What is Yandex.Disk? How to install, use and delete "Yandex.Disk"

What are clouds? A few years ago, PC users would say that the so-called clouds in the sky. But not now! Today, "cloudy" technology by leaps and bounds pave their way to the masses. What it is?

This is the name of storing files on remote servers. Such a service is now provided to its users by many companies, one way or another related to the IT field. Of course, Yandex could not stay away from such a fashionable direction. That is why today we learn about what "Yandex.Disk" is, what it is needed for and how to use it.

general description

As you might guess, this is the name of the service for storing user data created and maintained by Yandex. Information in this case is on the servers of the company.

All documents, the size of which does not exceed 10 GB, can be stored indefinitely for a long time. In addition, all files on a virtual disk are scanned by antivirus, and therefore downloading any content from the "Disk" is completely safe. That's what "Yandex.Disk" is.

How to install it on a computer?

When the service just appeared, new users registered exclusively on invites (invitations). Today anyone can do that, who has a computer and Internet access. To start using the "Disk", it is enough to perform a few simple steps. We'll figure out how to install "Yandex.Disk" on the computer.

First go to the official site of "Yandex", using any suitable for you browser. If you are not registered in any of the company's services, it's time to do it. You need to click on the button with the appropriate inscription and follow all instructions.

After that, click on the "Login" button, enter your login and password, get into the main working window of "Yandex.Mail". Almost in its headline there is a link "Disk". To get your personal 10 GB of disk space, you will need to complete three simple steps. First, you need to click on the link "Install ... drive to the computer." Of course, choose the version that is offered for your operating system.

After we learned what "Yandex.Disk" is and how to find it on the site, let's talk directly about its installation.

Download the installation file

After downloading in the browser or your download manager, the process of downloading the file of the online installer will start. When the download is complete, click on it with the right mouse button, and then select "Run as administrator" in the drop-down menu. The utility automatically starts by downloading all the missing files from the company's servers.

Finish the installation

After a while (depending on the speed of your connection), the installation will be completed. Attention! At the end of the installation, a window will appear in which the checkbox "Install Yandex elements" appears. To such "remarkable" additions, many are wary, so to remove this flag or not is your thing.

Mark other options as you wish and needs. When the installation program reports the shutdown, simply click the "Done" button with the left mouse button. After that, a separate dialog box appears, in which you can familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the service. Then you can press the "Next" button.

Here's how to install "Yandex.Disk." You can see that there is nothing complicated in this.

Uploading files to the server

Find "Disk" in the system tray, in the "Explorer" and in the "Start" menu, scrolling through the list of programs that are installed on your computer. How to upload your photos, videos and other files to the server? Everything is as simple as possible: copy them to the folder "Yandex.Disk", which can be found in the left panel of "Explorer." When the document is loaded, a blue signal will light up next to it. As soon as the process is completed, the icon will change its color to blue.

In addition, the installation by default involves creating the Yandex.Disk folder on the desktop. It can also copy and move files that need to be uploaded to the server. Attention! When you synchronize files, they are saved on your computer, so make sure there is enough free space. By the way, after the initial addition of new documents, you immediately get an additional 2 GB of free space on the network drive.

You can get another 3 GB, if you share it in social networks with a link to the service.

We make the documents publicly available

The advantage of "clouds" is also in the fact that you can easily make all your documents available to friends or all comers. To do this, simply right-click on the file, then select the "Copy public link" item in the context menu.

Application for smartphones

Considering the growing popularity of smartphones, we do not have to be surprised at the appearance of the mobile application "Yandex.Disk". How to use it?

First you need to install it on your device. To do this, use AppStore, Google Play Market or Microsoft Store, depending on the model of your smartphone. Install the application, then enter your login and password. Tap on the "Sign In" button. If all goes well, the program synchronizes, and then displays a corresponding message.

Note: since not everyone has smartphones or tablets with a large amount of internal memory, the developers have provided the possibility not to download files to the device, but only display them.

Uninstalling the application

And how to delete "Yandex.Disk"? Nothing is easier! To do this, click the left mouse button on the "Start" button, open the "Control Panel", find the item "Programs and components" there. Click on the link, and then a list of all programs available on your computer will open.

Select "Yandex.Disk" with the left mouse button, and then click on the "Delete" button, which is located in the title of the dialog box. The utility will be uninstalled from your system. Attention! Files that you previously uploaded to the server will remain intact. If you no longer need them, uninstall them before uninstalling the application from its folder, wait until the synchronization is complete. In addition, the same can be done through the web interface.

That's what "Yandex.Disk" is. Now you know how to use it.