DropBox 2gb online storage-free

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Scott Hanna

Scott Hanna

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Just found this free online storage. can access from any of your computers, even an iphone.

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTM1Nzk0Mjc5

use this link- if you do, you and I get an additional .25 gb storage for free.

Note- can only get up to 3gb storage for free, so after i get 3 referrals, someone else should get them because they will be useless to me. So let me know if you used it.
 
They have paid options, but for what I need it for 3gb will be more than enough, so I just took the free option.
 
I believe the maximum is 3 additional free Gig, for a total of 5, not 3 total. I went ahead and bought a 50 Gig box, for a year.
 
Curious what you folks use this online storage for...?


For example, I get 25 GB with my Verizon FIOS, and my new Windows Home Server box from ASUS, came with 500 GB free.

I find the security risk too high, to put anything on web based storage, so I don't even use any of it.


I still have found no good reason to store anything on the web... :sqconfused:
 
Example:

If I'm working on a video edit that I'm interested in feedback from before completing it, from a colleague, I can almost NEVER email the "work in progess" to my friend, without mailer-daemon rejecting it, because it seems that most email boxes have POINTLESSLY small attachment limits.

I could: upload my file to a service like yousendit.com, but that's a hassle, if not for me, sometimes for the recipient, sometimes for BOTH of us, finding problems getting the file TO the service, or back FROM the service. Sometimes, I would have to zip the file into multiple archives, again depending on the file size.

Provided both of us have dropbox client is configured (which is easy, and needs to be done ONCE, ever), I drag and drop my video file, and once it's done uploading, it shows up in my friend's box, who can then view and critique my editing.

I find this a lot easier.
 
I would like to post a bunch of mp3s of my old band for others to download. I'm having a hard time getting this done with my web server. This may be my solution.

young...
 
I'm only working on clips that are an average of less than five minutes in length, so that hasn't been an issue for me. I believe in your scenario, I would have to divide up the file into smaller pieces that can be reassembled, via winzip or win rar, and put only as much into the dropbox folder as would "fit", until the box were cleared.
 
Remember when you share files on Dropbox with another Dropbox user the space used counts against both accounts. I've got a 50 GB account, if I share a 4 GB disk image with someone who only has a 2 GB account they won't be able to download the file. The good thing for a situation like that is you can drop into the public directory and just send someone the link to download it.

I love Dropbox and in fact wrote up a post about it here earlier this year. I throw any files that don't contain sensitive information in my Dropbox. I like it more for it's sync capabilities. For instance I've got most of my music in my dropbox, edit the tag on one computer the next I turn on my other computer it's automatically synced. Same for pictures. With 5 operating systems across 3 computers, it makes management a lot easier.
 
there is so many out there

plus you can do the same using opendns and using your own ip address
sharing over 5TB online if I need it

but what for!!

multiupload.com does what I need now
 
DJ Young said:
I just uploaded some files to my dropbox account. Now to see if the people I want to access them can.

young...
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I'm pretty sure you can just email them an invite but I've not used the sharing aspect much. You can also move it to your public folder then right click on the file and Dropbox > Copy Public Link and they're able to download straight from their browser. The only caveat is that with the public option anyone who knows the link can download it. I use that all the time to embed screenshots in forum posts/PMs to guide people.

Just remember, in order for it to downloadable the file has to be fully uploaded as indicated by a green check mark next to the file in Finder.
 
Thanks Dan, I finally have those mp3s online for download. I couldn't figure it out with my web host site.

Scott, if the system would allow me I would give you some rep love but it seems i've given out too much in the last 24 hours. You helped me solve a problem I have been working on for a few days and for that I am very grateful.:sqbiggrin:

young...
 
Dropbox now gives 500mb if you sign up through a referral link. You get the 2g free, plus 500mb...and yes, I get 500 mb too:). You also get 500mb when you refer someone. it's great to know that file I need is on all devices. You can now get up to 16gig for free by referring people

I use it on all of my computers, phones, tablets.

get it free here
 
we transfer pictures and completed slide shows from one of our guys on drop box all the time. I figured it out easily so
I give two thumbs up for simplicity.
 
and it works great on the iPhone too :tribiggrin:
 
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