7/31/2019 Dropbox Reminders

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Whenyoureceiveanemailinvitationtoasharedfolder,youhave2optionsinordertoaccessthatfolder.

1)Createadropboxwebsiteaccountwithouthavingtodownloadthedesktopapplication

2)Createadropboxwebsiteaccountandalsodownloadthedesktopapplicationtoyourowncomputer

IFYOUCHOOSEOPTION1,pleaseread.IFNOT,justskipthispart.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saythere'safileintheDropboxonthechurchcomputerandyouwanttoaccessitonyourcomputerathome.SimplyhookuptotheInternetfromyourcomputer,gotowww.dropbox.com,loginwithyouracountandthereitis!Nomatterwhichcomputeryouuse,thefileswillappearthesame,orsynced,whereveryougo.

YouCANopenthefiles/foldersordownloadthemtoyourcomputer.JustDON'Tmove,delete,orrenameanyfiles/folderswithoutpermissionbecauseifyoudo,itwillalsohappeninthechurchcomputer.

HowdoIleaveasharedfolder?https://www.dropbox.com/help/163--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IFYOUCHOOSEOPTION2,pleaseread.IFNOT,justskipthispart.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WhenyouinstalltheDropboxdesktopapplication,itcreatesanewfolderonyourcomputer.Itworkslikeanyotherfolderonyourharddrive,excepteverythinginyourDropboxfolderautomaticallysyncstothewebandtoanyothercomputerwithDropboxinstalled.

Saythere'safileintheDropboxonthechurchcomputerandyouwanttoaccessitonyourlaptopatalocalcafe.SimplyhookuptotheInternetfromyourlaptop,checkyourlaptop'sDropboxfolder,andthereitis!Nomatterwhichcomputeryouuse,thefileswillappearthesame,orsynced,whereveryougo.

YouCANcopythefiles/foldersintheDropboxfoldertoanylocationinyourcomputer.JustDON'Tcut/move,delete,orrenamefiles/folderswithoutpermissionbecauseifyoudo,itwillalsohappeninthechurchcomputer.

Whathappensiftwopeoplechangethesamefile?https://www.dropbox.com/help/36HowdoImovemyDropboxfoldertoanewlocation?https://www.dropbox.com/help/89HowdoIleaveasharedfolder?https://www.dropbox.com/help/163

HowdoIknowwhenDropboxissyncing?https://www.dropbox.com/help/146Whydofilesmoveinsteadofcopy?https://www.dropbox.com/help/152ReformattingmyPC:http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=17306&replies=7#post-

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GENERALREMINDERSforEVERYONE:

1)Onceagain,DON'Tcut/move,renameordeletefiles/folders.YouCANcopyordownloadthem.2)Imustn'tdeleteanything?WhatifIwanttoerasethedropboxfolderinmycomputer?

7/31/2019 Dropbox Reminders

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a)Leaveaspecificsharedfolder:https://www.dropbox.com/help/163b)LeavethewholeMyDropboxfolder:https://www.dropbox.com/help/41

3)HowmuchspacedoesmyDropboxhave?https://www.dropbox.com/help/14*Asoftoday(May21,2010),thetotalsizeofthesharedchurchfilesis1.8MB.4)IfyouwanttouseDropboxforyourpersonaluse,a)justbeMINDFULofyouraccountquota(2.0GBinitial)andthesizeofthesharedfoldersthatyoujoinb)READUPontheonlinehelpmanual~https://www.dropbox.com/help

5)Isthereanywaytogetmorespace?https://www.dropbox.com/help/156)Others:Willjoiningsomeoneelse'ssharedfolderusemyquota?https://www.dropbox.com/help/59CanIsharefileswithnon-Dropboxusers?https://www.dropbox.com/help/20