Ensure access to your files across all your devices
IT WILL TAKE
5 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN
How to sync and back up your files using Dropbox
YOU’LL NEED
Dropbox, macOS 10.13 or later
The beauty of Dropbox lies in its simplicity… but there are extra features
Back in the day, sharing files with yourself and others over email was the done thing. But it’s hardly an ideal method, as it’s an inefficient way to manage your files and clogs up your inbox to boot.
A much better way is to use Dropbox, an app that helped change the way we manage our files across multiple different devices. It lets you drop files into a folder that then
If there are things you don’t want to see in the Dropbox folder on Mac, hide them in Prefs > Sync > ‘Selective sync’. whisks those files away to any other device that is logged in with the same Dropbox account. In an instant you can sync files wherever you need them to go, all without a single email being sent.
Simple but effective
The beauty of Dropbox lies in its simplicity, and there are no complicated processes to follow. It even adds itself to Favourites in Finder’s sidebar, so jumping to the folder is quick and easy. If you do want to do a bit more with the file hosting service, there are extra features, like backup and collaboration tools, that make the experience even richer.
We’ve put together this tutorial to help you get the most out of Dropbox and learn a few new tricks. By the end of it, you should know your way around the app and be happily syncing files across all your devices. It’s free to get started, and Dropbox lets you use up to 2GB of storage space without paying a penny. If you need more, there are plenty of different pricing options available.
The way sync works is simple: anything moved into the Dropbox folder on your Mac will be uploaded to the cloud and your connected devices. Remove something from the folder and it will be deleted from the cloud.
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