Dropbox is a cloud-based storage of information, with the ability to publish it to the public, synchronization, as a host for small-scale Internet projects.
Before you start using the program, you need to register at Dropbox.com
After that, Dropbox will help you place your data on remote servers and share their addresses with other users of the world wide web. Dropbox can be used to store information, share and synchronize it, and as a hosting service for small Internet projects. The program will serve not only the beginner, but also the IT developer.
Features of Dropbox:
The basic principle of the program is the synchronization of data. After installation on the user's PC, the "My Dropbox" folder created by the program is used to synchronize with the remote storage. Any change in the contents of the aforementioned folder leads to a similar change on the application server.
The fact that it is possible to access the storage from any PC connected to the Internet makes Dropbox extremely useful for creating backups of particularly important information and simple file sharing with other users.
Dropbox benefits:
- No user intervention is required for synchronization;
- Possibility to connect several PCs;
- support for all file types;
- data on the server are updated along with the local folder update;
- partial modification of a file does not transfer the whole file to the server, which saves a lot of time and traffic;
- history of editing files in the local folder is stored for 30 days;
- the service is highly secure due to SSL-encrypted transmission of information and encrypted cloud storage;
- Public" folder for sharing files;
- the ability to share folders to people who are registered on the service under different accounts;
- manually or automatically configurable file transfer rates to the server or in the opposite direction.
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