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For a long time, I’ve been using thumb drives to sync files between machines. Of course, not everyone has as many computers as I do. But, for those of you with multiple computers DropBox is great.
Unlike some web-based services DropBox makes it very easy to get your files stored on their servers. You install a small agent, that sits in the system tray. It creates a folder on your system, any files you put into this folder are syncronized to online storage. And, this is done very quickly. There are even little markers to tell you which files are current and which still need to be synchronized. Keep in mind that you can interact with the files in your DropBox folder even when off-line. The files will be updated when you get connected.
In addition to having copy of each file in your account, DropBox lets you recover deleted files and previous versions of a given file. This is handy when, for example, you accedentally save changes you didn’t intend to.
They have three account levels, Basic (2GB), Pro 50 (50GB) and Pro 100 (100GB). They are free, $99/yr, and $199/yr with clients for Windows, Mac and Linux. Yes, you can use your DropBox to move files between platforms.
After you have your account setup, you can create shared folders. Basically a folder you can use to hand-off files with others in your company, family, or group. They don’t need to have a DropBox account.
I have found DropBox to be a great addition…even with only a free account.
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