Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that offers cloud storage, file synchronization and client software. Dropbox Inc. was founded in the year 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi.
Dropbox exists as a free service that allows you to store any documents, videos or photos in the cloud so they are available anytime and anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website. So, it gives you access to your files no matter what computer or device you have at hand.
Dropbox is a downloadable product, with a version for every major operating system like, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, BlackBerry. Every user also gets a Dropbox Web account with file access. Dropbox can be downloaded from the company’s website using this link.
Dropbox operates as a freemium service. It offers a few different pricing levels.
- Dropbox Basic – It gives you 2GB of storage at no cost.
- Dropbox Pro 50 – It comes at the price of $9.95 per month for 50GB
- Dropbox Pro 100 – It is available at the price of $19.99 per month for 100GB
- Dropbox Teams – This plan is for small businesses. It is priced at $795 per year, which provides up to 1 terabyte of storage for five users, and includes telephone tech support too.
While Dropbox functions as a storage service, its focus is on synchronization and sharing. The Dropbox client enables users to drop any file into a designated folder that is then synced automatically with Dropbox’s Internet service and to any other of the user’s computers and devices with the Dropbox client. Users may also upload files manually through a web browser.
Dropbox supports revision history, so files deleted from the Dropbox folder may be recovered from any of the synced computers. Dropbox also supports multi-user version control, enabling several users to edit and re-post files without overwriting versions.