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pCloud Drive is a desktop application that creates a secure virtual drive on your computer, which you can use to easily store, access and work with your files in the cloud.
To add files and folders to your pCloud Drive and be sure that they are safely stored in the cloud and available on all of your devices, you can either drag and drop your data into your virtual drive or copy it to pCloud Drive.
Important note: We strongly advise against cutting and pasting your files, in order to upload them to pCloud Drive. Drag&Drop, or copy & pasting your files is appropriate for small amounts of data. It is not recommended for large files or large volumes of files.
If you'd like to upload a large amount of data, or a large file, we recommend adding it for synchronization, and only after the file has been uploaded successfully - stopping the sync.
pCloud Drive provides a number of additional functionalities, such as integrated file sharing and synchronization through your computer. The app significantly eases your work upon performing file operations in the cloud, because with pCloud Drive you can work with your files using any software on your computer.
To add files and folders to your pCloud Drive and be sure that they are safely stored in the cloud and available on all of your devices, you can either drag and drop your data into your virtual drive or copy it to pCloud Drive.
Important note: We strongly advise against cutting and pasting your files, in order to upload them to pCloud Drive. Drag&Drop, or copy & pasting your files is appropriate for small amounts of data. It is not recommended for large files or large volumes of files.
If you'd like to upload a large amount of data, or a large file, we recommend adding it for synchronization, and only after the file has been uploaded successfully - stopping the sync.
pCloud Drive provides a number of additional functionalities, such as integrated file sharing and synchronization through your computer. The app significantly eases your work upon performing file operations in the cloud, because with pCloud Drive you can work with your files using any software on your computer.