Move from iDisk to SkyDrive

With SkyDrive for Mac OS X Lion, you can easily store any file in the SkyDrive folder in Finder. Your files will automatically be available on SkyDrive.com as well as on your iPhone, iPad, and Windows devices where you can view or manage your content and permissions.

Unlike iDisk, SkyDrive is more than just storage. SkyDrive also allows you to share files and collaborate with others on Office documents and projects simultaneously. Compare SkyDrive to other storage options and check out the extra benefits that come along with a SkyDrive account.

Ready to move your files from iDisk to SkyDrive?


First, get SkyDrive. Then: From a Mac Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Click MobileMe and be sure you are signed in to MobileMe. Click the iDisk icon in the sidebar of the Finder window: From the iDisk window, drag the files and folders you want to keep to your SkyDrive folder. From a Windows device Go to the Mobile Me webpage and sign in. Download your entire folder by selecting the folder and then clicking the download icon in the top toolbar. Be sure to save your files in the SkyDrive folder so you can access them from your devices or from the web.

First, get SkyDrive. Then:

From a Mac

Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Click MobileMe and be sure you are signed in to MobileMe.
Click the iDisk icon in the sidebar of the Finder window:
From the iDisk window, drag the files and folders you want to keep to your SkyDrive folder.

From a Windows device

Go to the Mobile Me webpage and sign in.
Download your entire folder by selecting the folder and then clicking the download icon in the top toolbar. Be sure to save your files in the SkyDrive folder so you can access them from your devices or from the web.