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How To Get 4.5 GB Of Dropbox Storage For Free

8:50PM February 3, 2012 | Casey Chan

The more Dropbox storage space you have, the happier your computer will be. It’s true! And the more free Dropbox storage space you get, the happier your wallet will be. And right now, you can get 4.5GB of Dropbox space FOR FREE. Win freaking win. Here’s how. More »

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Dropbox 2.0 For Android Supports Bulk Uploads

7:20PM December 23, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Dropbox released its newest Android app iteration Thursday with a revamped layout and better functionality. Were the new app a kitten, it’d now do back-flips and be 500MB larger for uni students. That’s right, a 500MB back-flipping kitten. On your phone. More »

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Dropbox Was Almost In iCloud

7:45AM October 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

iCloud’s here — useful, without a revolution. But Forbes tells us it could have been something more, had Steve Jobs gotten his way with an $US800 million buyout of Dropbox. Hell froze over and he didn’t. But what if? More »

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Android Appalooza Storage: Dropbox

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10:00AM October 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The Android Dropbox client does a little bit of everything, and everything that it does, it does very well indeed. It’s an indispensable tool whether you need access to documents, photos or just want to access your video files. More »

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The Best Way To Store Stuff In The Cloud

1:00PM August 10, 2011 | brent rose

Cloud storage services are everywhere these days. The internet has gotten cloudier than my memories of Burning Man ’05. Each claims to rule the sky, but there can be only one. Find out who it is. More »

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Instadrop Automatically Syncs Your Instagram Photos To Dropbox

6:00AM July 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

One of the great things about Instagram? It autosaves your Instagram photos to the cloud. The bad thing? They’re only saved to Instagram. Enter Instadrop. Instadrop backs up your Instagram photos to Dropbox. Genius and absolutely must have. More »

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Ask LH: Should I Be Worried About The Change To Dropbox’s Terms Of Service?

8:20AM July 9, 2011 | Adam Pash

Dear Lifehacker, I rely on Dropbox to sync my files between computers like I rely on oxygen for life. But in the past week I’ve been hearing that Dropbox is claiming ownership of everything I sync using their service, and well, that doesn’t sound good to me. Two days ago they updated their ToS again, and I’m having trouble wrapping my head around all of this. Should I be worried about storing my files on Dropbox? More »

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Dropbox’s New T&Cs Pushes Users Into Panic Over Privacy

9:10PM July 4, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

For the second time in as many weeks, Dropbox has found itself in the headlines over privacy concerns. This time ’round, it’s due to Dropbox changing its terms of service, leading people to think they could do whatever they damn well pleased with their uploaded media. More »

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SideCLOUDload Saves Files On The Web To Your Dropbox Account

10:00PM July 1, 2011 | Alan Henry

SideCLOUDload is a web app that sends files from the web to your Dropbox account without forcing you to download them first. The tool is useful if you’re on a computer without Dropbox installed, or that doesn’t permit downloads. More »

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How To Add A Second Layer Of Encryption To Dropbox

1:00PM June 21, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

If recent security and privacy concerns about Dropbox make you think twice about using this online file storage and syncing tool, there’s an easy way to further protect your sensitive files stored on Dropbox: yes, we’re talking TrueCrypt. More »