Hello dear visitors! If you went to this page, then most likely you are interested in the question of storing files in the cloud. I will now write and, as is already customary on this site, I will show in pictures, how to install and configure Google drive ... But I think that it will not be superfluous to write a few words about what cloud storage is, why they are needed and tell a little about Google Drive, aka Google Drive.

In simple words, cloud storage, it is a service that provides you with a specific place on the Internet to store your files. One of these services is. Together with almost the same time he entered the market and began to provide his services. There are many more similar services, among which Dropbox is worth highlighting, perhaps there will be a separate article about it.

Why will I be writing specifically about Google Drive today? As you probably already guessed, I myself use it now, and just yesterday I reinstalled the systems and I need to install this program on my computer again, I will just take screenshots :).

The convenience of such services, in particular Google Drive, is that you get such a "flash drive" on the Internet, on which you can store information, and most importantly, have access to it from any place where there is Internet and the ability to go to service site. All you need is to know your username and password for access. Of course Google has created applications for computers, tablets and smartphones on different platforms. All this is for the convenience of using the Google Drive service.

Immediately after registration, you will be provided with 5 GB of storage for free. For $ 2.50, you can expand it to 25 GB, and that's not a chapel.

I think that's enough of this unnecessary theory :), let's get down to business.

To use Google Drive, you need to create a Google account.

Of course, you need to register with Google in order to receive a username and password. You can read about how to create a Google account in the article. Or if you are already using at least one of Google services, for example Gmail, you can use the username and password you already have to log into Google Drive.

To register in Google Drive, or to learn more about its capabilities, go to the page. Click the button on the right "Go to Google Drive".

After registration, enter the site using your data.

How do I install Google Drive on my computer?

So we come to the most important part of this article, now we will install a program that will make it convenient to work with Google Drive.

We go back to. Go to the page.

We select the version for computers and click “Download”.

A window will appear in which just click "Accept the terms and install".

You will immediately see a message that Google Drive is loading. Then the installation will go.

When the installation is complete, click “Close”.

That's it, the installation is complete. The program will start by itself, press the "Login" button. Enter your address Email and password, and again click "Login".

A window will appear in which we press "Forward".

In the next window, the program will inform you that all files that are already on Google Drive will be synchronized with a specially created folder on your computer. For additional settings click "Advanced settings", but you will not see anything interesting there, you can change the location of this very folder, and specify whether you can start Google Drive when you turn on the computer, and in fact that's it. Click the button "Synchronize".

That's all.

How do I use Google Drive on my computer?

The Google Drive folder will appear on the desktop, and it will also be displayed in Explorer. By moving files to this folder, they will be automatically uploaded to the cloud and you can access them from any device. Or, when adding files from another device, say a tablet, they will automatically appear in this folder.

For example, when I need to transfer photos from my phone to my computer, I just upload them to Google Drive, then on my computer I go to the Google Drive folder and copy them from there. It's even faster than connecting your phone with a cable.

Also on the taskbar (in the tray), the program icon will appear by clicking on it right click, you can see how much free memory you still have on Google Drive, you can also go to the program settings.

Mile ru is a huge network of projects. And a very broad question.

1. Using mail

2. "Enjoy My World

3. Use of the Agent

4. Other projects to mail ru.

1. To use« by mail to mail ru. You must go to http://www.mail.ru. Click on the register button. And the window that appears will fill in the required fields. Choose which service you will use: @ mail.ru, @ inbox.ru, @ list.ru, @ bk.ru. After registering by mail, you will have the opportunity to create a page on social network my world. The mail service is standard. Those. on the left there are standard folders "incoming", "sent", "drafts", "spam", "trash". on top there are the main functions "check mail", "addresses", and "write a letter" and in "more" are additional functions... Setting up and helping mail is just "in" it (additional functions "more") "and are located. Add to blacklist can be found in the settings section. You can also change the design of the mail, too, is in the additional function "more". "

2. Creating your own« page on the project my world (you must have your mail on mail.ru). In order to create your own page, you need to enter your mail on mail.ru and on the mail page click on the button at the very top "My world". After clicking you will be taken to a page where you will be offered to create "My world". You need to click on the "create my world" button. You will be taken to the page where you need to fill in the required fields "Name", "Last name", "Date of birth", "Country", "City" and "School". With the help of which you can find your classmates, classmates or employees at work. Having created your page in the "my world" project, you have the opportunity to:

1. Find your friends, classmates, coworkers and others using the people button. ""

2. communicate using a convenient chat agent. Mile agent

3. Participate in different projects: Answers, Auto, Work and others.

4. Link your account on the Odnoklassniki website. "

5. Create your own blog blog.

6. And get VIP statuses for the best photos.

3. Use of the agent.« To use an agent, you need to download it from the main page http://www.mail.ru and create your account on the mail ru server (your mail is enough or, even more convenient, your page on my world if you do not have them). In the name input field, click on the Agent tab. And download from there setup file agent. Installation is even easier. Run the downloaded installation file. Click on install and check the boxes on the installation parameters (usually this will install "mail ru home page"). Further after installation, in the input window, you need to enter your mail service (@ mail.ru, @ inbox.ru and others) and enter the password from the mail and that's it. You are redirected to your agent account. With the help of an agent, you can view your mail, see your or your interlocutor's page on My World, as well as a photo or play games. " To add anyone or to search, click on the agent to add a contact. Specify search parameters in the appeared window. Find a specific person using his mail or through personal data. “You can also find a whole list of people according to your parameters through your personal data.

You can also watch the archived message. It can be done like this.

Go to the contact of the interlocutor and click on the archive button. Only in each computer the message archive is saved according to the last visits in the agent "on the computer. Those. If you communicate on one computer and then log into your agnet on another, then the old messages will not be. "

Or go to the post office and under standard folders go to the archive message Mail to the Agent. All messages are saved there for each contact. Well, only with the search there will be difficult. The search is performed only by the characters of the message. At least 3 characters are required to search.

4. Other projects on mail.ru.« For this you need to Create a page on my world if you do not have one. Enter your page and click on "more projects" or use the main projects "dating", "classmates". You can also add daily updates to your page under projects. Photos, blogs, music and others.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to log into your Mail Mail. We will learn how to enter the mail.ru email account on a computer and phone, receive and send letters from it. We'll also talk about what to do if you have trouble logging in.

Login to Mail Mail

Mail Mail is the most popular free e-mail service on the Russian Internet. Through it, you can instantly send and receive letters from any country in the world. They are delivered in a few minutes and, in addition to text, can also contain files: photos, documents, music and videos.

If you already have a mailbox in Mail, then now I will show you how to enter it correctly. And if there is no such mail yet, then first you need to register in the system. Read about it.

How to log into your computer box

You can enter my Mile page from any computer: from a PC, laptop or netbook. Even from someone else's computer: at work, school or in a club.

To do this, you need to open a browser, go to the mail.ru website and enter your login details. Now I will show you how to do it correctly.

On a note . A browser is an Internet program through which you surf the web. It could be Google chrome, Yandex, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer or another program.

1 . Open new tab.

2. V address bar type mail.ru and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Will load home page site Mail.ru. To get into your mail, you need to enter your login information in the rectangle in the upper left corner.

Perhaps the program has already filled in your data from a previous login. Then just click on the inscription "Mail". Your mailbox will open immediately after that.

3. In the line "Mailbox name" type the login from your e-mail. Login is the part of the address before the @ sign.

For example, if the mailbox address is [email protected], then in this field you need to type ivan.petrov56. No spaces and no trailing point.

If mailing address does not end with mail.ru, but with list.ru, or bk.ru, or inbox.ru, then click on the adjacent @ mail.ru field and select the desired ending.

4 . In the line "Password" type the code from your mailbox (it will be typed in dots). Then click on the "Login" button.

If you open your mail on someone else's computer, uncheck the "Remember" box.

Will open Personal Area on the website mail.ru. This is your email Mile. It looks something like this:

On a note . I just showed you the login to mail.ru mail through a browser. But you can work with letters in a different way - in a special program (mail client). The most popular such program is Microsoft Outlook. But there are others: Windows Mail, The Bat !, Mozilla thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc. Read more about setting them up here.

How to enter mail from a phone

On modern mobile phones and tablets, you can fully work with Mail. There are two ways to do this - via the browser or via the application.

Browser login is when you start a program for the Internet and go to your email account in it. And the application is a separate program that is installed on the mobile. It is more convenient to work with mail through the application.

Methods for logging into mail.ru mail from a smartphone or tablet

Browser login

1 . At the top of the browser, type m.mail.ru and go to this address.

2. Click on the inscription "Mail".

3. In the "Login" field, type the name of your mailbox before the @ sign. For example, if the name is [email protected], then you need to print ivan.petrov56

In the event that your mailbox does not end with mail.ru, then in the next field, where it says @ mail.ru, select the desired ending. It can be @ inbox.ru, @ list.ru, @ bk.ru.

4 . In the "Password" field, type the password for the mailbox and click "Login".

If you enter the mail not from your device, but from someone else's, then remove the birdie from the "Remember" item.

A list of incoming emails will open. That's all - you are logged into your email inbox!

Mobile app

It is convenient to work with letters through a browser, but only if you rarely use mail. Rarely means no more than once a week. In other cases, it is better to use mail client... This is an application that helps you quickly receive and send emails.

But there is another option - the official Mail.ru app. It has more features:

• Search all letters in the mailbox
• Grouping emails by subject
• You can add several mailboxes and quickly switch between them
• You can add not only Mailboxes, but also other services: Yandex, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
• There is The address book, personal spam filter, tagging and much more.

You can download the official Mail.ru application using the links:

Mail.ru mail registration

You only need to register if you do not have a mailbox in Maila yet. After all, registration is creating a new e-mail with a new address. If you already have a mailbox, you do not need to register!

1 . Open a new tab, type mail.ru in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard.

3. Fill in each field of the questionnaire.

Name . Type your name.

Surname . Type your last name.

Date of Birth . Indicate the date, month and year of your birth.

Floor . Select gender - male or female.

Desired mailing address... In this line you need to print the name for your future box. You can use both letters and numbers, as well as period, underscore, or hyphen. But the letters must be typed in the Latin alphabet, because all addresses on the Internet are only in English.

Pay attention to the ending of the address. Initially, it is @ mail.ru, but you can choose another: @ inbox.ru, @ list.ru or @ bk.ru.

Password . Here you need to type the code with which you will open your mailbox. It must contain English letters and numbers. At least six and no spaces.

Password confirmation... In this line you need to print the same code as in the previous field.

Telephone . Here the site asks to print your mobile number. This is optional, but I highly recommend specifying it. After all, if there are problems with access to the box, the easiest way to restore it will be through the phone.

An example of filling out a registration form

When all the fields are filled in, click the "Register" button. The system will ask you to print the numbers from the picture, and then your new email box will open. You can use it right away - send and receive letters.

Learning to use an e-mail box

All actions with mail take place in the user's personal account. Through it we receive and send letters, photographs and documents.

The mail.ru personal account looks like this:

On the left side there are folders:

• Inbox - all received messages are stored here.
• Sent Items is a folder where sent emails go (they are duplicated in it).
• Drafts is the folder where your unsent messages are saved. Through this folder, you can restore the message after a failure.
• Spam - ad junk is placed here.
• Trash - this is where the messages that you deleted from the mailbox are stored.

The most important folder is Inbox. All new messages (except for spam) get into it. Are not yet bold open messages, and light blue - those that have already been opened.

To open a letter, you just need to left-click on it.

How to send a letter

To write and send a letter, click on the button that says "Write a letter" in the upper left corner.

Will load new page... On the "To" line, type email address the person you want to write a letter to.

On a note . All Internet addresses are composed of letters of the Latin alphabet (English). There is an @ sign in the middle, followed by a mail site. There is no dot at the end. Example: [email protected]

In the "Subject" line, type the subject of the letter, that is, briefly say what it is about or from whom. You can print a topic in Russian letters.

The text of the letter is printed in a large white field. If there is a lot of text, this field will automatically expand (a slider will appear on the side).

After you fill in the required lines, press the "Submit" button once and wait a few seconds. If everything is in order, the page with the inscription "Your letter has been sent" will load. A copy of the letter will remain in the Sent Items folder.

How to send a file

To send a photo or a document, you need to do the same as for a regular email. Namely, fill in the "To", "Subject" fields and print the text of the letter.

But just before clicking the "Submit" button, you need to add the file inside. To do this, click on the inscription "Attach a file" (under the line "Subject").

A small window will appear. Find in it the photo, document or other file that you want to send, and double-click on it with the left mouse button.

The window will disappear, and the letter will show the file that you added.

The mail.ru website does not open - what should I do?

Check if it opens on other devices: on your phone, on another computer. If it opens, then the problem is on your side - most likely, it is a virus.

If Mile does not open anywhere, then in this case it comes about blocking it.

I wrote in detail about how to solve these problems in the Vkontakte entry article, in the section "What to do in case of problems with the entrance." The principle of action is the same, only wherever vk.com is written you will have mail.ru.

I am trying to restore access to mail, but the error "The specified mailbox does not exist" pops up.

Such an error appears in one of two cases: either you make a mistake when entering the address (see), or the mailbox has been deleted.

By the way, according to the rules of the mail.ru site, the administration can delete the address if it has not been used for 6 months.

Mail inbox.ru, list.ru and bk.ru - is it Mile too?

Yes, those are also Mile's addresses. But these are all different prefixes, and, therefore, different electronic boxes... That is [email protected] ≠ [email protected] ≠ [email protected] ≠ [email protected]

I have not found an answer to my question

Try searching the official help desk or asking your question in the comments to the article.

Upon entering Post service, the page with incoming letters opens immediately. Most likely there will be letters of welcome and thanks from the site administration. To open a letter, just click on it with the left mouse button. All unread letters are marked with a blue circle, read in light gray.

The number of unread letters is indicated next to the word "incoming", at the top of the page label and in all projects related to the mail service (indicated at the top of the page), for example, "my world", "classmates", etc.

By clicking on these circles, you can designate unread letters as read and vice versa.
On the left side of letters, you can select the checkbox so that one action can be applied to several letters at once, for example, delete, send to spam, and the like.

The colored icon is usually set by the service itself, the color is randomly selected and the first letter of the name or email address is used. The sender is written next to the icon - this is either the First Name and the Last Name, and if they are not indicated, then only the email address. Next comes a bookmark, clicking on it, it changes color from gray to red, so as not to forget about important messages. To the right of the bookmark is the text of the message header, if there is no header, it will be indicated that the message is without a subject. And on the very right side is the time or date the letter was received.

Messages sent or outgoing. Appearance emails are similar to incoming emails.
Drafts - letters written but not sent.
Spam - unwanted emails, usually of an advertising nature. If you send a letter to spam, then all subsequent letters from this author will also end up in spam, bypassing the page with unread letters.
Trash - a page with deleted messages.

With further use, incoming letters will be replenished. The page can fit up to 25 letters, if there are more letters, then a transition to other pages will appear. To go to an old message on another page, you need to find a link under the messages to go to other pages and select the one you need.

It is available to go to page 5 at once, if there are a lot of letters, then you will have to jump every two pages until the desired one appears. When you press the arrow, the next one is loaded, or Previous page depending on which direction to flip.

Recently, not only computer, but also mobile technologies... In this regard, the question arose very sharply safe storage relatively large amounts of information. And for this, many IT corporations offer users of any type of device the use of so-called cloud services. How to use the cloud and services that are included in the basic set of any developer will now be discussed.

What is cloud storage?

First, let's define what kind of service it is. Roughly speaking, it is file storage in the form of allocated disk space for the company providing such services.

In other words, in a sense, it can be called a kind of virtual flash drive, on which a certain amount of data is placed. However, if you need to carry a USB device with you at all times to access the downloaded information, then such a service (for example, the Mail.Ru cloud or the corresponding Google service) can be accessed from both a computer and a mobile device. That is, in the cloud itself, files are synchronized, and you can view or download them just by entering your registration data (although in some cases this is not required).

Much has been written about how to use the cloud. Now let's pay attention to some main points, and also consider the simplest principles of its use, explaining the situation in detail.

Most popular services

It goes without saying that initially, to use such storages, you need to decide on a service provider, that is, choose the most acceptable service for yourself.

Today there are many such services. The most popular are the following:

• Dropbox.
• SkyDrive.
• Cloud Mail.Ru.
• Yandex.Disk.
• Google Drive (Google Disk).
• Apple iCloud and iCloud Drive.
• OneDrive, etc.

Before figuring out how to use each type of cloud, it should be noted that these services are somewhat unequal when compared with each other. The fact is that some storages can be accessed exclusively from a computer terminal, while others involve synchronization of both computers and mobile devices. Sometimes you need a specialized application that plays the role of a kind of explorer, sometimes just an Internet browser is enough.

The same applies to the free disk space allocated for storing your files, as well as paying for additional space for remote server... In any case, most of the services are very similar to each other.

What should you pay attention to before starting work?

Now let's look at some important points, without which the use of cloud services is out of the question.

The very first and most important thing is preliminary registration, and in some cases it does not matter at all whether it will be done via the Internet using a regular browser or a special computer or mobile app... The whole process takes a few minutes.

Mobile devices with operating systems installed on them differ favorably from stationary systems. The fact is that when you first turn on to access some advanced features or stores like AppStore or Google play (Play Market) the system initially prompts you to create an account (registered email address and password). At the same time, the smartphone or tablet already has a pre-installed application for working with cloud services. For convenience, their stationary counterparts can be installed on a computer or laptop (although access can also be obtained through a browser).

Allocated disk space

One more important point- the amount of disk space that the user initially receives in a free version. As a rule, the volume on different services ranges from 5 to 50 GB. If this is not enough, you will have to increase the storage volume and pay a certain amount for this, which includes the cost of acquiring more volume and maintenance over a certain period of use, which, by the way, can also be different.

General principles

As for how to use the cloud in its broadest sense, everything is quite simple here. After registration, the user only needs to add folders and files, contacts and much more to the storage.

At the same time, in the settings section, he can add friends who, along with him, will upload files to the server or edit them (the simplest example is Dropbox). Often new users can use their own passwords to log into the system.

But here's what's interesting. When installing special program on a computer, access to files in the cloud is much faster than when you launch the same Internet browser. The same can be said for synchronization. It is enough to place the files in the application folder, and synchronization will be performed instantly for all users who have access rights to the service. Let's consider the most popular repositories.

Cloud Mail.Ru

So, as mentioned above, first you need to create an e-mail box, after entering which, on the panel at the top in the projects tab, it will be displayed cloud service... This is the Mile cloud. How do I use it? As easy as pie.

Initially, 25 GB of disk space is offered. carried out with the help of the corresponding button, which can be used to add several objects at once. The limitation applies only to the size of the uploaded file - it should not exceed 2 GB. Before starting the download, you can use additional functions, for example, create and then just move and delete files. Please note: there is no "Recycle Bin" in it, as in the same Yandex service, so it will not be possible to recover deleted information.

The function of creating, viewing or editing files can be very useful. Let's say we have Word document(or it is created directly in the repository). Changing it directly in the cloud is as easy as if the user were launching the editor on their computer. At the end of the work, save the changes, after which synchronization occurs again.

Yandex cloud: how to use it?

With the Yandex service, in principle, the situation is almost identical. The functional set, in general, does not differ much.

But the developers of this service thought that the user could delete files by accident. This is where the so-called "Trash" comes to the rescue, into which information is placed upon deletion. It works like a standard computer service. True, data recovery tools are not applicable to it if they have already been deleted from the "Recycle Bin". However, the function is quite useful.

Google Drive storage

Now let's move on to another powerful service called Google Cloud. How do I use Google Disk? There are no fundamental differences compared to other services. But here access can be obtained from a mobile device (built-in service), and using a utility installed on a computer (not to mention logging in through an Internet browser). With a phone or tablet, everything is simple, let's look at a computer program.

We will assume that the account has already been created. After activating it, the user gets 5 GB of storage. Upgrading to 25 GB will cost you approximately $ 2.50. Install the application on the computer, after which the service folder appears on the Desktop (it is also displayed in Explorer).

As it is already clear, it is enough to place the files in this directory, and synchronization will take place. During operation, the program "hangs" in the system tray in the form of an icon. Right-clicking brings up an additional menu, where you can view the available volume for downloading files, make personalized settings, expand storage space, shut down, etc.

One point is especially worth noting here. As it turns out, copying files to a program folder on a computer and then downloading them from the cloud to a mobile device turns out to be much faster than connecting a gadget to a computer and then copying them using Windows.

ICloud and iCloud Drive services

Finally, let's take a look at how to use Apple's cloud. There are two services (iCloud and iCloud Drive), which are pre-installed on the iPhone or iPad according to the version operating system installed on the device. In fact, iCloud Drive is an updated version of iCloud, and for it to work correctly, take into account that the mobile gadget must meet the stated technical requirements: iOS 8 on the device itself. Computer - Windows 7 or higher with the iCloud for Windows extension, or a computer terminal with Mac OS X 10.10 or OS X Yosemite.

Initially, after logging into the service, folders created by default will be displayed there. Their number may differ depending on the settings of the computer and the client. mobile device... How to use the cloud on an iPhone? In principle, there is nothing supernatural about this. It is enough to launch the application on the gadget (switch the launch slider to the on state) and enter using account... Another thing is when the entrance is supposed to be from a computer. Here you will need to use the settings menu of the program itself and select the inclusion already there.

Another minus is enough low speed synchronization (this is recognized by all). And one more, the most unpleasant moment. If you migrate from iCloud to iCloud Drive without updating all devices to the required configuration, the data in the old cloud will simply not be available, so be vigilant.

Conclusion

That is, in short, everything related to the question of how to use the Cloud application or services of the same name. Of course, far from all the possibilities of such services are considered here, but, so to speak, only the general principles (basics) of work. However, even with such minimal knowledge any newly registered user will be able to carry out basic operations in 5-10 minutes.