How to install and configure Dropbox

The free Dropbox hosting service allows all registered users to store and synchronize online files between different computers. In this way, we are offered the option of sharing, with our friends, all the photographs taken during the summer in an easy and fast way, as well as the notes of a complete university career, video games, videos or any file that we want. If you still do not know how to install and configure Dropbox, .com teaches you to do it step by step:

You will need to:
  • A computer with Internet access.
Steps to follow:

one

Go to Dropbox.com and select the 'Download' option.

two

Click on the .exe file that you just downloaded, you will find it just in the corner on the left of your browser.

3

Once Dropbox is installed, select 'I do not have an account ...' to proceed to create one; If, however, you had previously used it on another computer, press 'I already have an account ...' Click 'Next'.

4

If you chose the first option, fill in the form with your personal information to create a Dropbox account ; the required information is name, password and email. Select the option 'I have read and accept the Terms of Service' and click 'Next'.

5

Choose the size of your Dropbox ; .com recommends to start using the program with the 2 GB that gives free.

6

Once you have customized the configuration of your Dropbox, the program offers a small tour of the options you can carry out. Finally, you can start using your free hosting service .

Tips
  • If you choose a custom configuration type, you can choose the location of your Dropbox and the folders you will synchronize.
  • There are several ways to get more storage space completely free; among them, get our friends to join the platform.