15 Hacks Every Dropbox User Should Know
Utilize the Web Interface
Dropbox is primarily a desktop app, but its website is very useful for accessing your files. The web interface offers the same functionality as the desktop client, letting you browse, download, and upload files to your account. This is handy when you need file access on the go, but here are three other reasons to use the web interface:
Track Recent Activity – The recent events tab gives you a timeline of account activity, even including the movement of files between folders so you can keep track of everything. Uploaded images show up as thumbnails, too.
Share Folders – You have to use the website to grant and accept folder shares for collaborating with other Dropbox users (which is different for sharing individual files in the Public folder). Shared folders take up space on the accounts of all collaborators.
Undo Delete Files – The best feature of the Web interface is the ability to view and retrieve previously deleted files in your Dropbox. On free accounts, deleted files can be recovered up to 30 days after they were deleted, though that limit is removed for Pro users.
Use Your My Documents folder as your Dropbox folder
In Windows Vista and 7, you can easily store your My Documents folder in Dropbox. This puts all your document files in the cloud, which can also then be synced with your other computers’ My Documents folders. Just right-click My Documents, go to the Location tab, and click the Move button to relocate My Documents to a new directory. Navigate to your Dropbox directory, and click OK.
Use Dropbox Mobile App for Photo Blogging
The iPhone Dropbox app is currently the only mobile Dropbox client, but it’s pretty powerful. Not only does it let you browse and view images, read documents, and even play music found in your Dropbox, but you can even use it to take and store cameraphone pics directly to the cloud. We found this feature most useful when paired with services and programs that can monitor desktop folders to automatically upload images to blogs and image-hosting sites, like Flickr.