Microsoft has updated OneDrive with a lot of new features one of which includes support for larger files. It now supports uploading and syncing files upto 10GB in size. This has been bumped up from the earlier 2GB size limit. Why this is great news? Because now you can sync your HD videos to OneDrive to stream on your devices whenever you want.
Earlier this year, OneDrive had increased the free storage to 15GB.
Along with the increased limit comes a new feature in the desktop client, sharing files from OneDrive was a process. One had to visit the site to create a sharable link to shared but soon just right-clicking the file in the File Explorer will have a ‘Share on OneDrive Link’ menu to create a link to share via tweet or email or however you usually share. This feature was missing for really long time and was making it difficult for users to make a switch from Dropbox to OneDrive. It soon will be available to all users, expect an update in few weeks.
Chrome users will be happy to know, they can now upload entire folders to OneDrive from the browser instead of having to upload individual file.
We’re pleased to announce that today we’re releasing the ability for you to drag folders directly into OneDrive.com from browsers where folder dragging/dropping is supported.
This was a long-awaiting requested feature which finally makes OneDrive not just easy to use but a worthy competition to Dropbox service. Dropbox still only provides 2GB of free storage (you can bump up this free storage to about 10GB for free) whereas OneDrive has pushed it to 15GB now.
Not just that OneDrive has been upgraded its plans.
100GB is $1.99/month
200GB is $3.99/month
Office365+1TB is $9.99/month
Dropbox has cut down all its old plans and upgraded it Choose your plan"> Choose your plan"> Choose your plan">only one Pro plan which gives you 1TB for $9.99/month.
The added benefit of using OneDrive being, you are not forced to buy the 1TB plan unless you need it and with the 1TB plan at the same price as Dropbox you get Office 365 which gives you the Cloud-powered rich Office Suite which by far is the best Office Apps tools now.
OneDrive also comes with a killer feature which makes every file on your computer accessible online when you need it. Don’t worry nothing is shared online but only fetched for you when you ask for it.
