Backup Your Essays And Projects With Dropbox (FREE!)
Working on those big final projects, essays, and study sheets? Possibly a thesis project? Be sure to back it up! Having a backup on a USB is important, but having a backup online is even more important so that you have a copy anywhere you go and won't lose it!
Sure, you can e-mail yourself the file, but an even easier way is to use Dropbox. For those who haven't heard of it before, it is an online storage service that is super easy to use and gives you 2GB of space for free.
What makes Dropbox so easy is that it integrates into your computer (PC or Mac). For those with Mac's, it's super slick... allowing you to have Dropbox show up in your Finder window as a hard drive, as well as in your top nav bar beside your clock. You can easily drag and drop files into your Dropbox just as if it was a hard drive, and instantly update your files. Remember, they are stored online securely, not on your computer hard drive.
Steps to use Dropbox
Step 1: Drag and drop any file or folder into your Dropbox folder.
Step 2: Once your file/folder is inside your Dropbox folder, the program immediately starts syncing it to our secure servers. Once this has finished, the file's icon is marked with a green check. Your file is now safely backed up online and also accessible from the Dropbox website. (http://www.getdropbox.com)
Step 3: Install Dropbox on other computers you use, and they'll also receive a copy of the files you've put in your Dropbox.
That's it! Now that Dropbox is watching your file, any changes you make will sync up instantly and automatically. This gives you the freedom to work on any computer you choose.
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