Yandex Disk is a service that stores files on Yandex servers. Here users will be able to exchange links with anyone. The cloud service is built on the principle of synchronization that occurs on devices. When working on any device, changes are automatically reflected on the rest. This is why many are interested in how to install Yandex Disk on a computer.
What can the server do?
The main capabilities of the server are:
- after registration, you receive 8GB of space, as well as the necessary settings
- the ability to open access to files for friends
- accessibility - if the device breaks down, you can access files anywhere there is an Internet connection
- file synchronization process
- convenience - working with the service is no different from the process of working with other folders
How to properly install Yandex Disk on your computer?
Previously, this service could only be used after an invitation from a registered user. Now the service has become free.
To install and start using Yandex Disk, you must perform certain steps.
- The site opens on any browser and you log in to your account.
- After getting into the window with mail at the top, click on the “Disk” link.
- There you will have to go through three steps to get 10GB of free space. Then you need to click on the installation link, and the application will begin downloading to your device.
- Once the download is complete, you will have to click on the downloaded file, and in the security window, start Launch.
- After the disk installation is complete, you can install Yandex elements for the browser. After leaving there, click on the word “ready”.
- In the window called “Getting to know Yandex Disk” you can familiarize yourself with the services of the service.
- Yandex Disk can be found in Explorer and the start menu.
- You can upload files if you move the folder to Yandex Disk and wait until the upload is complete. A blue light will appear next to the icon while copying is in progress. Gaining access will be possible after the green signal lights up.
- To exchange files with other users, right-click on the file and select the option to copy the public link.
- To log in to Yandex Disk you have to enter a login with a password.
- If the connection to the disk is successfully completed, a message indicating the end of synchronization will appear.
- The Yandex Disk folder then appears on the desktop.
- The shortcut opens by double-clicking, and there you can see the presence of several folders, and to add new ones there, they are simply copied there. The files from this folder are located not on the computer, but on the Yandex server. That is why access to the folder becomes free from any other device. When adding new files they give 2 GB of memory. Getting an additional 3 GB of memory is worth sharing with friends on social networks.
After registering and creating Yandex Disk, you can customize it at your discretion. Let's look at the basic settings of the program.
Setting up Yandex Disk is called by right-clicking on the program icon in the tray. Here we see a list of recently synced files and a small gear in the lower right corner. That's what we need. Click and find the item in the drop-down context menu "Settings".
On this tab, you configure the program to launch when you log in, and enable the ability to receive news from Yandex Disk. The program folder location can also be changed.
If you are actively working with Disk, that is, you constantly access the service and perform some actions, then it is better to enable autoloading - it saves time.
Changing the location of the folder, according to the author, does not make much sense, unless you want to free up space on the system drive, and that is where the folder lies. You can transfer data to any place, even to a flash drive, however, in this case, when you disconnect the drive from the computer, the Disk will stop working.
And one more nuance: you will need to ensure that the drive letter when connecting the flash drive matches that specified in the settings, otherwise the program will not find the path to the folder.
It’s difficult to say anything about the news from Yandex Disk, since during the entire period of use, not a single news arrived.
Account
This is more of an informational tab. Here you can find your Yandex account login, information about volume consumption, and a button to disconnect your computer from Disk.
The button performs the function of exiting Yandex Disk. If you click again, you will have to re-enter your login and password. This can be convenient if there is a need to connect to another account.
Synchronization
All folders that are in the Disk directory are synchronized with the storage, that is, all files that fall into the directory or subfolders are automatically uploaded to the server.
Synchronization can be disabled for individual folders, but in this case the folder will be deleted from the computer and will remain only in the cloud. It will also be visible in the settings menu.
Yandex Disk allows you to automatically import photos from a camera connected to your computer. In this case, the program remembers the settings profiles, and the next time you connect you will not have to configure anything.
Button "Forget devices" disconnects all cameras from the computer.
Screenshots
On this tab, you configure hotkeys for calling various functions, the type of name and file format.
The program allows you to use a standard key to take screenshots of the entire screen Prt Scr, but to shoot a specific area you will have to call up the screenshot via a shortcut. This is very inconvenient if you need to take a screenshot of part of a window maximized to full screen (a browser, for example). This is where hotkeys come to the rescue.
You can choose any combination, the main thing is that these combinations are not occupied by the system.
Proxy
You could write a whole treatise about these settings, so we’ll limit ourselves to a short explanation.
Proxy server is a server through which client requests go to the network. It is a kind of screen between the local computer and the Internet. Such servers perform various functions - from encrypting traffic to protecting the client PC from attacks.
In any case, if you use a proxy and know why you need it, then configure everything yourself. If not, then it is not needed.
Additionally
This tab configures automatic installation of updates, connection speed, sending error messages and notifications about shared folders.
Everything is clear here, I’ll only tell you about setting the speed.
Yandex Disk, when synchronizing, downloads files into several streams, occupying a fairly large part of the Internet channel. If there is a need to limit the program's appetite, then you can check this box.
Now we know where the Yandex Disk settings are and what they change in the program. You can start working.
Yandex disk is one of the services from Yandex, and its main feature is cloud data storage. That is, the ability to store some files (programs, documents, music, etc.) both on our computer and simultaneously in the “cloud,” that is, on Yandex servers.
This is a very convenient feature, especially when you work on a laptop or computer. Or you use a PC at work. You no longer have to constantly copy the necessary files to a flash drive, or . We simply use the Yandex disk folder on the computer and all files are copied to the “cloud” via the Internet. In order to access these files on another computer or even phone, it will be enough to enter your password and login on the site, or install a special program.
You can also easily share your files with other people by providing them with a personalized download link. In a word, let's look at the Yandex disk registration process and the basics of work.
To begin with, it’s worth saying that if you have already managed to create mail, for example, then you can safely skip this step. Since having one Yandex account, you can use it in absolutely all services.
And we will continue.
To go through the process registration in Yandex Disk All you need to do is enter a minimum amount of your data, come up with a username and password. All this at: https://passport.yandex.ru/registration?mode=register. By pressing the yellow button " Register» our account will be created.
Now in the same browser we open the Yandex Disk website. Here is the link: https://disk.yandex.ru/client/disk. And we are welcomed here and immediately offered download Yandex Disk- a program with which we can easily manage our files. Click the button at the bottom of the window “ Download Disk for Windows».
Now you need install Yandex Disk. The process is easy. Just run the downloaded file.
And we wait until the necessary files are downloaded from the official website.
After that, uncheck the boxes so as not to change or install anything unnecessary, and then click the “Finish” button.
The installation of Yandex Disk is complete and in literally 5 steps we are introduced to the capabilities of the program:
1. The ability to store data, work with it on any device, and exchange it with friends.
2. You can launch Yandex Disk using the icon in the Notification Area.
3. Transfer files to the Disk folder and, after waiting for downloading, access them from any device (laptop, PC, smartphone, tablet).
4. You can share files simply by copying the link by right-clicking on the file.
5. We are also reminded that there are applications for smartphones.
The first thing after installing the program is to launch it and enter your Yandex username and password.
And on the “Basic” tab, change the folder where the files will be stored. By default, the system drive is selected there, which is not very good. We indicate some folder on another drive, for example, (D:).
Everything is fine. Now try to open this folder (which you specified to Yandex disk in the settings) and place in it the files that you would like to access from other computers, laptops, and smartphones. This is what it looks like for me.
By the way, a green checkmark at the bottom of the folder means that the file was successfully uploaded to the server.
And further. You can open the Yandex disk folder in a very quick way. To do this, just go to Computer and find the Yandex.Disk icon under the disks.
You open it and see your files there. You can place new ones there and remove old ones if necessary. This way you can manage these files on your computer. Any changes made (deleting, editing, adding a new one) are immediately applied on the Yandex server.
If you now open Yandex Disk via or any other: https://disk.yandex.ru/client/disk, you will see your files there.
Here you can also work with them (open, delete, download new ones). This is the easiest way to work with your files from someone else's computer. Went to Yandex disk website, entered your username and password, completed the required work and clicked the Logout button. The changes will be saved, and when we return home and turn on our PC, the latest changes will be synchronized via the Internet.
By the way, the latest versions of Drive have added the function of saving screenshots. If you use your computer from time to time, then perhaps this function will be interesting to you. Pay attention to the desktop. There is an additional shortcut " Screenshots in Yandex.Disk».
This is an additional utility for Disk, by running which we can take screenshots: of the entire screen, of a selected area, of the active window. Everything is your choice.
Later, after taking a screenshot, you can edit it and save on Yandex Disk, and it’s natural to share a link to this file if you need to share it on the Internet with friends or acquaintances.
I will conclude here, and if some point is still not clear to you, then please ask questions in the comments - I will help as best I can.
The classic Yandex.Disk program allows you to work with Disk files on your computer and automatically synchronizes all changes with Disk via the Internet.
Limitation. The Yandex.Disk program can be installed on the following operating systems:
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Windows 8 (classic interface);
Download the program on the page. When the file starts downloading, the page will display startup instructions.
After installation, the program icon will appear in the Windows tray (notification area).
The Yandex.Disk program will prompt you to enter the login and password of your Yandex account. While you are not logged in, an exclamation mark is displayed on the tray icon.
If you are not yet registered on Yandex, follow the link Register and register. Then enter your username and password in the program.
Attention. If you use or have previously used two-factor authentication, to authorize in the Yandex.Disk program you need a one-time password generated by the Yandex.Key mobile application.
Selecting a Drive folder location
The Yandex.Disk program automatically creates a folder in which a copy of your Disk will be stored. You can configure its location on your computer immediately after installing the program. To do this, click the button Set folder location→ Edit and select the desired folder.
Note. If there is not enough space on your computer for the entire Yandex.Disk folder, the program will warn you about this. You can set up selective synchronization or select a different folder for Drive files.
If you skipped this step, you can configure the folder location in another way:
Working with files and folders
To upload files to Disk, just copy or move them to the Yandex.Disk folder. For example, open a folder in Explorer (click the icon in the program menu) and drag the necessary files into it. After synchronization, the moved files will appear on the server. You can open the Drive page and make sure that all files have been successfully downloaded.
Files that you delete from the Yandex.Disk folder will be moved to the Trash on the server. These files are stored in the Recycle Bin for 30 days, after which they are automatically deleted from the server. Files deleted from the server cannot be recovered.
Note. Files moved to the Recycle Bin continue to take up space on your Disk. If you don't have enough space, empty your Trash.
To empty the Recycle Bin on Disk, open the Yandex.Disk folder, right-click on the Recycle Bin and select the item from the menu Yandex.Disk: Empty Trash.
Right-click on the desired file or folder. In the menu that appears, select Yandex.Disk → Copy public link if it's a folder, or Yandex.Disk: Copy public link if this is a file.
Click the Drive icon in the tray (notification area).
Share folder
Open the Yandex.Disk folder and right-click on the desired folder. In the menu that appears, select Yandex.Disk: Set up sharing.
The program will open the access settings page in your browser. On this page, you can select the people you want to share access with and define their permissions.
Automatically upload photos and videos to Drive
You can automatically upload all your photo and video files to Drive from any electronic media (camera, smartphone, memory card, etc.) and store them in the “Camera” folder or in any other folder on Drive.
Uploading files
Connect the device to your computer and wait for the startup prompt to appear:
To begin the process of uploading photo and video files to Drive, click the Upload button. Leave the checkbox checked <название устройства> so that the next time you connect, downloading from this device will always start automatically, without prompting.
All photo and video files found on your device will be downloaded to the automatically created Camera folder by default. All files in the folder will be renamed according to the date and time they were created (shot). You can manage your photos on your computer or on the service page in image viewing mode.
If during boot the device was disconnected from the computer and the option was enabled Always download photos and videos from<название устройства> , when the connection is restored, the download will continue automatically. If the option has been disabled, a dialog box will open asking you to start up.
To stop auto-downloading photo and video files from your device, click the Not Now button. In the dialog box that opens, you can perform this action only for the current connection or enable the option Never download from this device. In this case, the next time you connect this device, the startup prompt dialog box will not appear.
Note. Auto-upload of photo and video files will work even if you are disconnected from the network. When the Internet connection is restored, the Camera folder will begin synchronizing with the server.
Disabling startup
To disable auto-download of photo and video files for all devices, follow these steps:
If you want to change the startup decision from a device that you previously connected to your computer, check that the option Offer auto-upload of photos and videos on and press the button Forget devices. The next time you connect to such a device, a dialog box will open asking you to start up.
There is not enough space on your computer for the entire Yandex.Disk folder. What to do?
To save space on your computer, you can disable synchronization of one or more folders with the Yandex.Disk server.
You can set up selective synchronization when you first start the program, so as not to download all folders to your computer.
Disable folder synchronization
Attention. Synchronization of a folder cannot be disabled until all files in it are synchronized (the folder is marked with the icon).
To turn off folder synchronization, follow these steps:
Folder synchronization can also be disabled via the context menu. Open the Yandex.Disk folder and right-click on the desired folder. In the menu that appears, select Yandex.Disk → Disable folder synchronization:
Uploading files to a folder with sync disabled
If you have disabled folder synchronization, you can upload files to it in the Yandex.Disk settings window. To do this, go to the Synchronization tab and drag files to the name of the desired folder.
Good day everyone! Today we are talking about a very convenient service that I have been using in my work for a long time - Yandex Disk. What kind of “beast” is this? - you might ask. I will talk about this in detail in the article below. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments, we will figure it out and look for answers! In the meantime, let's get acquainted with one of the most convenient file storages from the developers of the popular Russian search engine Yandex.
1. Yandex Disk: what is it
Yandex.Disk is a popular cloud storage that allows users to store various information (photos, videos, audio, texts and other files) in the so-called “cloud”, i.e. on a server on the network. Data stored on Yandex.Disk can be shared with other users, as well as accessed from various devices - other computers, tablets and smartphones. The basic version of Yandex.Disk is completely free and available to everyone. I remember that in 2012, registration was by invitation only, and I used an alternative service - Dropbox. But now I have completely switched to Yandex Disk Cloud. After all, free, and even accessible from everywhere, 10 GB is never superfluous.
2. Yandex Disk: how to use - step-by-step instructions
So, I convinced you, and you decided to install Yandex Disk on your computer. Now let’s take a closer look at how to use Yandex Cloud (also called Yandex.Disk, since it is a cloud data storage).
2.1. How to create Yandex Disk (registration in Yandex Cloud)
In order to start using Yandex.Disk, you need register and create a mailbox from Yandex(if you already have one, go straight to the second point).
4. Installing Yandex.Disk on a smartphone. Free apps are available for iOS and Android, so you can easily download them from the App Store and Google Play. The application for iOS does not have a very high rating, there are some shortcomings, all of which can be seen in the reviews.
2.3. Yandex Disk: how much free space?
Immediately after registering and installing Yandex.Disk, you can access 10 free GB of space in the Cloud. This is quite enough for a start; it lasted me about six months. What to do if there is not enough space?
- Additional free 10 GB for inviting friends. You can get 512 MB of free cloud space for each friend you invite. Go here - https://disk.yandex.ru/invites and you will see your referral link, which you need to copy and send to your friends. After each user registers using your link, you will receive additional disk space, and the invited friend will receive an additional 1 GB.
- Additional up to 250 GB as a gift from Yandex partners. Various promotions are regularly held that will allow you to get additional gigabytes of free space. You can track current promotions on this page.
And of course, as you can expect from Yandex, additional space can be purchased. However, the pleasure does not come cheap:
If you need a lot of space in the Cloud, but don’t want to pay, you can create several mailboxes and create Yandex.Disk for each of them.
2.3. Login to Yandex Disk
Registration has been completed, the available space has been sorted out, the question arises - ?
You can view downloaded files in several ways:
1. Open the Yandex.Disk folder shortcut on the Desktop, if you did not delete it after installation.
2. Open Yandex.Disk in the My Computer folder.
3. Click on the Yandex.Disk icon in the taskbar, located in the far right corner of the screen.
4. Log in to your Yandex mail through any browser and at the top there will be a link to the Cloud:
6. Go to the Yandex main page while logged in to your email. In the upper right corner there will be a link to Yandex.Disk:
2.4. How to upload files to Yandex Disk - 7 easy ways
Let us now consider the most important point, because of which we took all these actions -. Again, there are several ways to do this:
1. Via context menu. Select the file that needs to be uploaded to the Cloud, right-click on it and select the item: “Yandex.Disk: Copy public link”:
2. Copy the file to the Yandex.Disk folder(I wrote above how to enter it). By default, this folder is synchronized automatically, so when you copy there, all files will be immediately added to your Disk.
3. Upload files via mobile app iOS or Android. I can consider this method in a separate article, if you leave such a wish in the comments.
4. Upload a file to the Cloud via browser. To do this, simply drag and drop the selected files into a browser window with Yandex.Disk open:
5. Copying other people's files. If someone shared with you a link to a file that is stored on Yandex.Disk, you can easily save it to your Cloud. To do this, you need to follow the sent link like https://yadi.sk/*** and click on the “Save to Yandex.Disk” button on the right.
. You can upload photos from various social networks to Yandex Disk in almost one click. To do this, go to it through a browser, select “Photos from networks” in the left column and log in to the desired social network. At the time of writing, uploading photos from VK, Instagram, Odnoklassniki, FB, Mail and Google+ is relevant.
. If you install the browser extension, you will be able to save photos to your Yandex.Disk directly from the sites you visit and immediately share the link with friends.
They also often ask - how to upload a folder to Yandex Disk. The principle is the same as stated above in the files section. But there is one more additional advantage - the folder can be assigned to Shared access. This way, other users to whom you grant access rights will be able to view and download files in this folder, as well as upload their own files there.
How to upload a video to Yandex Disk?– is also a very popular question from Cloud users. This is due to the fact that video files are usually large, and many people worry that they simply won’t “fit” and cannot be stored there. This is not true, video files, just like photos, can be uploaded and stored on Yandex.Disk.
2.5. Yandex Disk: how to transfer files to another user
You can also remove access to the file by clicking the mouse and switching it to the OFF position.
If for some reason you need to remove Yandex.Disk from your computer, then you should do the same as with a regular application - use standard operating system tools.
Let's move on: Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features
In the window that appears, select Yandex.Disk (usually it is the last one in the list) and click the “Delete” button. The downloaded files will remain in your account; only the application will be deleted from your computer.
32-bit Windows XP Service Pack 3 (from version 0.8, support for Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 is included);
64-bit Windows XP Service Pack 2 (from version 0.8, support for Service Pack 1 is included);