Dropbox: Back up your documents automatically for free

If you want to be able to access files on your computer from anywhere that has internet access, you need to install Dropbox. I just installed it on a company's PC, moved the company financial records into the Dropbox folder and now the records are always backed up securely online. They are backed up automatically every time the user clicks save in the financial software they are already using.

The best part, Dropbox is free (for 2GB storage.)

Dropbox folder on PC

Dropbox is easy to use, just put files you want to backup in the Dropbox folder, and you are done. To access the files from a different computer, go to the Dropbox website and login. To share a file with someone else, put it in the public folder, right click, and select Dropbox-copy link location. Now you can paste the link in an email, they just click and download. Their download comes from the Dropbox server, so it will always be fast, even if your internet isn't.  See if this picture that is in my public Dropbox folder on my personal PC loads fast enough for you.

Dropbox.com logged in

The Dropbox folder and Dropbox.com account are automatically synced at all times.  The online account saves deleted files in case you want to recover them later.

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