu and then the “Synchronization Application” item:
On the new page, go down a little and click the “Download for free for Windows” button:
The file will begin automatically downloading. Sometimes you need to specify the download folder manually. It depends on the browser.
After the file is downloaded, find it on your computer and run:
The installation process will begin. Similar programs, as a rule, have almost the same installation process. In the first window, select the language and click “OK”:
We accept the license agreement with the “Accept” button:
At the next stage, I recommend switching the button to the “Install for anyone using this computer” item, which means installing for all users of this computer, so that in the future there will be no problems with access to the program:
In the next window, you can specify a different name for the folder in the Start menu where program shortcuts will be placed. It is most convenient to leave the default name. Click the “Install” button:
The process of downloading additional files for installation will begin, which will take about a minute:
In the new window, enter the username (E-Mail) and password that you specified during registration and click “Forward”:
Now, from the two synchronization options, select “Full synchronization” so that all the files and folders that you have already uploaded to the Mega storage are synchronized with your computer (i.e., you will be able to see the downloaded folders and files directly on your computer):
Click the “Forward” button.
Now we are given the option to change the Mega storage folder on your computer. This is where you will upload all the files you want to end up on your online drive. You can leave the default folder, or you can change it by clicking “Change”. As a rule, I leave the paths the same because it is more convenient and, in principle, changing the path does not make sense.
After that, click “Forward”:
In the last window, click the only button “Done”:
This completes the installation of the application. Immediately after installation, you will receive a notification, and there will be an application icon in the Windows tray - Mega:
Let's move on to the principle of working with the Mega service through the installed application.
Mega online storage management through the application
The Mega computer application has no settings and is easy to manage. Absolutely any computer user can handle it :)
Let's look at everything that is available to us through the application:
The Mega storage has also been dealt with. And now let’s look at the last service that I promised to talk about in this article – Microsoft OneDrive.
Registering with Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage
Microsoft's OneDrive storage will give you 15GB of free storage, which is comparable to Google's free storage.
Let's start the registration process:
Immediately after completing the last step, a page with your online storage on OneDrive will open.
Let's look at how to work with it through a browser.
Working with OneDrive via the Web interface
The OneDrive service interface looks like this:
As you can see, it is, in principle, similar to all similar services that we reviewed earlier. The principle of interaction here is also exactly the same. Let's break it down:
In general, there is nothing complicated in this service either :)
And finally, I’ll show you how to work with OneDrive through the application, as I showed earlier for all similar services.
Working with OneDrive through the Windows app
The OneDrive online storage application is not supported by the Windows XP operating system!
Installing the application on your computer:
All! The OneDrive desktop app is fully installed and configured. It remains to consider how to work with it.
Managing OneDrive online storage via the Windows application
Well, in principle, managing your OneDrive storage through an installed application is nothing new. Everything is exactly the same as in the similar services discussed earlier. Read below and see for yourself :)
Well, that's all. There are no other special functions in the OneDrive application. Everything is exactly the same as in the previously reviewed applications from other developers.
Today I told you about working with 3 more services that provide normal free space for storing files, and I’ll probably stop there. Of course, there are a dozen more similar services that can be listed, but many do not provide free more than 5 GB of free space. For example, the well-known Dropbox provides only 2 GB of space for free, which is too little, and, accordingly, you need to pay money for expansion.
Therefore, I think that the services that you have become familiar with in my articles will be enough for you to easily work with your data :)
Have a nice day! Bye;)
