Multiple computers? Synchronize your documents with ease.
Published by Tei Baishiki under Technology.If you have more thane one computer (including a smartphone) keeping track of all files can be a hassle with having to copy files across from one computer to another using any combination of USB flash drives, portable backup drives, burning data DVDs, iTunes, etc. Dropbox is a single secure place for all of your files to be organized, managed, shared, and synchronized.
With Dropbox anything you put in your “Dropbox” folder (including folder and file names) gets copied over to all computers. In addition you can go online from any computer’s website browser to access files using your email address and password for your Dropbox account.
Instead of having to email a bunch of photos of a property or multiple properties, you can create a folder for someone to view. You can email out the link and once they click on it they can view all of the images in a nice full screen viewer.
Sharing of documents is very easy to do. From your computer’s Dropbox folder you can right click on a particular folder and go to the Dropbox menu and click “Share this folder.” That will launch the specific sharing options for that folder in a browser where you can enter in recipient email addresses and optionally send a message. When the person receives the email it will contain a link and your message and will open up their web browser. Viewing the folder contents of private documents (non-public documents) does require them to create a Dropbox account (if they don’t have one already).
Once they have logged in or created their account they can view and download the documents in the folder. You can revoke anyone’s permission to view the contents of the folder by going to your Dropbox account online and clicking into the desired folder and click on “Shared folder options” where you will be displayed who has access and you will have the option to remove their access.
An optional way to share files with people who do not wish to create a Dropbox account is to add the files into your “Public” folder. Your “Public” folder is exactly like other folders only it will not require users to have or create a Dropbox account but it’s open to the world to view the contents so be careful what you put in there.
If you are interested in signing up for a Dropbox account Click Here and you and I will both receive a 250MB bonus of space, on top of the already free 2GB that comes free with a standard Dropbox account. Larger storage size is available at monthly fees.
