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[H4K3R]

You could already do that with Box.

[Internet2k4]

I'm a fond user of DB for years. However, because DB staff have access to file content, it is not suitable for confidential unencrypted files. One can save individually encrypted files but that is a nuisance. My problem has been DB's poor handling of encrypted, e.g. TrueCrypt, containers which could be used as online strongboxes within DB. But I continually got "conflicted copies" instead of sync, and have given up.

[DrMWEcker]

Here is an easier way that I've used since the beginning. You do this quick setup once and after that it's just a right-click:

1) Find the Dropbox folder on your computer, typically in your \User subfolder. Right-click on it and select Copy.
2) Find your Send To folder. This is a bit harder, as Windows 7 has a number with the same name. It typically is within the AppData\Roaming\Windows subfolder within your user account. Click or double-click to open.
3. Now paste a shortcut of your local Dropbox folder into there. (This is the one you created in step 1.)

Now, whenever you want something spread or saved, just right-click it, look for Send To, and then choose the Dropbox folder!

You don't even have to be online at the time, as it will sync when you are online.

Dr. Mike Ecker

[pcw610]

I use Dropbox very little because there are other alternatives that accept folders and not just files which is much more convenient.

[oceanblue]

pcw610, on 09 April 2012 - 06:20 AM, said:

I use Dropbox very little because there are other alternatives that accept folders and not just files which is much more convenient.

......such as???

[headturner]

pcw610, on 09 April 2012 - 06:20 AM, said:

I use Dropbox very little because there are other alternatives that accept folders and not just files which is much more convenient.

And the alternatives are?

[DrMWEcker]

I have many folders in my Dropbox, so not sure why a poster has stated that you can't place folders in there.

[dk3d]

>>For a service with the word "drop" front and center in its name, Dropbox has always been notoriously, annoyingly unsupportive of dragging and dropping to its Web client.<<

That's a nifty addition, but really, unless you were on someone else's computer, why would you do that?

I use a folder on my desktop as my dropbox main folder and all my dragging and dropping takes place in explorer.

I almost forget it's a cloud storage folder because for all intents and purposes, it acts exactly like any other folder. Drag folders, photos, subfolders, whatever.