When I access the Live Mesh program running on my computer, which syncs selected folders to other machines and/or SkyDrive, it lists the capacity of the SkyDrive synced storage option as 5 GB.
I have selected this option for a folder of PDF files. Clicking on the storage location takes me to a URL with a base of http://devices.live.com/Devices/SkyDriveSyncedStorage.
This is a different location than skydrive.live.com, which after I log into, shows none of the PDF's and a capacity of 25 GB
How can I have LiveMesh backup also go to SkyDrive? I am interested in this particularly because Microsoft recently released an iPhone app for SkyDrive that would allow me to access files from the iPhone.
Best Answer
When I go to
http://devices.live.com/Devices/SkyDriveSyncedStorage, I see a listing of my synced folders. I have only synced one. Clicking on it takes me tohttps://devices.live.com/Sync/FolderSelf, which is a view of the folder's contents. Inside there is a PDF document. I click on it, and it opens.I think the confusion is with the naming, the 5GB SkyDrive Synced Storge is actually a separate product than the 25GB SkyDrive. I guess SkyDrive is an unbrella name they're trying to brand all their consumer cloud apps under. It just confuses people. I don't know why they don't use the Azure name. Azure Synced Storage, Azure SkyDrive, and Azure Cloud Services would have made more sense -- to me at least.