How to Send a Ginormous File Using Dropbox 1
How to Send a Ginormous File
Using Dropbox1
It is a home for all your photos
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docs, videos, and files.
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Anything you add to Dropbox
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will automatically show up on all
your computers
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phones and even the Dropbox web
site.
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so you can access your stuff from anywhere.
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Let’s begin…
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Click on the Search Bar
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Go to www.dropbox.com/register
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Create an Account
Enter in your details
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Type in your First name
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Type in your First name
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Type in your Last name
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Type in your Email Address
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Type in your Password
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Tick I agree to Dropbox terms
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Click on Create an account
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How do I Download the
Desktop App?
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Click on the Search Bar
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Go to www.dropbox.com
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Click on Download the app
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The Setup file will downloadto your computer
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Go to Downloads folder
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Double click DropboxInstaller
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Click Run
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Wait for the installationto complete
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The Dropbox Setup pagewill start
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Type in your Email Address
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Type in your Password
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Click Sign In
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How do I
Add files on the
Dropbox Website?
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Click on the Search Bar
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Go to www.dropbox.com
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Click Sign in
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Type in your Email Address
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Type in your Password
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Click Sign In
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Click the Upload button
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Click Choose files
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Select the files to be added
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Click Open
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Your file will be added to your Dropbox
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Click Done
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How do I Add fileson Windows?
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Drag and drop the Files into your Dropbox folder
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The Files in your Dropbox folder will be automatically synced
online.
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How do IShare folders
with other people?
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Hover the cursor overthe file you want to share
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Click on Share
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Enter the Email address
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Add a personal messageif you’d like
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Click Share
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File has been shared
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How do I Share a Folderon Windows?
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Open yourDropbox Folder.
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Double click the Dropbox iconon your desktop
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The Dropbox folder will open
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Right Click on the folder you want to share
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Select Share
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The Share Folder page will open
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Type in the Email address
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Add a personal messageif you’d like
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Click Invite
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How do I share a Linkof a file or folder?
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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link
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Click on Share
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Click on Create a link
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Click Copy link
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The Link is copied on your clipboard
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Paste the linkin your email, instant
message or blog post.
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Or wherever you wouldlike people to access it.
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How do I Share linkon Windows?
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Open yourDropbox folder.
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Double click the Dropbox iconon your desktop
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The Dropbox folder will open
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Right Click on the folder you want to share
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Select Copy Dropbox link
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The link is copied on your clipboard.
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Paste the linkin your email, instant
message or blog post.
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Or wherever you wouldlike people to access it.
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How to Remove the link?
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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link
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Click on Share
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Click on Link settings
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Click Delete link
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Click on Delete link
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How do ICreate a File request?
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Click File request
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Click Create a file request
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Enter a name for the Folder
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This folder is where files uploaded to your
file request are stored.
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By default, the Uploaded files are
Private.
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Click Change folder if you’d like to change the location
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Choose a Folder
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Click Chose a folder
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Click Next
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Click on Copy link
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And include it in your Email, Instant message
or Blog post.
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Or enter the Enter the Email of the people you need files from
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Click Send
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Dropbox will send an Invitation to Upload
files to the File request.
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How do IInvite people to Upload
filesto my File request?
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Hover the cursor over theFile request
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Click on Add people
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Enter the Email address
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Click Send
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How do I Close a File request?
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Hover the cursor over the File request you want to close
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Click Edit
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Click the Close request button
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How do IGet notified of changes
in my Dropbox?
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Click on the Dropbox icon on the System tray
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Click the Gear icon
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Select Preferences…
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Check the box to Show desktop notifications
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Click Apply
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Click Ok.
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How do I Delete a file using the Dropbox
Website?
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Click on the Empty space to the right of the file
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Click Delete from the action bar
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Click Delete
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How do I Permanently Delete file from the Dropbox Website?
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Click the Trash can icon to show deleted files
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Any files that appear in Gray are Previously
deleted.
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And can still be Restored or Permanently deleted
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Select the file you want to Permanently delete
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Select Permanently delete… from the action bar
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Click Delete Permanently
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To Recover a file, Select the file
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Click Restore
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How do IRename a File
on the Dropbox Website?
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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link
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Click Rename from the action bar
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Type in the new name
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Dropboxis an awesome
service.
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You can back your files up to
the cloud,
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sync them between
computers,
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and share them with your friends.
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