How
to Use
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What
is a
Dropbox?
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Dropbox
is a free service
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that lets you bring
all your photos
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documents and
videos almost
anywhere
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How
to install
Dropbox?
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Open your web browser
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Look here in the
address bar
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Click inside the
bar
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Type in
https://www.dropbox.com
and press enter
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The home page appears
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Enter your Full Name
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Enter your
Email Address
Enter your Password
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Tick the box I agree to
Dropbox Terms
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Click the Sign up
for free button
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Dropbox will now
start downloading
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Check Dropbox Installer
in your Downloads folder
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Double-click the
Dropbox Installer icon
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Click on Run button
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This will appear
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Click on Install button
to start the set up
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Installation is in
progress
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Once the installation
is completed
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Dropbox Folder will be
created on your Desktop
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And Dropbox icon at the
bottom of your Desktop
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How
Dropbox
Works?
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Click on the
Dropbox icon
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You will see the Dropbox
Folder and Dropbox.com
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First, go to the
Dropbox Folder
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You will see your
files here
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Click on the
Dropbox icon again
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This time go to
Dropbox.com
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You will also see
your same files here
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Whatever files you saved
in your Dropbox folder
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will also be saved in
your computers
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phones, tablets and
Dropbox website
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What is the
Icon on Dropbox
Folders and
Files Mean?
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The Green circle
and check icon means
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Folders and Files in your
Dropbox are up to date
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The Blue circle
and arrows icon means
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Files in your Dropbox
are currently updating
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How to Transfer
Files from the
Computer to
Dropbox?
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Select a file from
your computer
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Right-click on the file
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Point the mouse on
Send to
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Then select Dropbox
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The file is already
moved in Dropbox
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How to Upload
Folders and
Files in Dropbox
Online?
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You can either open
your web browser
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Go to
https://www.dropbox.com
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And Sign in with your
Email and Password
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Or click on the Dropbox
icon on your Desktop
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Then select
Dropbox.com
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Both methods will open
your Dropbox window online
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To start uploading
folders or files, click here
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This will appear
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Click on Choose files
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The Document
window will appear
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Select the file you
want to upload
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Click on the Open
button
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This will appear,
uploading is in progress
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Once uploading is
completed, click Done
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To upload more files,
just click Add more files
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Your uploaded files
has been added
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How to Share
Files/ Folders
From Dropbox
Folder?
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Click on the
Dropbox icon
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Select the
Dropbox Folder
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The Dropbox Folder
will appear
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Let’s do first how to
share a file
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Select the file
you want to share
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Right-click on the file, then
click Share Dropbox link
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A notification will
pop up on the screen
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It says, your file is
copied to your clipboard
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Open an email account,
we will use Yahoo mail here
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Enter your
account details
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Create a new
message
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Click on the message
body, then press Ctrl+V
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Link of your shared file
will appear here
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Enter email details and
send to your recipient
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Your recipient will
enter the link to the
address bar
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on their web browser
to open the file
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They can either
download the file
directly to their computer
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Or save it to their
personal Dropbox
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Now, we will share a
folder from Dropbox folder
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Select the folder
you want to share
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Right-click on the folder,
this will appear
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There are two steps how
you can share a folder
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Either click on the
Share Dropbox Link
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Steps here are the same
as in sharing a file
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But when you click on
Share this folder
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This will appear on your
Dropbox window online
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Enter Email/s to whom
you will share this folder
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You can also type a
personal message
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When done, click on
Share folder
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The folder will be
saved to your
recipient’s
personal
Dropbox
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and syncs to their
computers
automatically.
Any member
of the
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folder can
add, delete, or
edit within
that folder
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How to Share
Files/ Folders
From Dropbox
Online?
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In your Dropbox
window online
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Click on the
Share a folder button
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This will appear
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When sharing a new
folder, select this
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But when sharing an
existing folder, click this
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Then click on the
Next button
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Select the folder you
want to share
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Then click on the
Next button
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Enter Email/s to whom
you will share this folder
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You can also type a
personal message
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When done, click on
Share folder
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The first time
you share
a file or
folder
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a message
will pop up
on your
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Dropbox
to verify your
email address
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How to
Recover
Deleted Files
in Dropbox?
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In Dropbox window, click on
Show deleted files button
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All deleted files will
show its status
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Select the deleted files
you want to recover
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Click on
Restore button
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This will appear in
the Dropbox window
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Click on
Restore button
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A notification will
pop up on the screen
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Your file has been
recovered
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How Secure
Are Your
Files in
Dropbox?
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Files in your
Dropbox can
only be seen
by you
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That’s why
it’s safe
and you don’t
have to worry
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Unless you
share your
files with
others
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Start using
Dropbox and
let it simplifies
your life now!
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People do not decide to
become extraordinary.
They decide to accomplish
extraordinary things.
- Sir Edmund Hillary
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