DropBox
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Introduction
With Dropbox, you can put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you've installed Dropbox on.
How Dropbox Can Help You
With Dropbox, your files are always in sync. Let's say you're editing a document at home. As soon as you click 'Save', Dropbox will sync this same file to all your other computers (and now your mobile devices!) instantly and automatically. It's as if you saved the document to all of your computers. This gives you the freedom to work on any of your computers and always have the files you need.
Dropbox lets you share files easily. You can easily share entire folders or photo albums with Dropbox. Simply put the folders you want to share in your Dropbox, and invite people to them. You can also send people links to specific files within your Dropbox. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects.
With Dropbox, online backup is automatic. Any file you put into your Dropbox folder is automatically backed up to our servers. Even if your computer has a melt-down, your files are safe on Dropbox and can be restored at any time. While our free 2GB account is perfect for backing up your documents, we offer larger accounts (up to 100GB) for backing up your music and video collections.
Dropbox lets you go back in time to undelete or undo changes to files. Every time you save a file in Dropbox, Dropbox syncs it to our secure servers. Dropbox keeps a history of every change you make so that you can undo any mistakes and even undelete files. By default, we keep 30 days of history for all your files. We also have an unlimited undo option called "Pack-rat".
Why Dropbox Is Better
Dropbox replaces emailing file attachments, using USB drives between computers, renaming file to keep a history of previous versions, complicated backup software, and more!
Specific Features
Sync Files
• 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available to paying customers. • Sync files of any size or type. • Sync Windows, Mac and Linux computers. • Automatically syncs when new files or changes are detected. • Work on files in your Dropbox even if you're offline. Your changes sync once your computer has an Internet connection again. • Dropbox transfers will correctly resume where they left off if the connection drops. • Efficient sync - only the pieces of a file that changed (not the whole file) are synced. This saves you time. • Doesn't hog your Internet connection. You can manually set bandwidth limits.
File Sharing
• Shared folders allow several people to collaborate on a set of files. • You can see other people's changes instantly. • A "Public" folder that lets you link directly to files in your Dropbox. • Control who is able to access shared folders (including ability to kick people out and remove the shared files from their computers). • Automatically create shareable online photo galleries from folders of photos in your Dropbox.
Online Backup
• Automatic backup of your files. • Undelete files and folders. • Restore previous versions of your files. • 30 days of undo history, with unlimited undo available as a paid option.
Web Access
• Manipulate files as you would on your desktop - add, edit, delete, rename etc. • Search your entire Dropbox for files. • A "Recent Events" feed that shows you a summary of activity in your Dropbox. • Create shared folders and invite people to them. • Recover previous versions of any file or undelete deleted files. • View photo galleries created automatically from photos in your Dropbox.
Security & Privacy
• Shared folders are viewable only by people you invite. • All transmission of file data and metadata occurs over an encrypted channel (SSL). • All files stored on Dropbox servers are encrypted (AES-256) and are inaccessible without your account password. • Dropbox website and client software have been hardened against attacks from hackers. • Dropbox employees are not able to view any user's files. • Online access to your files requires your username and password. • Public files are only viewable by people who have a link to the file(s). Public folders are not browsable or searchable.
Mobile Device Access • Access your Dropbox on the go. • View files from within the application. • Download files for offline viewing. • Take photos and videos and sync them to your Dropbox. • Share links to files in your Dropbox. • Export your files to other applications. • Sync downloaded files so they're up-to-date.
See Also
www.getdropbox.com