The company has officially rebranded its cloud-based storage service

Feb 19, 2014 08:15 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has officially relaunched its cloud-based storage service SkyDrive as OneDrive in order to settle trademark disputes that recently took place in the United Kingdom.

The company is offering not only 7 GB of free space when you sign up, but is also giving away an additional 3 GB free of charge when you activate camera roll backup to save photos automatically.

At the same time, customers who refer friends can now receive up to 5 GB for each friend who accepts an invitation, the company said. OneDrive will be available on the web, straight from your browser, but also on the latest versions of Windows, WIndows Phone, Office, and Xbox.

“The deep integration with so many of the products you already use means you never have to worry about manually saving your photos and videos. And no more trying to sort out what video format to use—it just works,” Microsoft said.

“Plus, Start screen integration with Windows 8.1, and even Xbox slide shows, means there are countless ways your favorite photos and those photos shared with you come to life. And with OneDrive, you can share photos or videos directly to Facebook or via email with one click. You can even record and share gameplay from your Xbox One.”

Another great thing about today’s rollout is a limited-time offer that includes 100 GB of free storage for 1 year for 100,000 people.

“To celebrate the official launch of OneDrive, today we will also give 100,000 people 100 GB of free storage for 1 year. That’s 10 PB of free storage—enough storage space for a photo of everyone on the planet. If you want to be one of those 100,000, keep an eye on @OneDrive for clues,” Chris Jones, corporate vice president, Windows Services, said in a statement released today.