Online storage plays a big role in our daily lives nowadays. We all have files that we have to carry around, we have files that we want to share with our friends and family, we have many things that we need instant access to when we need it. For all your online storage needs, I present you Dropbox.
First things first, we all love free stuff, don't we? (at least I do!) Well, good news for all the free stuff lovers, because Dropbox offers 2 gigabytes of online storage space for every single person who makes an account.
If you are interested in a bigger storage place, Dropbox also offers 100, 250, and 500 gigabytes of spaces with the price of 10$, 20$, and 50$ a month respectively. They also offer online storage services up to 5 terabytes for businesses.
Now that we got the price part straight, it's time to learn to use Dropbox! It's probably the simplest piece of software you will ever stumble upon. All you need to do is installing the software, and making an account. (just follow the steps) After that, you will have a Dropbox folder in a place of your choice, where everything you put in the Dropbox folder will be uploaded to Dropbox online storage servers. When the upload is complete, the file will have a small green check mark instead of the arrows.
To access your files, you are simply supposed to go to Dropbox website, and sign in! You can view photos directly if you wish, or download them to your computer. You can also make different folders to organize your stuff, and you don't even have to be on your main computer to delete or change stuff. You have access to everything via the web panel which you can access on any computer.
You can also share folders with your other friends who also have Dropbox by right clicking a folder and "inviting them" to your folder by typing their name or e-mail address. This way, they will have access to all the contents in the folder. It's a great way of sharing your pictures with your friends!
Dropbox also gives you the option of sharing files with people who don't have a Dropbox account. All you have to do is to move the file you wish to share in your Public folder, and then generate a public link by right clicking the file you wish to share in your Public folder.
That would be all features of Dropbox. It provides all you expect from an online storage and more. The best part is the fact that not all of the files are publicly accessible even if the link is leaked out, unless many other free online storage services. It also saves you from the trouble of going to a website to upload things to the storage.
I think Dropbox is one of the best software I've ever used and I can't see myself living without it! Hope you enjoyed the read, see you next time!
