Drew Houston founded Dropbox in 2007 after forgetting his USB drive at MIT. He secured seed funding from Y Combinator and acquired the domain "dropbox.com" in 2009. In 2011, Houston explained that a demo video impressed Arash Ferdowsi, who then partnered with Houston. Dropbox offers flexible storage plans, file recovery, team management tools, link permissions, paper for collaboration, smart sync, admin controls, account tools, groups, device wiping, and integrations. Users can access Dropbox on the web or desktop, create accounts, share folders, upload files, and give others edit access.

2. HISTORY
 Dropbox founder Drew Houston conceived the Dropbox concept
after repeatedly forgetting his USB flash drive while he was a
student at MIT.
 Houston founded Dropbox, Inc. in June 2007, and shortly
thereafter secured seed funding from Y Combinator
 October 2009, when it acquired its current domain,
"dropbox.com“
 October 2011, Houston explained that a demo video was
released during Dropbox's early days, with one viewer being
Arash Ferdowsi. Ferdowsi was "so impressed" that they formed a
partnership.

3. FEATURES
Flexible storage plans
 Choose the right plan to ensure
your team has the space it needs
to be productive.

4. FEATURES
File and version recovery
 Easily recover deleted files and
restore previous file versions.

5. FEATURES
Team folder manager
 Get visibility and control over team
folders, including sync
management.

6. Link permissions
 Password-protect your links or set
expiration dates to grant
temporary access.
FEATURES

7. FEATURES
Dropbox Paper
 A simple, powerful way to create,
share, and keep your team in sync
— with the added benefit of admin
controls.

8. FEATURES
Smart Sync
 Access every file in their Dropbox,
right from their desktop, using very
little hard disk space.

9. FEATURES
Admin dashboard
 Monitor team activity, view
connected devices, and audit
sharing activity.

10. FEATURES
Account transfer tool
 Easily transfer files from one user
to another when responsibilities
change.

11. FEATURES
Groups
 Create groups to easily manage
team member access to specific
folders.

12. FEATURES
Remote wipe
 Clear files from lost or stolen
devices to keep company files in
the right hands.

13. FEATURES
Third-party app integrations
 Extend the power of Dropbox with
over 300,000 connected apps.

14. FEATURES
Live support
 Quickly get answers to your
questions via priority phone,
and chat support.

15. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
Using the Web

16. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
When you arrive at Dropbox.com,
here is what you'll see:

17. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
Jump right in by creating
your very own Dropbox
account.
Fill it out with your name and valid email
address. Use a strong password to ensure the
security of your Dropbox. After providing all
required details, click the 'Sign Up' button.
• If your registration is successful, you'll
then be directed to the Web Interface of
your Dropbox. It looks something like this:
• Now that you have a Dropbox account,
here's how to share files.

18. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
Click the 'Share a Folder.' button.

19. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
You'll then be asked if you want
to create a new shared folder or
share an existing one.
A shared folder automatically
appears in the Dropbox of the
person you want to share it with.
Choose the option to create a
new shared folder and give it a
name. Then click 'Next.'

20. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
You'll arrive at a page with two
text fields. In the top field you
can place the email address of
the person you want to share
your folder with. The bottom text
field is for an optional message to
the person. When you're done
accomplishing the text fields,
click the 'Share Folder' button.

21. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
If all goes well the next page you will see is your
newly created shared folder. Time to upload some
files!

22. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
To upload a file, click the 'Upload' button.

23. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
Then on the menu that appears click
'Choose Files.'

24. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
A window pops up.
Go to the directory
where the file you
want to share resides.
Highlight it and then
the 'Open' button.

25. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
You will be taken back to the upload menu where
a progress bar appears and automatically uploads
your file.
Here you can choose to upload more files.Once
the upload finishes the file should be visible inside
the shared folder. All done!

26. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
Shared folders: Give people edit
access to your files
Give edit access on dropbox.com
1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
2. Hover your cursor over the folder you want
to share.

27. HOW TO USE DROPBOX
3. Click the blue Share button
that appears.
4. Enter the email addresses of
people who need edit access to
the folder.
5. Select Can edit from the pull-
down menu.
6. Add a message about the files
and click Share.