Honestly, DropBox has got to be one of the best services I have ever come across, and if you don’t have DropBox account by the end of this article, I will be shocked. DropBox’s service offering is incredibly straight forward and simple. It is a file sharing and back-up program and system that allows you to sync the personal files you choose across Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
Here is the premise, you set up two or more computers with DropBox (a simple software install), and start saving files, photos, folders etc. to a specific directory (named “My DropBox” if you follow the default naming conventions) on one computer and within seconds, those files or folders magically appears within the DropBox folder on the other computer(s). Not only can you configure as many computers (within reason) as you want to have this folder backup and syncing, you are also given 2 GB of space for free to do it with. There are upgrades available for larger storage space (a tempting idea) – Pro 50 which is 50 GBs for $9.99/mo and Pro 100 which is 100 GBs for $19.99/mo.
You can always keep track of your usage online or within your computer.
If your computer is not connected to the internet, you can still fully take advantage of the DropBox functionality. Simply save your file to the My DropBox directory and the next time you are connected to the internet, your files are seamlessly uploaded and synced to other connected computers. And you can visually see what files have been synced and which ones have not. Below is a file waiting to be synced:
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