Dropbox, Pros and Cons

I believe this forum deals with the type of box where if you drop it on your foot it hurts.

Dropbox is good if you have a pdf file or some other type of file you want to share with others. PDF files cannot be posted on a forum like this, so dropbox fills this void. Putting private information or photos you don't want to share on the internet is, IMHO, pretty dumb.....Dennis

I use dropbox to easily transfer files from different computers and Ipads.

I use it for sharing files that are too large to easily email--like high-res video & multiple large photos. You can share a file or folder with anyone else who has Dropbox, all you need is their email.

It's a good way to handle a situation where multiple people work on a project. You still can't have the same file open at the same time, or one version will over-write the other, but it's very handy.

It's also a good place to backup files, since you can easily restore them to any computer.

For handling large files or backups, you will need the paid version, which is $99/yr for a terabyte.

You can also automatically sync a file that you use on different devices.

It's worth $99/yr to me, for sure.

I use it to have access to documents, excel files, pdf's on my iPad that are normally on my laptop. I don't keep things there long term and nothing private ever goes gets stored in drop box.

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I use it and love it! I also use google drive and photobucket.

I use it to store photos. Nothing else, and of course if you want to upload a photo here and do not have a sharing site of your own.. The forum upload link is to Dropbox.

There is nothing in my Drop box that is going to bother me. That is the safest way to fly, DO not put anything on a hard drive that you would not want to see on the evening news with your photo next to it.

I use Boxcryptor and two factor authentication. That way, if a bad guy got my password, they will still have to figure out what the six digit code sent via SMS was. After that, they would have a directory full of encrypted files with random names and the .bc extension

I work when I feel like it and will use Dropbox for videos, photos, PDFs, reports and invoices then I just send the link to my client who can download everything they want. After they get it (copy), I then take my files out and file them away in a client folder. Easy Peezy! As long as I don't keep everything I've ever done, I don't need to upgrade and pay for extra storage. I also use Dropbox to automatically download any pictures I take on my cell phone. It prevents me losing my photos if I lose my cellphone or drop it in the lake right after I catch that huge fish!