Access your PC files remotely on Smartphone anywhere and anytime

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You work on multiple computers at home, at work, with friends and you need to keep the elbow in some files that may be helpful. You use it for probably a USB key. You can put it in the closet: the Dropbox service you can easily access your files from anywhere.

Available free, Dropbox is a service coupled with a utility to synchronize your files online and on your computers. Once installed and identified, Dropbox seems like a local folder on your computer. Put files in your Dropbox folder: These files are immediately stored on your Dropbox account secure Internet and synchronized with other computers on which you have also installed the software.

Your files are stored online, you can also access them from any computer or mobile device using the Dropbox website. If you have photos you can display them as a slideshow! With Dropbox, your files are always current. For example if you edit a document at home, once you save it, Dropbox will sync that file with your online account and all your other computers instantly and automatically (the speed of course depends on your connection speed internet ).

Note that you can use your space to share timely Dropbox files with your friends.

By default, 2 GB of storage space you have available. If that's not enough, you can increase the space of 8 GB or referring friends to 50 or 100 GB by taking a paid subscription service. Dropbox works with Windows, Linux, Mac and the iPhone smartphone, Android, Nokia, ... An Internet connection is required to safely synchronize your files that are still accessible on your computer offline.

In short, a convenient service essential that we urge you to adopt.

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Download and install Dropbox on PC:

Dropbox requires installing a small program that will run in the background and take care to synchronize your file servers online service. Download Dropbox from here.

• Once the download is complete, click Run.
• In the wizard that opens, click the Install button.
• Select I Do not Have a Dropbox account and click Next.
• Enter your first name, your name, email address, choose a password and confirm it.
• Enter a name for your computer (for identification then quickly between all your computers). Click Next.
• Select Free 2 GB and click Next.
• Select Typical and click Install.
• Repeatedly click the Next button to go visit.
• Then click the Finish button.

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Exploiting the Dropbox folder:

Dropbox is a new folder created on your hard drive. And synchronized replica of your Dropbox folder online, you can use to put your files on Dropbox.
Windows Explorer opens to your Dropbox folder.

• To put a file in your Dropbox online, simply copy it into the Dropbox folder on your computer.
  
• A small blue check mark appears on the file icon to indicate it is being synchronized with your Dropbox online.
  
• Once the file is online, the check mark turns green.
  
• Your Dropbox folder is like any other: you can create subfolders to organize your documents, save documents, images, text, video, ... When you delete, move or rename a file folder in your Dropbox computer, the change is also applied to your online Dropbox.
  
• At any time, you can access the Dropbox folder on your computer by double clicking its icon in the notification area, next to the clock or the icon on your desktop.

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Access files with a smartphone:

You have an iPhone, Android or Symbian phone or an iPad: you can easily access your Dropbox with your smartphone or tablet. Here is how to do that:

• First download DropBox for your Symbian Mobile, Android or iPhone.
• Launch the program on your smartphone.
• Select the option I'm Already a Dropbox user.
• Identify yourself.
• You now have access to your Dropbox.
• Tap a file to download.

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Share files with friends:

In your Dropbox, you've probably noticed a Public folder. This file will allow you to share files from time to time with other people that may not use the service. Note that the manipulations are identical to your computer, on the Dropbox site or on your smartphone.

• Simply place the files to share the Public folder of your Dropbox (on your computer or online)
  
• Once the synchronized file, click the right mouse button on the shared file that you want to make available to a friend and then click Copy Public Dropbox link.
  
• You can then send the file link to a friend. In an email or instant message window, paste the link with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V and send the message to your friend.
  
• Clicking the link will allow your friend to download the file.
  
• The file is downloaded.
  
• As the file will remain in the public record of your Dropbox, it will remain accessible through this link. If you remove the people who will use the link may not recover the file and fall on an error.