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3  Enter the  email
                                                                                            4  Choose the
                              address of the people
                                                                                           level of access.
                              with whom you want to
                              share your file or folder.

                                                                                            5  Click on the
                                                                                           Send button.


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                  We can also share files through OneDrive by generating links. Users can access these links to
                  download the files on their devices."


                 An email invitation will be sent to the person to whom you have sent the file. The person whom
                 you have invited to collaborate on the file, can have one of the following different types of rights:
                    They can organise, edit, and add to the shared file.
                    They can only read the content but not change it.

                    FILES SHARED WITH YOU

                 If someone shares any file with you through OneDrive, the file will be visible in the Shared with me
                 folder. We can look for the file in the Shared with me folder and can share the file with others.
                 You can delete the file or save it to the drive for further use.
                    OTHER CLOUD STORAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS

                 Other than OneDrive, there are some other cloud storage service providers also available. Let us
                 discuss some of them in brief.

                    DropBox: The basic users of Dropbox are given 2 gigabytes of storage space. Whereas, if
                    somebody has a premium subscription then they are given 1 TB of storage space.
                    ZipCloud: It is a cloud storage service that allows users to store documents, music, photos and
                    videos. It offers 1 GB of free storage to users. However, users can upgrade to paid plans that
                    provide 75 GB, 250 GB, or 1 TB of storage.

                    Google Drive: Google Drive is a cloud storage facility offered by Google. This service
                    was launched by Google in April, 2012. Google Drive lets the users store files and data
                    on the cloud. These files can be synced with the devices and shared with other users.
                    It is a part of cloud computing. Google Drive gives users the option to store data up to
                    15 GB, which can be extended to various capacities like 100 GB, 1 TB, and so on through
                    monthly payment.
                    iCloud: This cloud storage service is provided by Apple. It offers 5 GB of free storage to users.
                    Users can take paid plans for 50 GB, 200 GB, and 2 TB of storage.

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                  iCloud was introduced on October 12, 2011 by Apple Inc.




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