Dropbox helps you sync your photos, videos, files and documents between a device and another and share it to your friends. Here's a basic tutorial on how to use Dropbox for beginners.

1. How to Send a
Ginormous File
Using Dropbox 1

2. It is a home for all
your photos 2

3. docs, videos,
and files.
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4. Anything you
add to Dropbox
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5. will automatically
show up on all
your computers
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6. phones and even
the Dropbox web
site.
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7. so you can
access your stuff
from anywhere.
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8. Let’s begin…
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9. Click on the Search Bar
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10. Go to www.dropbox.com/register
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11. Create an Account
Enter in your details
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12. Type in your First name
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13. Type in your First name
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14. Type in your Last name
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15. Type in your Email Address
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16. Type in your Password
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17. Tick I agree to Dropbox terms
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18. Click on Create an account
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19. How do I Download the
Desktop App?
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20. Click on the Search Bar
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21. Go to www.dropbox.com
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22. Click on Download the app
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23. The Setup file will download
to your computer
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24. Go to Downloads folder
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25. Double click DropboxInstaller
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26. Click Run
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27. Wait for the installation
to complete
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28. The Dropbox Setup page
will start
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29. Type in your Email Address
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30. Type in your Password
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31. Click Sign In
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32. How do I
Add files on the
Dropbox Website?
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33. Click on the Search Bar
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34. Go to www.dropbox.com
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35. Click Sign in
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36. Type in your Email Address
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37. Type in your Password
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38. Click Sign In
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39. Click the Upload button
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40. Click Choose files
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41. Select the files to be
added
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42. Click Open
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43. Your file will be added to your
Dropbox
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44. Click Done
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45. How do I Add files
on Windows?
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46. Drag and drop the Files into
your Dropbox folder
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47. The Files in your
Dropbox folder will be
automatically synced
online.
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48. How do I
Share folders
with other people?
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49. Hover the cursor over
the file you want to share
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50. Click on Share
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51. Enter the Email address
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52. Add a personal message
if you’d like
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53. Click Share
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54. File has been shared
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55. How do I
Share a Folder
on Windows?
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56. Open your
Dropbox Folder.
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57. Double click the Dropbox icon
on your desktop
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58. The Dropbox folder will open
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59. Right Click on the folder you
want to share
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60. Select Share
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61. The Share Folder page will open
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62. Type in the Email address
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63. Add a personal message
if you’d like
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64. Click Invite
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65. How do I share a Link
of a file or folder?
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66. Hover the cursor over the file
you want to create a link
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67. Click on Share
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68. Click on Create a link
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69. Click Copy link
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70. The Link is copied on your
clipboard
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71. Paste the link
in your email, instant
message or blog post.
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72. Or wherever you would
like people to access it.
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73. How do I Share link
on Windows?
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74. Open your
Dropbox folder.
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75. Double click the Dropbox icon
on your desktop
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76. The Dropbox folder will open
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77. Right Click on the folder you
want to share
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78. Select Copy Dropbox link
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79. The link is copied on your
clipboard.
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80. Paste the link
in your email, instant
message or blog post.
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81. Or wherever you would
like people to access it.
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82. How to Remove the link?
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83. Hover the cursor over the
file you want to create a link
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84. Click on Share
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85. Click on Link settings
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86. Click Delete link
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87. Click on Delete link
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88. How do I
Create a File request?
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89. Click File request
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90. Click Create a file request
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91. Enter a name for the Folder
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92. This folder is where
files uploaded to your
file request are stored.
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93. By default,
the Uploaded files are
Private.
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94. Click Change folder if you’d
like to change the location
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95. Choose a Folder
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96. Click Chose a folder
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97. Click Next
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98. Click on Copy link
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99. And include it in your
Email, Instant message
or Blog post.
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100. Or enter the Enter the Email of
the people you need files from
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101. Click Send
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102. Dropbox will send an
Invitation to Upload
files to the File request.
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103. How do I
Invite people to Upload
files
to my File request?
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104. Hover the cursor over the
File request
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105. Click on Add people
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106. Enter the Email address
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107. Click Send
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108. How do I Close a File
request?
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109. Hover the cursor over the File
request you want to close
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110. Click Edit
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111. Click the Close request button
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112. How do I
Get notified of changes
in my Dropbox?
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113. Click on the Dropbox icon on
the System tray
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114. Click the Gear icon
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115. Select Preferences…
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116. Check the box to Show
desktop notifications
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117. Click Apply
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118. Click Ok.
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119. How do I Delete a file
using the Dropbox
Website?
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120. Click on the Empty space
to the right of the file
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121. Click Delete from the action bar
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122. Click Delete
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123. How do I Permanently
Delete file from the
Dropbox Website?
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124. Click the Trash can icon to
show deleted files
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125. Any files that appear in
Gray are Previously
deleted.
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126. And can still be Restored
or Permanently deleted
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127. Select the file you want to
Permanently delete
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128. Select Permanently delete…
from the action bar
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129. Click Delete Permanently
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130. To Recover a file, Select the file
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131. Click Restore
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132. How do I
Rename a File
on the Dropbox
Website?
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133. Hover the cursor over the file
you want to create a link
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134. Click Rename from the action
bar
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135. Type in the new name
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136. Dropbox
is an awesome
service.
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137. You can back
your files up to
the cloud,
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138. sync them
between
computers,
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139. and share them
with your friends.
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