Managing Your Computer, Email, Cloud Storage

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No Internet On Your Computer?

Use your mobile device, smartphone.

But...turn OFF the Wifi on your mobile device (iOS pull down from the top right corner to reveal the Control Center and tap the Blue "fan")

You can use your mobile device as a Hotspot and share the cellular internet connectivity with other devices, i.e. iPad, computer, laptop ... (look in settings to turn it on and for information on how to connect)

Storage on your computer keep at least 20%of  free space for optimal performance

Macintosh - Go to Apple Menu-> Settings->Search for Storage->Click Storage to see a bar graph for the total and used storage (for external devices, Click the finder, click the Go menu, choose Utilities, open Disk Utility)

Windows - Click the windows 4 squares -> type in Storage -> click Storage Settings (for external devices choose Storage on other devices)

Storage Varies Based on the Service, i.e. Email, Cloud Storage, etc.

Cloud storage is monetized, you are limited in the amount of Free storage you get

Yahoo & Aol Mail you're okay you get 1TB = 1000GB free storage

Gmail & Hotmail you have 15GB of free storage

Gmail to check your storage, Click the gear/cog on the top right -> Choose all Settings -> Click General -> scroll to the bottom to see your total used storage

Hotmail or Outlook users if you subscribe to Microsoft 365 for use of Word, Excel... you have increased mail storage and don't need to worry.

Cloud Storage

Other storage iCloud (WARNING! do not click emails or an ad that says your storage is full) Check your account, Go to Settings -> Tap your Name-> Tap iCloud to see a bar graph displaying your total and used storage

Dropbox, box, Microsoft One Drive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud all cloud storage services that come with free limited storage and you can pay for more. You have ample storage on your computer. All Fee Based, to find out what you have check your bill

The benefit of cloud storage is that it's not on your hard drive so...it's backed up elsewhere on the internet, and it's easy to share with others.

If you use cloud storage, most services have software you can install that automatically sync/backup your files

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