Skydrive - Free Upgrade to 25GB

This was posted 1 year 1 month 1 day ago, and might be an out-dated deal

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bahgain on 24/04/2012 - 15:06 skydrive.live.com (10603 clicks)
Edited by neil 24/04/2012 - 18:14

If you are a current Skydrive user, just log-in and claim your 25GB of free online storage before they permanently make it only 7GB.

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kshitijdesai on 24/04/2012 - 15:09 ¶

Thanks, just did it!
mustkill on 24/04/2012 - 15:11 ¶

Mine is already 7GB? Am i doing something wrong?
- +3 votes
  
  bahgain on 24/04/2012 - 15:13 ¶
  
  Got this from a website "Go to your SkyDrive account at skydrive.live.com. If you haven't been there in a while, remember that you log in with your username and password for Microsoft's catch-all online service Windows Live.
  
  Go to the bottom left of your account page and click "Manage storage." You'll see a listing of storage plans, and under "SkyDrive Free" a button that says "Free Upgrade!" Just click it, and you're all good."
  - udyz on 24/04/2012 - 15:16 ¶
    
    there was "Free Upgrade" button in one of my accounts!
    But the other says "Sorry, other storage plans are unavailable right now. Please check back later. "
    - Noraneko on 24/04/2012 - 15:25 ¶
      
      I'm only getting the sorry line as well =(.
    - vt on 24/04/2012 - 15:27 ¶
      
      I'm also getting the "Sorry, other storage plans are unavailable right now. Please check back later." message.
    - soakwashrinsespin on 24/04/2012 - 15:30 ¶
      
      Got the "Sorry, other storage plans are unavailable right now. Please check back later" message on two out of my three Windows Live accounts, but managed to upgrade to 25GB on another one. Not sure why one was eligible for the upgrade and the others weren't; I don't recall ever using Skydrive on any of the accounts.
    - SickDmith on 24/04/2012 - 19:45 ¶
      
      Same here. Sorry and etc.
  - batrarobin on 24/04/2012 - 19:48 ¶
    
    Mine worked… !!!! Was getting same error but then tried different browser. And it worked!!
    - Psychd on 24/04/2012 - 20:44 ¶
      
      yeah, both IE & FF failed, but chrome worked fine - well for 2, but not the other 2
+2 votes

erwinsie on 24/04/2012 - 15:13 ¶

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/loyalty
- Twodogs on 24/04/2012 - 16:12 ¶
  
  Thanks for the link , and thanks Op
bbyboy on 24/04/2012 - 15:17 ¶

Thanks
+8 votes

heathsouter on 24/04/2012 - 15:17 ¶

thx, didnt even realise i had this in my live account…
gddg on 24/04/2012 - 15:18 ¶

Awesome! Just upgraded. Thanks OP.
+6 votes

eyew on 24/04/2012 - 15:20 ¶

Thought it was already 25GB - didn't realize they were reducing it.
"SkyDrive's free storage limit is changing to 7GB, but as an existing SkyDrive user you can keep the 25GB you currently have – if you act now."
- +3 votes
  
  thangcuoi on 24/04/2012 - 15:41 ¶
  
  According to ArsTechnica:
  
  Under the old system, users had 25 GB of non-synced SkyDrive cloud storage, and 5 GB of synced Mesh storage. Now, there's just a single 7 GB of synced storage, with paid options to buy more space, starting at $10 for 20 GB per year, up to $50 for 100 GB per year. Though this increases the amount of synced storage, it nonetheless represents a reduction in total storage availability. However, any users that signed up for SkyDrive before April 22, and who have uploaded at least one file to the service, are eligible for a free upgrade to 25 GB. Existing users with at least 4 GB uploaded will pick up the 25 GB update automatically.
  
  http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/04/microsoft-take...
- +2 votes
  
  Smigit on 24/04/2012 - 17:34 ¶
  
  Yeah….if anything this is a down grade. I almost want to neg it, but then again, I'm sure people will benefit from restoring the capacity they already had.
  
  I do find it a bit of a cop out that existing users have to manually go and change the service back but.
godzill on 24/04/2012 - 15:21 ¶

Thanks OP
+5 votes

scrimshaw on 24/04/2012 - 15:22 ¶

I haven't touched Skydrive ever since I signed up for Dropbox about 2 years ago. Completely forgot about it.
- AlexF on 24/04/2012 - 17:13 ¶
  
  MS will release tool(s) that'll integrate Skydrive into Vista, 7 and 8 Explorer (including login and desktop customisation settings for the latter). So, you'll end up using it more.
thelife on 24/04/2012 - 15:22 ¶

upgraded mines :D
): though I cant upgrade to 25gb on my linked accounts, pity, oh wells.
+9 votes

Trance N Dance on 24/04/2012 - 15:25 ¶

Sweet thanks, never ever used the thing but hey free space is free space xD
- daydream on 24/04/2012 - 16:37 ¶
  
  Same here ;-)
superforever on 24/04/2012 - 15:27 ¶

Thanks
+1 vote

zzyss on 24/04/2012 - 15:35 ¶

I'm pretty sure I already had 25Gb when I first signed up, so it seems like I was reduced down to 7Gb, and now I have to do this to go back to 25Gb? Lame.

Thanks for the post though, glad I got onto it.
erwinsie on 24/04/2012 - 15:38 ¶

anyone using this on daily basis? better than dropbox ? im thinking to start backing up all my photos (more than 3GB so dropbox isnt enough).
- tommyc on 24/04/2012 - 16:30 ¶
  
  really impressed with it - especially the photo album sharing feature.
  they've got some agreement with HP's Snapfish photo service too as you can
  easily 'order prints' without uploading separately to Snapfish.
- Duff5000 on 26/04/2012 - 21:03 ¶
  
  How did you manage to only have 3gb of photos?
  
  My photos folder is well over 120GB. Just general stuff, not a photographer or similar.
  - +1 vote
    
    ca6leguy on 27/04/2012 - 06:55 ¶
    
    RAW format easily chews up disk space.
    - Duff5000 on 27/04/2012 - 09:31 ¶
      
      Almost all jpg.
      
      ~135GB
      ~45000 files
    - ca6leguy on 27/04/2012 - 19:53 ¶
      
      Happy snapper?
+2 votes

Wimma on 24/04/2012 - 15:46 ¶

Thanks OP. Well worth the 2 or 3 mouse clicks!
mathiex on 24/04/2012 - 15:46 ¶

dont have the option :(
Hellfire on 24/04/2012 - 15:47 ¶

Nice! I signed up for Skydrive a long while ago but never uploaded anything. Luckily I created a few folders and they seem to count this. 25GB synced will be handy.
+1 vote

blibster on 24/04/2012 - 15:48 ¶

This was posted on Lifehacker this morning.
Great deal and excellent way to back up photos etc.
I find that (on PC) using the PC download app makes it much more usable when uploading files. Can drag and drop using Win Explorer.
+3 votes

GreenGuava on 24/04/2012 - 15:55 ¶

Wow, that was ridiculously easy. Not like the 5GB of photos I had to upload to Dropbox to get 5GB of extra storage. Thanks!
PlasticSpaceman on 24/04/2012 - 15:56 ¶

Cool. Got 25Gb of space now…. no idea how/if I'll ever use it, but you never know… ;-)
Mikeshashimi on 24/04/2012 - 16:00 ¶

"Your account has been upgraded
You now have 25 GB of free storage. Thanks for using SkyDrive!"

no problems. Yay! no that i ever even use it tho.
goober on 24/04/2012 - 16:10 ¶

Got it ;)
tae on 24/04/2012 - 16:15 ¶

LOL.. is it me or is it ozbargained? Got this Network Error (tcp_error) from OP's link.
- ROFLrobert on 24/04/2012 - 16:20 ¶
  
  Mine worked fine, just upgraded. Thanks OP.
- tae on 24/04/2012 - 16:21 ¶
  
  Update it's cool now.. not sure what happened.
- cyssero on 24/04/2012 - 16:22 ¶
  
  Work proxy is probably blocking the link (Skydrive is hosted storage).
cyclone22 on 24/04/2012 - 16:15 ¶

Thanks!
blackfalcon53 on 24/04/2012 - 16:19 ¶

Cheers! Didn't even remember I had a skydrive. Hope they link it to Xbox 360 would be great
Stix on 24/04/2012 - 16:21 ¶

I wish they'd allow multiple upload of photos from the iOS app. Will stick with Dropbox for now.
tatasauce on 24/04/2012 - 16:21 ¶

What are the chances… 4 accounts and none had the upgrade! Heh..
nishgoel on 24/04/2012 - 16:26 ¶

Upgraded to 25GB as well. Should come in handy to backup pitures. Thanks OP!
justmiike on 24/04/2012 - 16:27 ¶

Excellent, thanks for the heads up!
+1 vote

grog on 24/04/2012 - 16:30 ¶

More info on new system for PC here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/04/23/the-next-chapt...

e&oe
issh on 24/04/2012 - 16:31 ¶

Thanks, too easy, just a few clicks!
cloud68 on 24/04/2012 - 16:44 ¶

awesome. thank you…. wow…….. what is it?
homersyd on 24/04/2012 - 16:45 ¶

so i guess if I sign up for a skydrive account today I WONT be getting 25GB????
- +2 votes
  
  erwinsie on 24/04/2012 - 16:59 ¶
  
  no. youll get 7 only
m0nkeycheese on 24/04/2012 - 16:49 ¶

cool works well with my wp7 as it doesnt really use dropbox
Diogenes on 24/04/2012 - 17:01 Comment score below threshold (-11).
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- AlexF on 24/04/2012 - 17:18 Comment score below threshold (-5).
- ory_zm on 25/04/2012 - 01:54 Comment score below threshold (1).
bibendum73au on 24/04/2012 - 17:02 ¶

Sign up - Manage Storage - Upgrade - WIN!
- +2 votes
  
  eecchhoo on 24/04/2012 - 17:15 ¶
  
  how did you just sign up and get the 25G upgrade?
  
  I just signed up an account but there is no option to upgrade 25G under Manage Storage.
  - +1 vote
    
    erwinsie on 24/04/2012 - 17:25 ¶
    
    he signed in not signed up
-2 votes

Forgot69 on 24/04/2012 - 17:02 ¶

Am I going to be the only one to say this….? I ain't putting my data anywhere near a MS Live related product. I signed into Gmail on 31/8/2004 and have never looked at another bloated Live product again. Don't get me wrong here, I'm not hating on MS… just their bloated Live products. * shudder *
That said, thank you OP! I've logged into my account and grabbed the 25GB, just in case I ever get a WP7 device! ;)
- mshannon on 24/04/2012 - 17:28 ¶
  
  Windows Live Writer is an impressive product. I've found none better to add posts to my blogspot account. Particuarly useful for posting source code / photos etc.
- eides on 24/04/2012 - 18:33 ¶
  
  I use Windows Live Mail with my Gmail and Hotmail accounts. No bloat that I've ever noticed, just the functionality I need.
- +1 vote
  
  scupper on 25/04/2012 - 00:59 ¶
  
  Their Hotmail/Live mail has some nice features to clear grey mail (newsletters and daily deals), something I'd really love to have on my gmail account, which has probably 99% grey mail.
  - gilbarc on 25/04/2012 - 02:11 ¶
    
    Gmail's SmartLabels should be able to do that.
  - +1 vote
    
    shump on 25/04/2012 - 06:13 ¶
    
    I have a filter that sweeps any email containing "unsubscribe" into a Bulk folder. Works great. The few newsletters left I filter by sender.
- +2 votes
  
  ory_zm on 25/04/2012 - 01:56 ¶
  
  Pretty much the same here. To other commentors, I started using Windows Live Mail for uni and it is unthinkable that it is so bad compared to Gmail… Don't get me wrong, it is a million times better than the Hotmail I left behind somewhere in 04 or 03, but still not as good as gmail, and much slower.
  - daydream on 25/04/2012 - 11:51 ¶
    
    Be thankful you don't use Lotus Notes ;-) Guaranteed productivity killer and you'll require therapy afterwards. It's email from 20 yrs ago - with a frustrating interface
lynloveshazel on 24/04/2012 - 17:16 ¶

Does anyone know why I can't upgrade?
- snappy1234 on 24/04/2012 - 17:58 ¶
  
  well i have had 2 live accounts for ages and never signed up for Skydrive and it just let me add a 25GB account…
  (1 still says 7gb) can't complain :)
  
  thanks Bahgain
- bsmksg on 25/04/2012 - 18:27 ¶
  
  There is a condition which states that you must have previously unloaded at least one file into your skydrive in order to qualify for the upgrade.
  (So, I think many of us must have accidentally or unconsciously uploaded a file sometime in the past).
  
  I probably should add that, you probably have unconsciously used skydrive through your use of Windows (MSN) messenger (while "sharing" a file on MSN)
  - ozhunter on 25/04/2012 - 19:36 ¶
    
    I always use skydrive when I'm unconscious lol.
gilbarc on 24/04/2012 - 17:27 ¶

It's not so much a free upgrade as it is a free non-downgrade, seeing as we already had 25 GB until today.

Not technically a deal, but thanks for posting anyway, since a lot of people didn't know about the downgrade.
+1 vote

0ptus_Fail on 24/04/2012 - 17:28 ¶

only good if you signed up previously

no good for us new users.

discrimination :)

oh well there are better alternatives im sure :)

7gb is just crap and you gotta pay for more..Mod: Foul language microsoft and thier crap
- +1 vote
  
  chansthename on 24/04/2012 - 18:00 ¶
  
  7gb is more than dropbox give off the bat. even now I only have 7.5gb in my dropbox and I've been taking every offer they give (other than referrals)
+1 vote

grog on 24/04/2012 - 17:29 ¶

I think you have to have used skydrive in the past, and uploaded in the past to get the 25gb.

I found this on a webpage "Existing subscribers all get 25GB." Note the words "existing subscribers"

Fill up the 7gb and see what happens

e&oe
- dasalcedo on 25/04/2012 - 07:46 ¶
  
  I have never used skydrive before. I just signed in my hotmail account today and had 25gb.
  - bsmksg on 25/04/2012 - 18:33 ¶
    
    Skydrive used to be a feature of Windows (MSN) messenger when skydrive first came out. (Should be year 2008 or before). So, you probably, through your use of Windows messenger, unconsciously uploaded a file into skydrive while "sharing" a file with someone else.
    
    Skydrive has been in existance for pretty long, then MSN scrapped it and closed everyone's account (in 2009), before reintroducing it again.
chipped on 24/04/2012 - 17:36 ¶

So good, I created one of these accounts yonks ago and never used it. Screw dopbox, I'm moving to this now!!
rdhupar on 24/04/2012 - 17:41 ¶

Thanks op
jasopan on 24/04/2012 - 17:43 ¶

Just did it with my old hotmail account.

No idea what it is though :D
CuteBirdy on 24/04/2012 - 17:43 ¶

Can I get it when I sign up for it now, rather than upgrade? I have no existing skydrive :(
kiwipride on 24/04/2012 - 17:49 ¶

Great. Thanks OP for the heads up.
kiwipride on 24/04/2012 - 17:49 ¶

Do they still have their lame upload file size limits?
-1 vote

kiwipride on 24/04/2012 - 17:54 ¶

Yep only 300mb upload limit. :(
- +3 votes
  
  ozhunter on 24/04/2012 - 18:17 ¶
  
  Are you sure? It says here, " And unlike before, you can upload big files (up to 2 GB) and automatically sync files or entire folders to SkyDrive right from your PC."
  
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/loyalty
  - isa on 24/04/2012 - 19:18 ¶
    
    And BAMM! 1st question's answer!
    
    Nice one ozhunter ;)
- GreenGuava on 24/04/2012 - 18:46 ¶
  
  Yep, the file limit has definitely been increased (See link in post above).
  
  Increased upload sizes: Now you can upload and share files up to 2 GB.
  - grab_ur_freebies on 25/04/2012 - 00:06 ¶
    
    It was previously only 50mb limit?
+1 vote

Jojo-Ma on 24/04/2012 - 17:58 ¶

Better than Box's (not DropBox) upload limit of 100mb (or 25mb) for personal account.
reenkabeen on 24/04/2012 - 18:10 ¶

Thanks!
Jayskies on 24/04/2012 - 18:16 ¶

Works a treat! Thanks OP!!!
+2 votes

padfoot07 on 24/04/2012 - 18:20 ¶

Thanks! I probably wont ever use it all, but 25gb is great!
unyilusro on 24/04/2012 - 18:26 ¶

done! thanks OP…
hajonez on 24/04/2012 - 18:49 ¶

Great.. Had forgotten I even had signed up for an account at some point. Thanks to the O.P. for reminding me of the service and double thanks for telling me about the storage upgrade. 25GB for free isn't too shabby at all!
isa on 24/04/2012 - 19:13 ¶

LoL @ how much carp I had in my old hotmail account…

Never looked there since gmail gave me a beta email address, yonks ago… nonetheless, free storage is free storage…

Thanking you 25gb worth op ;D
- +6 votes
  
  vt on 24/04/2012 - 19:33 ¶
  
  Damn carp. First our waterways and now our inboxes :)