Windows Live Taskforce

Please allow permanent direct URLs to files on SkyDrive

Submitted by Tim Acheson on November 2, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: At present the direct or download URL to a file on SkyDrive changes regularly. This is arguably a bug. It is widely considered best practice for any URL provided to the public to be maintained.

Apparently, SkyDrive is not meant to be used (more...)

Solution: Stop changing direct or download URLs to files on SkyDrive.

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

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Please provide a URL-shortening feature

Submitted by Tim Acheson on November 2, 2009 to Usability

Problem: Feature request: URL-shortener

When sharing URLs on social media websites, e.g. on Twitter, the majority of people minify the URL, e.g. with bit.ly.

Microsoft websites, such as Windows Live and Bing, and all users, could (more...)

Solution: Microsoft should launch its own URL-shrinking service. It should use a HTTP 301 "Permanently Moved" redirect.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

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Please add the ability to move and copy whole folders

Submitted by Tim Acheson on November 2, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Moving or copying every individual file within a folder is very inconvenient. With larger numbers of files, the time needed to do this manually is prohibitive. Yet at present this is the only way to move or copy a whole folder.

Solution: Add "move" and "copy" to the options for managing a folder. These options already exist for individual files.

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed