Dropbox

Dropbox is an online storage service that provides users with the ability to store files and other data, which can be accessed from any device with a web browser, as well as from the Dropbox website. Dropbox began as a basic file hosting service. Within a few years its popularity had grown so much that it was reported to be the second largest consumer of bandwidth in the United States.

Features

Dropbox offers users the ability to upload any type of file, and share them with other people. Dropbox also offers collaboration tools so that files can be edited with others at the same time, and syncing so that a copy of any edited files are saved on each user's personal Dropbox, as well as on the original file. In addition to their online storage capabilities, Dropbox also offers a free mobile app so that users can access their files on the go.

Design

Dropbox is a fully web-based service, so a user does not need to download any software. The interface is a traditional treeview that makes it easy to find and organize files. The design of the Dropbox service is very simple. The color scheme is black with white text. The user can only access the Dropbox service through their web browser or by downloading the software onto their computer. Dropbox offers client software that provides a Dropbox folder in the file system of the users' computers and mobile devices. Dropbox offers file synchronization, allowing a file that exists in one location to be automatically updated to another location. Dropbox offers file sharing, allowing any file in a Dropbox folder to be shared with other Dropbox users.

Information about usability

Dropbox offers a free plan that allows users to store up to 2 gigabytes of data. More storage can be purchased, with the highest capacity being 16 terabytes. Dropbox is a good storage service for people that have a lot of files they need to store. If a user wants to share a file with someone else, they can easily do it through the Dropbox app.

Conclusion

Dropbox is a cloud storage service of synchronizing folders, which is available for computers, mobile devices, and the web. In order to use Dropbox, one must create a Dropbox account and then download the Dropbox software. There are two options for storing the files in Dropbox: 1) the user can elect to have a public folder, which can be accessed by anyone, or 2) the user can elect to share the folder, but only with specific people.