Mastering Dropbox - 2018

Even though there are many online storage and file sharing options, I still use Dropbox as my main app. It is like an old friend.

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[Kazberhaf]

Hi Steve from the UK. I have used dropbox for years, and often use copy link to send links via email to people who don’t have room in their drop boxes and are not willing to pay a little extra for the superb storage it offers. I also work with musicians who are not very technical and the idea of sending them a little gift through the post of access to a folder in my dropbox is just pure magic which I had not yet learnt about thank you so so much for that. Brilliant

[ConstantineIsslamow]

Thank you, Steve, for all your video's. I always thought of myself as a computer geek, but with the speed and change in technology, I find myself more reactive than proactive when it comes to learning new things.

[JeepWrk]

Steve: I watched three videos on YouTube that came up. All covered how to set up Dropbox, but you were the only one that explained the concept of: Others eplained how to install, set up accounts, etc. What I wanted to know was the concept. Thanks for hitting that first. So many forget!

[joannekane]

Thankyou Steve, you helped me bring using Dropbox to a new level. Much appreciated!

[munchkinmodelingmanGAM]

just started using drop box a few days ago, as requested from one of my you tube modeling friends . It was cool how I was able to use it to transfer music files to my phone and back to my editing software on my laptop .

[jamaicastrong]

This video is gold. Thank you for these tips because I use drop box everyday for the past 3 years and didn’t know it could do some of these things.

[realgrapedrop]

I know this is an old post, but it is the most valuable post I have found for Dropbox!!! Great job!! I have a big NAS and a brother who has a business. Tips you pointed out has flipped me to get a Dropbox Professional account over Backblaze B2, Amazon S3, G-Suite Business, and others. I remember Dropbox way back and have used them, but not for quite a while. Thank you!

[TheRealestIdealist]

💥 I was on the fence about choosing Dropbox vs Google Drive as my main cloud storage. Watching your video *ASSURED* me that Dropbox is the right choice for me! Thank you so much to you and your video editor!!!

[anthonylam]

Thank you for your information on Dropbox ! I have asked many people to help me manage my limited space on my laptop and no one can't or won't. I was thinking about getting another laptop with a huge hard drive just for it. But, today your lesson comes in perfect timing. Christmas came early for me, this year. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge !

[alexnoe]

Hello Steve! Great video as always. But please note, as you live on the apple world, you do not have many information on Windows world (in which I live at work and at home). I have Microsoft office 365 which gives a bonus of 1 Terabite of free storage at Onedrive. As you said, now dropbox is a very old friend. My new friend is Onedrive and it does exactly the same stuff, with a bigger advantage: Better and more intuitive design. Currently is by far the best solution. You should try it. Regards

[outerbanksdrum]

I’ve begun to use google drive for creating word documents/power points and for access to files I need that require editing . If it’s a PDF document, a receipt or anything I’ve already completed ( such as a paper in college ) then I drop it in Dropbox . I use amazon prime photos for most of my photo uploads but I keep all of my vacation photos in folders in Dropbox. I have a iPhone SE a iPad Air and a Kindle Fire HD 8 so it’s great to know there are Dropbox apps for all of those platforms

[rogerjones]

Thanks for the tips to simplify the application. I haven't used it for a number of years and never really applied myself to it. Got It!

[leonardmirabile]

Great insight on your tech videos! Very informative and useful.. we use Dropbox for our design company and it's the easiest platform to share files between our team and our clients. We particulary just started using the showcase feature for our clients presentations. The data we collect from showcase is a great tool to understand how our clients interact with our ideas

[LauraBelgrave]

Thanks, Steve. I use Dropbox, but I learned a lot about what I can do that I'm not doing now. Brilliant!

[billgross]

Thank you so much, Steve! I'm a Dropbox old timer, but the Request File feature was totally new to me. Ive needed it so many times!

[pollywesley]

Quá tuyệt vời thầy ơi xem thầy từ hồi chưa có gì trong tay đến khi có vợ con và thành công như ngày hôm nay .

[FaveORitt]

This is best explanation on DROP BOX I’ve found! Thank you!

[HirakoCaptain]

Hi Steve, amazing video. Keep in mind that with File Requests submitters can send files up to 2 GB on Basic accounts or 20 GB on paid accounts. I was looking for a Dropbox video back in May and commented on your Google Keep video about it, so watching this was pretty cool.

[davidmadisontheguardian]

Before I start; just wanted to say that I really like your videos. You make understanding different tech so easy; and you do it with style... keeping me engaged and learning at a fast pace.


That said: Here are all the specs so that you know what devices and software I'm currently using: iPhone 8+, Windows 10, Windows 10 Dropbox extension, iPhone Dropbox application, both cloud and local (PC - one with Windows 10) Dropbox locations, Facebook, You Tube, Latitude E6230 lap top with 64 bit processing.


I'm having difficulty with viewing drop box videos both on my PC; and on Facebook. Solved the PC issue (Windows 10) by downloading the VLC application. Apparently, windows 10 video applications don't have the necessary codexes or whatever. Whatever that means. Anyway, that's solved after I took the advice of installing VLC; but now:


I can't VIEW my video on Facebook; but seem to have no problems uploading it and getting it approved by Facebook.


I haven't been able to find any plugin; or any Google suggestions that don't have a ton of steps to follow that might screw up my computer in the process. I came across the notion of a Dropbox icon on Facebook; but can't seem to find the supposed icon. Facebook itself wasn't that helpful; and other You Tube videos seem to skirt the issue almost entirely.


From this video, I got the idea of searching Chrome to see if there was a parallel plugin/extension or whatever they like to call it - just like the Dropbox for Gmail that you showed us. There wasn't; or if there was - couldn't find it.


The only thing I can think of now, is to try to by pass Facebook, by first uploading to You Tube; and seeing if they have a way to convert the video to a format conducive to viewing on Facebook. I don't really know anything about video file formatting or conversion. I just know that it happens to be a big deal.


I COULD simply post a link to drop box; but I don't have that much space and I will erase stuff as time goes on. So a link will stop working after a while; so, instead, I copied files over from my local drop box to my PC videos folder; and this is where I have issues both viewing on my own PC (without VLC); and viewing on Facebook.


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

[careyw]

Thank you! This was an excellent tutorial. I will be able to use much of what you covered immediately.