<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
FolderShare	I-Protocol
,	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
free-to-use	O
Internet-based	O
file	B-Application
synchronization	I-Application
application	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
between	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
computers	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
v	O
.	O
10.5	O
Leopard	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
Intel	O
processors	O
only	O
)	O
computers	O
or	O
the	O
Web	O
via	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
also	O
enabled	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	I-Application
suite	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
this	O
application	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
application	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
and	O
later	O
OneDrive	B-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8/8.1/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
that	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
bought	O
FolderShare	B-Protocol
from	O
ByteTaxi	O
Inc	O
.	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
range	O
of	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
user	O
visible	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
then	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
FolderShare	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
comprised	O
a	O
rewrite	O
of	O
the	O
FolderShare	B-Protocol
website	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
FolderShare	I-Protocol
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
discussion	O
groups	O
and	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Search	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
client	O
had	O
some	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
branding	O
updates	O
and	O
contained	O
several	O
bug	O
fixes	O
-	O
including	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
rebrand	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
FolderShare	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
client	O
and	O
service	O
had	O
undergone	O
extensive	O
platform	O
changes	O
,	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
LAMP	B-Application
which	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
built	O
on	O
when	O
acquired	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
release	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
FolderShare	I-Protocol
was	O
again	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
UI	O
improvements	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
release	O
,	O
integrating	O
it	O
with	O
other	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	B-Library
services	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
FolderShare	B-Protocol
included	O
increased	O
limit	O
of	O
sync	O
folders	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
ID	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Recycle	O
Bin	O
,	O
unicode	O
support	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Toolbar	I-Application
to	O
sync	O
photo	O
albums	O
and	O
favorites	O
between	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
Wave	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
technology	O
preview	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
data	B-General_Concept
synchronization	I-General_Concept
system	O
that	O
allowed	O
files	O
,	O
folders	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
and	O
synchronized	O
across	O
multiple	O
personal	O
devices	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
GB	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
was	O
based	O
on	O
FeedSync	O
technologies	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
in	O
each	O
device	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
across	O
all	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
software	O
,	O
called	O
Mesh	O
Operating	O
Environment	O
(	O
MOE	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
also	O
included	O
a	O
cloud	O
storage	O
component	O
,	O
called	O
Live	O
Desktop	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
storage	O
service	O
that	O
allows	O
synchronized	O
folders	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
also	O
provided	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
called	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
remotely	O
connect	O
to	O
and	O
manage	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
synchronization	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
devices	O
from	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
application	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
any	O
other	O
internet	O
connected	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
also	O
included	O
a	O
developer	O
component	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
protocols	O
and	O
Application	B-Application
Programming	I-Application
Interfaces	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
known	O
as	O
Live	B-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
(	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
briefly	O
known	O
as	O
MeshFX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
REST-based	O
API	B-Application
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
services	O
over	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
.	I-Protocol
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
also	O
provided	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
managed	O
code	O
(	O
including	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Silverlight	I-Application
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Win32	B-Library
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
via	O
a	O
developer	O
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Mesh	O
Operating	O
Environment	O
(	O
MOE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
sharing	O
folders	O
,	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
APIs	B-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
share	O
any	O
data	O
item	O
between	O
devices	O
that	O
recognize	O
the	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-Application
encapsulated	O
the	O
data	O
into	O
a	O
Mesh	O
Object	O
—	O
the	O
native	O
synchronization	O
unit	O
of	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
—	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
tracked	O
for	O
changes	O
and	O
synchronized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mesh	O
Object	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Data	O
Feeds	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
represented	O
in	O
Atom	B-Application
,	O
RSS	O
,	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
or	O
Plain	B-Language
Old	I-Language
XML	I-Language
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MOE	O
software	O
also	O
created	O
Mesh	O
Objects	O
for	O
each	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
folder	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
APIs	B-Application
were	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
being	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Library
Live	I-Library
Messenger	I-Library
Connect	I-Library
in	O
the	O
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
beta	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
version	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
initially	O
branded	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
which	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
both	O
FolderShare	B-Protocol
and	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
featured	O
increased	O
limit	O
of	O
sync	O
folders	O
and	O
files	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
sync	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
SkyDrive	I-Application
synced	O
storage	O
,	O
addition	O
of	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
's	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
via	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
sync	O
application	O
settings	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
separate	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
and	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
any	O
previous	O
synchronisation	O
relationships	O
were	O
not	O
retained	O
when	O
being	O
upgraded	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
and	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Sync	I-Protocol
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
Desktop	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
service	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
was	O
subsequently	O
updated	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
officially	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
its	O
cloud-based	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
synced	O
storage	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
5	O
GB	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
2011	O
(	O
Wave	O
4	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
that	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
superseded	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
desktop	O
application	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
cloud	O
storage	O
portion	O
for	O
the	O
application	O
will	O
utilize	O
the	O
full	O
7	O
GB	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
storage	O
(	O
or	O
more	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
purchased	O
additional	O
storage	O
)	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
limited	O
5	O
GB	O
"	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
synced	O
storage	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
desktop	O
application	O
will	O
not	O
support	O
direct	O
PC-to-PC	O
synchronization	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
utilize	O
the	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
cloud	O
storage	O
for	O
synchronization	O
between	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
desktop	O
application	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
upgrades	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
feature	O
from	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
remote	O
computer	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
transferred	O
to	O
Skydrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
directed	O
to	O
use	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
from	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
computer	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
to	O
"	O
OneDrive	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
