How to Access your SkyDrive Photos Offline in Windows 8.1?

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OneDrive also known as SkyDrive is a popular online cloud storage service by Microsoft Corp. OneDrive allows you to access all your photos, videos & files from any smartphone, tablet or computer. Windows 8.1 comes with a built-in OneDrive app. with it, so you can view & browse the photos, videos & files which you have saved to your OneDrive account.

If you want to access your SkyDrive photos & videos without the internet connection, then you need to make the photos available offline. Here are the steps to make the photos & videos available offline. Open 'OneDrive' from the start screen. Now open 'settings' menu from the charms bar. Under the options, you will see the option to enable offline access for SkyDrive files. Move the slider button next to 'Access all files offline' from left to right to turn it ON. Once the offline access is made, SkyDrive will download the photos & videos onto your PC.

You have another option, you can select the folder from Windows Explorer. Right-click on the photo folder which you want to make offline & then select the option "Make available offline". SkyDrive will instantly download the photos onto your PC. This is how you can access your SkyDrive photos Offline in Windows 8.1.

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