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How to copy files to Dropbox faster in Windows 7

Dropbox is an incredibly useful service for sharing files between computers, smartphones, tablets, and with other users.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to add the Dropbox folder to the Send To menu in Windows 7, so you can send files to your Dropbox folder just by right-clicking on the file.

Step 1: Open the Run dialog box by hitting Windows Logo+R, then type: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Step 2: When the SendTo folder opens, right-click on the Dropbox icon in the left pane, under "Favorites," and drag it over to an open area of … Read more

Dropbox testing automatic import of photos, videos

Dropbox is playing around with a new option for transferring your photos and videos online.

The site has added a feature to its latest test build that can transfer your local photos and videos to your online Dropbox storage without requiring any action on your end.

Available in the "experimental" build 1.3.4, the feature would scan your camera, phone, and SD card for content and then automatically import all your photos and videos to the cloud. Since it's still in the test stage, the feature doesn't yet work on certain platforms, such as Mac … Read more

Sync files and folders with your Android

Dropbox for Android is the companion app to the freemium Dropbox Web service and desktop software. If you have Dropbox set up on your desktop, this app lets you sync, share, and download files and folders from your computer using your Android device.

The Dropbox mobile app basically gives you another interface for accessing your Dropbox folder, a local folder that you set up on your computer. Anything you put in that folder, you can see on your Android device. The interface gives you tools to view the file (surprisingly quickly, and without losing quality even with MP3s and video … Read more

How to host your Web site from your Dropbox account

Having a Web site to host your pictures for your friends and family is nice, but it can be tedious to set up. While some free options for Web hosting still exist out there, you usually have to deal with ads and strict rules in order to keep your page online. If you have a Dropbox account, you can follow these quick steps to turn your storage space into Web space--for free!

What you'll need: A Dropbox account. The size of the account will depend on the amount of content you want to share.

Step 1: Sign up for … Read more

Dropbox CEO: 45M users and just getting started

Silicon Valley darling Dropbox, a cloud-based service that lets you easily access your content from any device, claims 45 million customers after just four years in business.

And, to hear founder and CEO Drew Houston describe it, the company is just getting started.

"People think of us as a storage folder," Houston said during a conversation with Om Malik during the GigaOM RoadMap 2011 summit in San Francisco. "But that's just chapter one of all the things we want to do."

Dropbox, which Houston began in 2007, has been in the tech and business news … Read more

Dropbox woos business users with new Teams service

Dropbox is trying to capture more business customers with a new service that lets corporate employees share and sync documents.

The new Dropbox for Teams works the same way as the free Dropbox service, allowing people to save files in the cloud and sync them with their PCs and mobile devices. But the Teams service offers options designed specifically for businesses.

IT administrators can manage their Dropbox for Teams users through a central set of controls. Dropbox is also offering phone support and centralized billing to cover all users. The service costs $795 a year for five users, with each … Read more

HTC Android phones to get 5GB Dropbox storage

HTC announced a partnership with Dropbox today via its Facebook page that would provide its Android user base with 5GB of online storage.

The Dropbox app will come preinstalled on all Android phones going forward, and the 5GB of storage is presumably free. Dropbox is a company that provides online storage, typically for a fee if the customer wants more than 2GB. … Read more

Dropbox scores $250 million in venture funding

Online storage site Dropbox already knows how it's going to spend the $250 million that it just received in funding.

Bringing in the extra cash through Series B financing, the company said it plans to rapidly build up its operations, increase internal staffing, make some acquisitions, and look for new business partners.

Offering people a way to store, sync, and share videos, music, and other files online, the site counts more than 45 million users among its customers, collectively saving around 1 billion files every three days.

The $257.2 million in financing was orchestrated by Index Ventures and … Read more

Apple, Dropbox join Electronic Privacy Act fight

Apple and Dropbox have joined the Digital Due Process coalition, according to an announcement yesterday from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the sponsors of the group.

Digital Due Process is made up of a host of organizations and companies, including the EFF, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amazon, that have publicly noted their disapproval of the treatment of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) on the part of law enforcement officials.

The ECPA was passed in 1986, and since then, few modifications have been made to it to adequately govern the changing times in technology, the EFF argues. … Read more

FileStork: Connecting Dropbox users and nonusers

Do you have clients, friends, or family members who you wished used Dropbox but don't? If your pleas to sign up for a Dropbox account have fallen on deaf ears, FileStock is an easy way to request files from these people. FileStork is free and doesn't require your Luddite friends to download and install a bit of software. Your friends won't even need to create a FileStork account.