
<p>Microsoft has ousted the internet from cloud-based storage, updating SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 with the one-step ability to make folders and files available offline across all devices.</p><p>SkyDrive - which debuted in 2007 as Windows Live Folders - is a file-hosting service from Microsoft that allows users to upload and sync files to the cloud and then access them from a Web browser or their local device.</p><p>With today's update to the service in Windows 8.1, users can now make their cloud-stored content available for offline usage. Just pick a file or folder and hit the "Make offline" button. According to the official Windows blog, all file edits will sync. SkyDrive will even fade-out the files not available for offline access.</p><p>Read:Windows 8.1 release date and what you need to know to get ready</p><p><a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/122501-microsoft-updates-skydrive-in-windows-8-1-with-offline-access-to-files">Keep reading...</a></p>