Dropbox - free storage in the cloud

Free Space, storage in the cloud, file synchronisation and sharing.

Dropbox is a great tool for storing files, photos, any kind of document you would normally keep on your hard disk of your computer. Instead of your files being stored on your hard disk,phone or tablet, they are stored in the internet cloud (with Dropbox). Dropbox has an app (a program specially for mobiles, tablets and desktop) you will need to download the app onto each device you want to use Dropbox on. It is possible to use Dropbox on any computer connected to the internet, just go to the website https://www.dropbox.com/ and login to your account (the same one you use on your mobile and your tablet)

https://www.dropbox.com/mobile

The great thing about Dropbox is that it will work on all kinds of devices, from Android, to iPhones and iPads, Blackberry and Kindle Fire, and is available for Windows Phones too.

Dropbox lives on the internet in the cloud, all you need to do to use it is create an account [sign up for free]. You will need an email address, and create a password.

It is much easier to download Dropbox the app or program onto all the devices you want to connect to your account. Once you have downloaded the app, the app stores all your files on the cloud and synchronises files to all the devices you use. So if you take a photo on your phone, you can then see it on your tablet or desktop. You will need to download Dropbox app for each device, and then login on each device.

There are paid plans available if you find you need more space, a simple upgrade to a paid account. I've never found that I need more space than they offer for free, and I auto backup all the photos I've taken on my phone and tablet - set to do so only when I'm in a WiFi area (so I don't incur unnecessary charges).

Backup your photos automatically.

One lovely feature of Dropbox is that when you install it on your mobile device in the settings from the menu you can choose to allow/configure Dropbox to automatically backup any photos and video you take on your mobile or tablet device (see the area I've highlighted with a red box).

    

 

My example shows the words "Turn off Camera Upload" because its currently switched on, if your menu says "Turn on Camera Upload" just give it a tap to switch it on.

Sharing

You can share files using Dropbox, once you have your folders created, just click the "share" button, invite people to collaborate, and type the email address of the person you are inviting to share your files. Or just click "Send link..." and it will give you a link that you can send out to people so they can get access to see your folder

Earn more space. 

If you invite other people once you have your own account you can earn more storage space (if you want to use it and help me earn more space please use https://db.tt/iLhSNTx this link) as it will give me more space - and if you do "thank you" :-).