How to use dropbox

Drop box
Drop box is among the simplest,
most elegant file-synchronization tool
we've used. The premise behind Drop
box is it gives you access to your files
no matter what computer or device
you have at hand.

The service stores files with strong
encryption on multiple servers and
lets you get at your files quickly,
easily, and for the most part elegantly
from virtually any Internet-enabled
device.

Pricing
As a fermium service, Drop box offers a
few different pricing levels. First, there's
Drop box Basic, which gives you 2GB of
storage at no cost. You can earn more free
space through referrals (an additional
500MB per person, up to 16GB) and by
recommending the app through other
social methods, such as connecting your
Twitter account.

Second, if you need more space, you
can pay $9.99 per month for 100GB
(or $99 per year); $19.99 per month
for 200GB (or $199 per year); or
$49.99 per month for 500GB (or $499
per year). These paid plans are known
as Drop box Pro.

Finally, a tier for small businesses is also
available, called Drop box Teams, for
$795 per year, which provides 1 terabyte
of storage for five users, plus an
additional 200GB for every new user
added ($125 more per year per
additional person). Dropbox Team
account holders also get administrative
tools, telephone tech support, and
access to unlimited version history.

How to Get Dropbox
Dropbox is available as a download from the
company's website. Don't look too hard for it in
the Mac App Store because it's not there. The
iOS version is in Apple's mobile app market (as
it must be), and the Android and BlackBerry
apps are in their respective marketplaces, too.
When you download and install the client,
you'll have to sign into your Dropbox account
or create a new one.

Next, the program will create a new folder
on your computer called "Dropbox"; you
can choose where to install it, or let accept
the default location (you can always move
it later). A shortcut icon also appears (top
menu bar in Mac, system tray in Windows)
that lets you open your Dropbox folder
with just a double click. From this same
icon, you can also reach other preference
settings, such as the folder's location and
throttles on upload and download speeds.

Like its rival services, Dropbox stores
synchronized files in the cloud so they're
available on any machine where you've
installed Dropbox or that has an Internet
connection. Dropbox's storage preserves
copies of earlier versions of the files in My
Dropbox, so you always have the most
current copy on your computers. We like
that you can still access older versions (or
files you deleted or moved) with just an
Internet connection.

One attractive feature (also available
in SugarSync) is Dropbox's
bandwidth-saving ability to upload
and download only the parts of files
that change during revisions. We
made changes in a 125MB file and
found that Dropbox only needed to
transfer 2 to 3MB of data to update
the file. That's a decent bandwidth
savings.

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The mobile professional has myriad
devices on which files live (laptops,
desktops, phones, tablets), which makes
having a dependable syncing program a
must. Dropbox (Free, 4 stars) fills that role
nicely with a dedicated Android tablet
app that complements its desktop and
mobile phone products (it's also available
as as Android phone app).

Think of SocialFolders as Dropbox (Free, 4.0 stars) for
your social media files. The service places a dedicated
folder on your Mac or PC that you can use to share
files between your computer's desktop and Box,
Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Docs, Instagram,
Photobucket, Picasa, Smug, and Twitter—and even
between the sites themselves. SocialFolders (which is
available in both free and paid versions), is extremely
simple to set up and easy to use. SocialFolders is one
service that social media butterflies should consider
should they want to effortlessly move, photos, video,
and other files between their computers and social
sites. The major downside? The ability to both upload
or download content is tied to the social network
you'd like to use.

The mobile professional has myriad
devices on which files live, which makes
having a dependable syncing program a
must.Dropbox (Free, 4 stars) fills that role
nicely with an iPad app that complements
its desktop and mobile phone
products. Like those other versions of the
free file synchronization application,
Dropbox for iPad features a simple
interface, easy uploading, and swift
syncing across all accounts

Overall, it's an excellent, affordably priced
too (you can use it for free if you need
2GB of storage or less) for the business-
minded person on the go. You still can’t
move files between folders, but you can
upload multiple files at once and save to
sub-divisions—improvements that have
been added since we last looked at the
app. It’s more than worthy of an Editors’
Choice award.

For those of you who don't know,
Dropbox is a simple online virtual storage
utility that allows you to make your files
accessible from almost anywhere.
Designed for those who are tired of e-
mailing files to themselves and carrying
around flash drives, Dropbox looks to
revolutionize the way you store and share
files.

HERES how it works
After installation and connecting to the
server, the Dropbox interface is just like any
folder on your computer. You simply drag
and drop to move files around and any files
or folders that are uploaded to Dropbox will
immediately be synchronized within your
account. In addition Dropbox also keeps
track of every single change made to the
contents of your storage and any changes
are instantly updated to all computers linked
to the account.

What happens if I'm not on
any of my computers?
Absolutely no need to worry. Just get on
the Dropbox web interface and you will
be able to access your files from
anywhere in the world. The Dropbox web
interface also remembers all the changes
you make to your files and allows you to
restore to any previous versions of the
file. You can even un-delete files that you
may have accidentally erased.

Where Dropbox really shines
• is the way it allows you to share whatever you want
with other people. Every individual folder can be
shared with other people and every member of a
shared folder will be able to add, edit, and delete
the contents inside but will not be able to access
anything outside of that specific folder. This file
sharing system is perfect for team projects involving
music or video editing, computer and system
repairs, or for anything which needs collaboration
among its members. There is also a public folder
that allows you to share files with non-Dropbox
users through the use of a hyperlink.

If you are looking for an easy and
reliable way to share files amongst
friends, family, and coworkers then
take a look at what Dropbox has to
offer. Dropbox is free for Windows,
Mac, and Linux and you can have
share 2 GB of your files for free or
upgrade to Dropbox Pro for 50GB of
storage.

How to run multiple
Dropbox accounts Simultaneously
One of the most useful computer applications that
I’ve come across so far is Dropbox. There are
already countless articles about this automatic
folder backup and synchronization tool here in
Make Use Of, including many usage spin-
offs like: synchronizing research data and
triggering automatic downloads.
But if you are an avid Dropbox user, there might
be times when you wish you could run multiple
Dropbox accounts simultaneously

Command Line Galore
Tweaking Dropbox to enable multiple
instances requires meddling with Terminal
and a whole bunch of command lines. I’m
not a fan of command line myself, but I
can tell you that the following process is
not as “scary” as it sounds.
There are two steps that need to be
taken. The first step is setting up the
account.

1. Open Terminal
2. Type (or just copy and paste) this
command:

Hit enter and insert
the next command line:
HOME=$HOME/.dropbox-alt
/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Ma
cOS/Dropb

A new Dropbox icon will
appear in the menubar.

A Dropbox account setup window will
also pop up. Follow the setup steps.

At the last setup steptick the option to choose
your own location of Dropbox folder. Hit the
“Change” button to determine the location.

After the setup process complete, you can
close the terminal. Theoretically, the extra
Dropbox instances will also be closed, but
in my experiment it remained in the
menubar.
That’s the end of step 1. We’ll go to the
second step: creating the startup item for
the extra Dropbox instance.

Open the Terminal (again)
Paste in this command line
mkdir -p ~/wherever you
like/DropboxAltStarter.app/Contents/Mac
OS/
In place of “wherever you like” really does
mean anywhere on your hard drive that
you like, such as ~/Documents/.

Then open Text Edit and paste
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST
1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-
1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">

dict>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>DropboxAltStarter</string>
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Save the file as: “Info.plist” anywhere
(Please note that the <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-
//Apple//DTD PLIST
1.0//EN” and“http://www.apple.com/DTDs/Pr
opertyList-1.0.dtd”> above should be written
within one line of code – separated by a space,
but we need to break it down into two because
it couldn’t fit into the WP theme. So don’t
forget to enter it in one line).

Right click on the “Drop box
AltStarter” that you’ve created before
and choose “Show Package Contents”

Drag and drop the “Info.plist” file into
the folder “Contents” (the same level
as “MacOS” folder).

Create a new text file and paste
#!/bin/bash
HOME=/Users/$USER/.dropbox-alt
/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Ma
cOS/Dropbox

(Again,
the HOME=/Users/$USER/.dropbox-
alt and/Applications/Dropbox.app/Conte
nts/MacOS/Dropbox should be written in
one line of code separated by a space. You
know what to do.)
Then save the file as “DropboxAltStarter”
(sans quote). Don’t forget to uncheck the
“If no extension is provided, use “.txt””
box to prevent TextEdit from saving the
file as text file.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to put
the “DropboxAltStarter” file into
the “MacOS” folder.

Open Terminal and type this
command:
chmod 755
Before you hit enter, drag and drop the
“DropboxAltStarter” file to the Terminal
to finish the command.

Now you have a working app. You can
move it to the “Applications” folder if
you like, double click it to open the
second dropbox account

You can also add the newly
created app to your start up list
by going to “System
Preferences > Accounts > Login
Items” menu.

After the long journey
Whew! That was quite a long ride, wasn’t
it?
The work is done, but there’s still one
thing to add: To know which Dropbox
account is which, you can assign different
logo to one of them. Go to Dropbox’
“Preferences > General” and choose the
B&W logo for one of the accounts.

HOW TO LOG IN on DROP BOX
• Sign in
• Email:
• Password
• Remember me

I forgot my password.
How do I reset it?

Back to Help center
• To reset your password, click Forgot
password? from the sign-in page or
the Security tab of your account
settings (you must be signed in to
the Security tab).

Enter the email address you used
to create the account and an email
will be sent with a link you can
use to reset your password.

When using the Dropbox desktop application,
you only need your password when you first
install the Dropbox desktop application or
whenever you link or relink your computer to
your Dropbox account. Control all access to
your Dropbox account via the Security tab of
your account settings on the Dropbox website.

There used to be a time when sharing
computer files meant placing them in physical
media storage devices such as CD's and flash
drives and then lending or giving said media to
someone. But the Internet, through a
development now known as Cloud Computing,
has provided a way of sharing files online
through certain websites. Dropbox.com is one
such site. Let's take a look at how to share files
using Dropbox.

The Dropbox Homepage
When you arrive at
Dropbox.com, here is what
you'll see:

Jump right in by creating your very
own Dropbox account. Hover your
mouse cursor over the 'Log in' link on
the top right of your screen. In the
dropdown menu that appears, choose
'Create an Account

Fill it out with your name and valid
email address. Use a strong password
to ensure the security of your
Dropbox. After providing all required
details, click the 'Create Account'
button.

If your registration is successful,
you'll then be directed to the Web
Interface of your Dropbox. It looks
something like this:

Now that you have a Dropbox
account, here's how to share files.

Click the tab labeled
'Sharing

You'll then be asked if you want to
create a new shared folder or share
an existing one. A shared folder
automatically appears in the Dropbox
of the person you want to share it
with. Choose the option to create a
new shared folder and give it a name.
Then click 'Next.'

You'll arrive at a page with two text
fields. In the top field you can place
the email address of the person you
want to share your folder with. The
bottom text field is for an optional
message to the person. When you're
done accomplishing the text fields,
click the 'Share Folder' button.

How to Share
Folders on drop box

Steps
From the Dropbox website
Go to the Dropbox website and login
using the email and password
associated with your account.
You can go to the Dropbox register
page

Click the Share folder button from
the submenu along the top of
your account.

Select whether to create a new folder
to share or share an existing folder.
Click the “Next” button when you’re
finished. (An existing folder is used in
this example).

Select the folder you want to share

Enter the email addresses of people
you want to share the folder with.
You can also optionally enter a
personal message to attach to your
invitation.

Click the share folder button when
you finished

Right-click or command + click the
folder you want to share followed by
“Dropbox>Share this folder”. This will
automatically take you to the
Dropbox website within your default
web browser.

Enter the emails of the people you
want to share the folder with
followed by the ”Share folder”
button.

10. Convenient To Use!
It's very easy to use unlike other cloud storage
products. Thus, this is ideal for those people
who value simplicity and just wanted to back-
up their files. You can choose to either use
Dropbox by using an internet browser and go to
their website or you can installed.

Gone are the days when you’re restricted
of sending an email attachment not
exceeding 25MB. With Dropbox, you can
share a folder to one or more of your
contacts. Thus, if you want to share a
video, your contact can easily view that by
just checking the file folder.

8. Public Sharing
You also have the option to upload
content that you want to be available to
the public. For example, you went to a
field trip, you can simply upload the
photos or videos in your account and let
your classmates view and save content

There's no doubt that your
smartphone or tablet cannot handle
big amount of file sizes. But when you
install the Dropbox app in your
mobile devices, you can download
only needed files from Dropbox
whenever you need

6. Accessibility
You can access your files almost anywhere in
the planet! As long as you have internet
connection and even if you’re already offline,
you can still retrieve and edit files. The next
time you get online, the content of your
Dropbox folder will then sync with other
devices

5. Other Features
Deleted files are not automatically thrown
away permanently. Dropbox will keep it for 30-
days before it will be gone forever. In addition
to this, when you copy files from one Dropbox
folder to another, Dropbox will not require
those files to be uploaded again. Thus, it will
save you a lot of time from uploading contents.

Your Dropbox files can be synchronized with your
other devices. All you have to do is to install the
Dropbox app to all your electronic devices such as
your smartphone, desktop computer, and tablet.
But of course, you can always use the internet
browser to open your files, though this may take
longer. If you primarily use your laptop, you can
save your files through the Dropbox folder. Even if
you never saved it in your desktop, you can still
access it through the Dropbox folder. –

2. Create Back-Up Files
If you want to safely store your important
documents, it’s always wise to create back-up
files. This way, if your primary storage device is
broken or not available, you can easily retrieve
it. You don’t have to pull your hair off and
hopelessly be frustrated. All you have to do is
open your Dropbox folder and you’ll find your
data there.

1. It’s FREE
Dropbox is definitely free with no hidden charges
that might eventually surprise you. Once you
started using Dropbox, you’ll be awarded with 2GB
of free storage space. I know that isn’t too much
but it’s perfect for starters. Moreover, you can gain
additional space by a number of ways such as
inviting your friends to use Dropbox, connecting
Dropbox to your Facebook and Twitter, send fan
mails, and more. It’s a way to expand your
Dropbox community and spread the good news of
Dropbox.

How to use dropbox

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