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Dropbox for Mac is a Web-based storage location that syncs with specified files or folders on your Mac, allowing you to access them from anywhere. If you have two or more machines using the same Dropbox, changes to a Dropbox-tagged file will be synced on the other devices. Working across Mac, Linux, and Windows, Dropbox for Mac lets you access files even when miles away from your main machine (and even when its off).
To use Dropbox for Mac you need an account, although setting one up is easy. A free account is available that lets you sync 2GB. The Pro version costs $9.99 a month and supports over 100GB, while the Team version lets you sync 1TB (you get more space on each plan by referring new customers to Dropbox). To use Dropbox for Mac, a folder is created into which you copy folders and files (or pointers to files), and those are then synced with the Dropbox server. Obviously, you need an Internet connection to maintain the concurrency of those files, but any updates are synced as soon as you save. To access those files from another device, you install the Dropbox software and log in to your account. The files on the server are synced to your local device.
We've used Dropbox for Windows for quite a while now, and Dropbox for Mac provides a Mac client that lets us move our Office files around regardless of the laptop we're carrying. Once set up, Dropbox for Mac works cleanly and in background. We use it to access work files from home, and vice versa. In almost a year of use, we've never had an issue with Dropbox.
Dropbox for Mac - Back up and share your files - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
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Have you ever wished that you could access your files from anywhere? We made Dropbox because we were tired of e-mailing files to ourselves or carrying around a USB key.
Once installed, Dropbox is just like any other folder on your computer, but with a twist. Any file you put in it will synchronize both to any other computers you may have on Dropbox, as well as to the web. Furthermore, any changes you make to any of your files will be sync'd up to all your other computers instantly, across Windows, Mac and Linux. Dropbox also makes it very easy to share and collaborate on files with others.
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"Love it but why the nearly constant updates?"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.13
Pros
I use this to transfer docs to my iPad and it works flawlessly.
Cons
I have no other app that requires as many updates, sometimes several per week! What is the deal? Cn't you update maybe once per month?
Summary
Reduce the updates!
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"A perfect piece of software"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.9
Pros
It's fast and reliable and it updates easily. It's great for users like me who don't understand technology—it just works.
Cons
No cons at all.
Summary
Get it and use it!
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"Repeated release?"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.7
Pros
No apparent problems
Cons
Beta software
Summary
This version (2.1.7) was posted last week. Why is repeated today as if it's new? Also it should be made clear that this is a beta version of DropBox. The current version which can be downloaded on the DropBox website is still 2.05.
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"Awesome backup, synchronization, sharing tool and more"
Version: Dropbox 2.0.5
Pros
After simple installation this program requires no maintenance.
Everything inside Dropbox folder is automatically backed up.
Dropbox folder is automatically synchronized between all your computers.
Access to all your files from Dropbox folder on cell phones and tablets (Android, iOS, BlackBerry).
All your deleted and changed files are available for 30 days in the cloud, and can be easily recovered.Cons
Only 2GB of cloud space for free, but can be increased to 16GB through referrals and other bonus programs if you don't want to update to paid version. (check referral link below)
Summary
When you create Dropbox account from the referral link below you will receive extra 500MB (2.5GB instead of 2GB) at the beginning:
http://db .tt/12TTxBHt [remove space]
Dropbox awards extra 500MB only after you install the program on your computer and connect it to your account created with referral link.
Great program. I can't imagine my work without it any more. I have all my most important documents on my home computer in sub-folders of Dropbox. They automatically update on my Netbook and my computer at work when I open them. When I don't have any of my computers around me then I open my files on my cell phone.
Recently I also started using automatic upload of pictures from my cell phone to Dropbox. Now I don't have to worry about connecting phone with computer through Bluetooth or USB cable any more. -
"Great app, I like the version 2.0.5"
Version: Dropbox 2.0.5
Pros
Like the new interface, it is attractive, and make operations very straightforward~~ Like it!
Cons
Let me think about it..
Summary
Looks great and I will continue use it~~~
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"Confusing number of updates makes me uneasy"
Version: Dropbox 2.0.5
Pros
It works...or does it?
Cons
I've simply become confused as heck over why there are so many updates and why there's simply not an option to automatically do this right in the application. Welcome to the 21st century.
Summary
It works, plain and simple, but as another said before--get it done right the first time. I have never seen this many updates spew in such a short time. I have become uneasy and have begun to wonder why? What could go wrong? Was I at risk? I just don't feel confident and am thankful to have another backup solution running concurrently just in case.
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"Too many updates"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.7
Pros
It's okay. Big deal.
Cons
Why so many updates in one week. Ridiculous. Get it right, Get it once.
Summary
Too mant updates
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"This is an Experimental Build"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.5
Pros
Love the software and I use it every day
Cons
I don't have any experience with this particular version since it an experimental version. CNET needs to stop listing these releases as new and label them as betas.
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"Good for online Back up"
Version: Dropbox 2.1.2
Pros
Very good tool for backing up stuff. Can be integrated with every smartphone,PC and Tablet.
Also Dropbox bought " MailBox " app which integrates with Gmail. Probably these two will be integratedCons
Very Little free space to start with - 2 GB while Google Drive gives 5 GB and Skydrive gives 7Gb for new users.
If we open account directly with Dropbox. only 2GB will be allocated.
If we use Referral Link, 2.5 GB will be allocated
Please feel free to use below link
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Better to use referral links than to open account directly from Dropbox website in order to get more space.
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"very usefull"
Version: Dropbox 1.7.7
Pros
very usefull
Cons
very usefull
