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Microsoft’s Windows Live Sync Gets More Storage, New Name

Microsoft has decided that Windows Live Sync, its cloud-syncing service, will receive a name change—actually, make that a name reversion—to Windows Live Mesh. In addition, the service will now offer 5GB of free cloud-storage space, up from 2GB, and the ability to sync hidden files. >>Click here to read the rest of the story.

Aug 30, 2010
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Microsoft has decided that Windows Live Sync, its cloud-syncing service, will receive a name change—actually, make that a name reversion—to Windows Live Mesh. In addition, the service will now offer 5GB of free cloud-storage space, up from 2GB, and the ability to sync hidden files.

>>Click here to read the rest of the story.

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