How to Use Dropbox: Your Virtual Data Storage Device

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How

to Use

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What

is a

Dropbox?2 Flor Angeles How to Use Dropbox


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Dropbox

is a free service



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that lets you bring

all your photos



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documents and

videos almost

anywhere



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How

to install



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Open your web browser



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Look here in the

address bar



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Click inside the

bar



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Type inhttps://www.dropbox.com

and press enter



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The home page appears



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Enter your Full Name



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Enter your

Email Address


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Enter your Password



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Tick the box I agree to

Dropbox Terms



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Click theSign up

for freebutton



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Dropbox will now

start downloading



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Check Dropbox Installer

in your Downloads folder



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Double-click the

Dropbox Installer icon



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Click on Run button



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This will appear



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Click on Install button

to start the set up



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Installation is in

progress



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Once the installation

is completed



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Dropbox Folder will be

created on your Desktop



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And Dropbox icon atthe

bottom of your Desktop



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How

Dropbox

Works?27 Flor Angeles How to Use Dropbox


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Click on the

Dropbox icon



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You will see the Dropbox

Folderand Dropbox.com



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First, go to the

Dropbox Folder



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You will see your

files here



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Click on the

Dropbox iconagain



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This time go to

Dropbox.com



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You will also see

your same files here



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Whatever files you saved

in your Dropbox folder



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will also be saved in

your computers



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phones, tablets and

Dropbox website



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What is theIcon on Dropbox

Folders and

Files Mean?38 Flor Angeles How to Use Dropbox

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The Green circle

and checkicon means



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Foldersand Filesin your

Dropbox are up to date



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The Blue circle

and arrowsicon means


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Filesin your Dropbox

are currently updating



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How to TransferFiles from the

Computer to


S l t fil f


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Select a file from

your computer



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Right-clickon the file


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Point the mouse on

Send to



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Then select Dropbox


Th fil i l d


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The fileis already

moved in Dropbox



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How to UploadFolders and

Files in Dropbox

Online?49 Flor Angeles How to Use Dropbox


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You can either open

your web browser



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Go tohttps://www.dropbox.com



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AndSign in with your

Emailand Password


O li k th D b


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Or click on the Dropbox

icon on your Desktop


Th l t


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Then select

Dropbox.com


B th th d ill


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Both methods will open

your Dropbox window online


T t t l di


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To start uploading

folders or files, click here


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This will appear


Cli k Ch fil


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Click on Choose files


The Document


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The Document

window will appear


S l t th fil


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Select the fileyou

want to upload


Click on the Open


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Click on the Open

button


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This will appear,

uploading is in progress


Once uploading is


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Once uploading is

completed, click Done


To upload more files


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To upload more files,

just click Add more files


Your uploaded files


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Your uploaded files

has been added



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How to Share

Files/ Folders

From Dropbox

Folder?66 Flor Angeles How to Use Dropbox

Click on the


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Click on the

Dropbox icon


Select the


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Select the

Dropbox Folder


The Dropbox Folder


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The Dropbox Folder

will appear


Lets do first how to


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Let s do first how to

share a file


Select the file


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Select the file

you want to share


Right click on the file then


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Right-clickon the file, then

clickShare Dropbox link


A notification will


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A notificationwill

pop up on the screen


It says your file is


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It says,your file is

copied to your clipboard


Open an email account


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Open an email account,

we will use Yahoo mail here


Enter your


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Enter your

account details


Create a new


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Create a new

message


Click on the message


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Click on the message

body, then press Ctrl+V


Link of your shared file


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Link of your shared file

will appear here


Enter email details and


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Enter email details and

sendto your recipient


Your recipient will


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Your recipient will

enter the linkto theaddress bar


on their web browser


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on their web browser

to open the file


They can either


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They can either

download the filedirectly to their computer


Or save it to their


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Or save it to their

personal Dropbox


Now we will share a


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Now, we will share a

folder from Dropbox folder


Select the folder


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Select the folder

you want to share


Right-click on the folder


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Right-clickon the folder,

this will appear


There are two steps how


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There aretwo steps how

you can share a folder


Either click on the


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Either click on the

Share Dropbox Link


Steps here are the same


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Steps here are the same

as in sharing a file

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But when you click on


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But when you click on

Share this folder

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This will appear on your


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This will appear on your

Dropbox window online

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Enter Email/s to whom


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Enter Email/sto whom

you will share this folder

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You can also type a


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You can also type a

personal message

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When done, click on


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When done, click on

Share folder

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The folderwill be

saved to your

recipientspersonal

Dropbox

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and syncsto their

computers

automatically.Any member

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folder canadd, delete, or

edit within

that folder

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How to Share

Files/ Folders

From Dropbox

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In your Dropbox


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you opbo

window online

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Click on the


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Share a folder button

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Thi ill


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This will appear

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When sharing a new


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g

folder, selectthis

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But when sharing an


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g

existing folder, clickthis

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Then click on the


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Nextbutton

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Select the folderyou


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y

want to share

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Then click on the


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Nextbutton

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Enter Email/sto whom


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you will share this folder

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You can also type a


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yp

personal message

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When done, click on


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,

Share folder

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The first time

you share

a file or

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a message

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Dropbox

to verify your

email address113 Flor Angeles

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How to


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How to

Recover

Deleted Files

in Dropbox?114 Flor Angeles

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In Dropbox window, click on


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p ,

Show deleted files button

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All deleted files will


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show its status

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Select the deleted files


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you want to recover

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Click on


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Restore button

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This will appear in


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pp

the Dropbox window

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Click on


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Restore button

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A notificationwill


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pop up on the screen

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Your file has been


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recovered

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How Secure


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How Secure

Are Your

Files in

Dropbox?123 Flor Angeles

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Files in your


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Files in your

Dropbox can

only be seen

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Thats why


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Thats why

its safe

and you dont

have to worry125 Flor Angeles

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Unless you


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Unless you

share your

files with

others126 Flor Angeles

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Start using


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Start using

Dropbox and

let it simplifies

your life now!127 Flor Angeles

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People do not decide to


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People do not decide to

become extraordinary.They decide to accomplish

extraordinary things.

- Sir Edmund Hillary


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