How do you effectively use micro sd storage and SkyDrive?

[Emerald Thales]

I currently use SkyDrive to save all my office documents, pictures, and videos. I also bought a 64gb sd card that I have literally nothing on. With the limited space available on the cheapest Surface 2 (which is what I have), how can I utilize SkyDrive and MicroSD effectively?

 

[Sean Stanley]

I plan to save documents that I want to access from different places to SkyDrive, like I do now. I plan to save video and music to the microSD card.

 

[anon(7935575)]

Normally Music and Videos go into my SD card.
Skydrive is used to backup pics and documents i make and also which i might need to access remotely.

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[KoukiFC3S]

I moved my Skydrive folder to my sd card and made the whole thing accessible offline. It rocks.

 

[kristalsoldier]

This is exactly what I intend to do as soon as Amazon is kind enough to deliver my SD Card! While I won't have my entire SkyDrive on the SD card, but the files that I make available offline should be there and that itself would be around 20GB. The rest would be local documents and videos - no music though.

 

[Kevyn Degia]

The only problem is when deleting files: the recycle bin is not available on the SD card, and deleting within the skydrive app always gives an error (you have to open the notification and confirm to delete the files)

 

[kristalsoldier]

The only problem is when deleting files: the recycle bin is not available on the SD card, and deleting within the skydrive app always gives an error (you have to open the notification and confirm to delete the files)

Thanks! What do you mean 'open the notification'?

 

[Kevyn Degia]

It appears an error on the top right corner of the SkyDrive app, same where it displays uploading/downloading status

 

[kristalsoldier]

It appears an error on the top right corner of the SkyDrive app, same where it displays uploading/downloading status

Oh...OK. I'll keep an eye open for this. Thanks again!

 

[luv2skipow]

It appears an error on the top right corner of the SkyDrive app, same where it displays uploading/downloading status

Check something for me.
Go to the recycle Bin on the desktop and right click for properties.
Let me know if "Display delete confirmation dialog" is checked or not.

 

[Kevyn Degia]

No, it is not selected

 

[link68759]

Would it be possible to use "storage spaces", to just make the SD card part of the system storage?

 

[Kevyn Degia]

I don't think it is currently possible, since "storage spaces" cannot be used with the Windows drive.
It is also not currently available on my Surface 2.

 

[jgfoley]

Before you relocated SkyDrive to the SD Card, did you make the SkyDrive folder on the SD Card or was it made by the OS during the relocation process? Did you do anything else to the SD Card prior to? Thanks for your post!

 

[Kevyn Degia]

I use the SD card store all my Video folder.
I created the root folder for SkyDrive on the SD then I moved it

 

[Sean Stanley]

I use the SD card store all my Video folder.
I created the root folder for SkyDrive on the SD then I moved it

I don't understand what you did or why. Can you explain?

 

[kristalsoldier]

I don't understand what you did or why. Can you explain?

Its simple really. The steps I followed were:

After inserting the card into the slot on the Surface 2:

First, format the SD card to NTFS.
Second, create a folder (name it "Skydrive") on the SD card
Third, right-click on the default Skydrive folder (which is NOT the one that you created on your SD card).
Then follow the steps as described in the image in post 4 above.