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LAS14

(14,989 posts) Thu Apr 25, 2019, 07:06 PM Apr 2019

Need a resource to explain 'the cloud.' [View all]

I've got One Drive in my file explorer. One kid uses Google docs. Another kid uses something else (I forget), or she gets to Google docs by a completely different pathway. I understand the file structure on my hard drive. I'd like to understand the structure of "the cloud," and which pieces of software get me to which locations. Is there a simple tutorial somewhere? I'm so confused...

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Need a resource to explain 'the cloud.' [View all] LAS14 Apr 2019 OP

you can try this quickesst Apr 2019 #1

Thanks so much! One of these has got to be the ticket. nt LAS14 Apr 2019 #2

from doing a brake job on a specific car.... quickesst Apr 2019 #5

it's......someone else's computer Skittles Apr 2019 #3

Let me try to just explain it simply better Apr 2019 #4

Yeah, I got that the eseence is that the cloud is not-my-computer, but LAS14 Apr 2019 #6

Well first off... better Apr 2019 #8

Thanks. So... LAS14 Apr 2019 #10

On the logical level, at least, yes, I think that's a reasonable way to view it. better Apr 2019 #12

Super helpful. Thanks. So... LAS14 Apr 2019 #13

Well, you can create folders. Is that what you mean? (nt) better Apr 2019 #14

I was thinking more of the "location" that has all kinds of documents underneath it. LAS14 Apr 2019 #15

And, realize that anything stored on "the cloud" could end up in Russia, or China... CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #7

That's conditionally true. better Apr 2019 #9

One of the reasons I stay away from the cloud unless my kids force it on me. But... LAS14 Apr 2019 #11