GByOBRRLZG Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hi, I have about 50GB of family photos that I would like to have on a Surface 2 if I buy a one. I won't have the PC for very long and all of these photos are on skydrive. For those who have a Surface RT, should I buy a 64GB Surface 2 or a sdcard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hi, I have about 50GB of family photos that I would like to have on a Surface 2 if I buy a one. I won't have the PC for very long and all of these photos are on skydrive. For those who have a Surface RT, should I buy a 64GB Surface 2 or a sdcard? The 64GB will only give you 45-50GB of available space for apps and storage. You should put them on a microSD card or just access them from Skydive. http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/storage-files-and-folders/surface-disk-space-faq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I vote SD card. I was worried about it myself and added a 64Gb SD card. Turns out, I rarely use the SD card because I have SkyDrive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GByOBRRLZG Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Will Surface 2 try to sync the skydrive folder to the local device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GByOBRRLZG Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 ok this video helped answer my question: http://www.oyetimes.com/technology/51819-11-days-to-windows-8-1-skydrive-turbocharged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfinter Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 My opinion is backup your photos to an external source (harddrive, flashdrive, microSD) and copy them to Skydrive. Let the Surface 2 use Skydrive and keep the photos off the Surfaces' memory. If you're wanting to use some of the photo's for backgrounds, copy those photos to the Surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I still vote for an SD card. You may be at a location where you can't get reliable WiFi access and still want to show someone a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Agreed, sync what you absolutely must have. Bring a couple of movies on a flight, etc. Otherwise, SkyDrive is your best friend. Go for a new keyboard too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GByOBRRLZG Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hi all, I went to the Microsoft store and picked up a surface 2 64GB. When I called the store they told me they were out of stock of the 64GB model. When I was there they also said they were out of stock, even after they "checked". However, after getting dinner I went back into the store to buy and they asked which model I wanted and they sold me the 64GB. Kinda weird. I had to get a purple type cover 2 from best buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctitanic Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 If all pictures are already in Skydrive so that's it! You don't need to do anything else but to enjoy them in your Surface 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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