Michal Marek Dropbox is still the most popular cloud storage and file synchronization tool over the internet, and that's what it's for many reasons. The service offers a basic storage of 2 GB for free, but it is possible to expand it by several units to tens of gigabytes, and we will show you how.
Why prefer Dropbox even today?
One of the main strengths of Dropbox has always been the fact that it is completely cross-platform. You can run it in a web browser, install it on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, and there is also a fairly good application available to users for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry.
In many aspects, Dropbox is quickly being overtaken by competitors such as Microsoft SkyDrive, Box.net, SugarSync or the brand new Google Drive, but it probably won't lose its leadership position anytime soon. The huge spread between iOS and Mac applications also speaks in its favor. Dropbox is integrated into a large amount of software designed for Apple devices and, for example, in the case of text editors iA Writer a Byword Dropbox is often a better synchronization helper than iCloud itself. The option is also great link Dropbox with iCloud and thus use the potential of both storages.
Dropbox capacity and options for increasing it
We have already touched on the expansion possibilities in the article Five reasons to buy Dropbox. Still, the free version offers 2GB of space, which is relatively low compared to the competition, and the paid version of storage is more expensive than competing providers. However, the basic space can be expanded for free in several ways, up to the value of several tens of gigabytes. After all, the record in our editorial office is 24 GB of free space.
The first 250MB increase in your own online storage space will happen immediately after you complete the seven basic tasks to teach you how to use Dropbox. First, you have to flip through a short cartoon manual that introduces you to the basics of operation and the main functions. Next, you are tasked with installing the Dropbox app on your computer, on another computer you are using, and finally on any portable device (smartphone or tablet). The other two tasks are to simply drop any file into a Dropbox folder and then share it with your friend. Finally, you need to invite any other user to use Dropbox.
The mentioned distribution of Dropbox to the rest of the population is also another way to get space for your data, and it is definitely worth it. For every new user who installs Dropbox using your referral link, you get 500MB of space. The newbie gets the same number of megabytes. This increase method is limited by the upper limit of 16 GB.
You get an extra 125 MB for linking your Facebook account to your Dropbox account. You get the same quota for linking to a Twitter account and an additional 125 MB for "following" Dropbox on this social network. The last option to increase this amount is a short message to the creators, in which you tell them why you love Dropbox.
Two other ways to get a few gigabytes of space have been added to these common options. The first of them is participation in a competition called Dropquest, which is in its second year this year. This is a fun game where you follow the instructions on the website to complete various logical tasks or solve ciphers and puzzles. Some of the twenty-four tasks are then focused on more advanced work with Dropbox, such as recalling an older version of a file, sorting folders, and the like. Some tasks are really difficult, almost impossible to solve. The highest ranks are occupied for this year, but everyone who completes the twenty-four tasks will receive 1 GB of space. Of course, there are various guides and solutions for this year's and last year's Dropquest available on the Internet, but if you are at least a little bit competitive and have a command of the basics of the English language, we definitely recommend that you try to solve Dropquest.
For now, the last option to get up to another 3 GB of space is to use the new Dropbox function - uploading photos and videos. The possibility to upload photos and videos directly to Dropbox from any device is only possible since the arrival of the latest version of Dropbox (1). In addition to being a useful novelty, you will also be handsomely rewarded for using it. You get 4 MB for the first uploaded photo or video. You then receive the same allocation for every 3 MB of uploaded data, up to a maximum of 500 GB. So basically, to make this profit, you just need to upload a 500-3 minute video to your iPad or iPhone, then connect it to your computer and let Dropbox do its thing.
If you haven't tried Dropbox yet and are interested in the experience now, you can use this reference link and start immediately with an extra 500 MB.
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The more people join, the more you get (doesn't that remind you of something? the "something" is called like Amway, OVB, etc.)… The more profiles you connect, the more MB… Brrr, I started boycotting Dropbox since they launched these fabrications…
Lol, a bit out of line right? We have quite a lot of people on drop as a company, so I have no problem with new people registering under my referral... Who will give you 16 Gb of such a functioning cloud for free? Planes/pyramids don't give you anything for free most of the time, I'm definitely not offended by the drop approach..
I've been using DropBox in my company for 2 years, and it's my own praise :-)
“… you can use this referral link …”
So slightly unprofessional :)
If in Slovakia (I don't know how in other countries) the internet is not so limited that I exceed the limit once or twice, then something like Cloud storage would be fine for me, but for now I prefer the good old USB or external HDD :)
I don't see a single reason why an editor can't be rewarded in the form of a few extra GB in his DropBox account for a well-written and detailed article. As a reader, I would have liked an extra 500MB right away when I signed up instead of the regular 2GB I got because I didn't know about this.
Thanks for support! :)
I uploaded a video shot on my iphone to dropbox from MBP but I didn't get any extra mb - does it require any special procedure? Thank you
Dropbox has to download them automatically, it doesn't work manually.
Hello,
on Android about AUTOMATIC upload function Camera uploads vim. 500 MB will be charged immediately upon activation. I also have an iPad 3 and there is no such option (Automatic photo upload) in Settings at all - Dropbox version 1.4.7.
You write that when uploading photos and videos from an iPhone or iPad, you can increase it up to 3GB, every time you exceed 500MB. So I assume that I can manually, not automatically, upload a 3GB FullHD video on my iPad (or from some other program via Open In) and upload it to Dropbox. Is it the correct procedure, or the author has cut himself off and this possibility is not active for the time being on the iPad. Thank you
Connect your iPad/iPhone/iPod to your computer with a cable, Dropbox will automatically ask you if you want to import photos and videos. Otherwise, it doesn't work with iVec.
It doesn't work that way. The latest beta version of Drobox must be installed and photos and videos can be imported from the camera. It worked for me with Dropbox version 1.4.3 for Mac, Enable Dropbox camera import must be enabled in the preferences. This happens automatically when the camera is connected. The upload went through, then I deleted the pictures and 3 GB remained.
I've already done it too. Thank you for the advice.
Thanks a lot for the clarification, it works without any problems.
It doesn't have to be a beta version. When they were just testing this function, it must have been beta, but they were giving away 5GB and not 3.
That upload must take place on a Mac or PC, not on a mobile device or iPad.
Cool. According to Peter Jandik's instructions, it already works for me. I even have 2GB added. It's enough to shoot 2 videos with the iPad after 10 minutes and only after copying the first one to disk (without uploading) it added 1.5GB, but then it has to be uploaded and only then it adds another 1.5GB.
So I had a bit of a Jackpot today. After reading the instructions, I went "into action". After logging in to Dropbox's web interface, it jumped out at me that I had an incomplete "login ritual". So I clicked through the only step I was missing - "take the dropbox tour". what was my surprise when the next message popped up at me was "congratulations, you have earned 25GB!!!!! of space". Wow! I assume it's some kind of bug, but I hope no one will figure it out, I'm going to touch it quickly with data... :o)))
I would like to give the last one a guide "how to do it", but I think it was really a case of chance/mistake/error, but you definitely don't give anything for the test.
To possible demented comments on the topic of "articles paid by Dropbox" and similar paranoia - no one is forcing you to try it and I don't really care who uses what, I'm just sharing my experience, I'm not forcing anyone to do anything...
Now I'm looking at what came to my email and maybe the trick is that I installed Dropbox on all available platforms...? HTC's Android was the last…
Hi Jan, Congratulations on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 23 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months! You now have 27.25 GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options. Thanks again for supercharging your HTC device with Dropbox! Enjoy, - The Dropbox Team
So it's only for 24 months? But interesting. I also have it on droid ios and widle and it didn't help me...
The mystery was explained a few days later. I got the free space as a gift from HTC after I signed in to Dropbox from the HTC One X. ´:o)
Hi, I don't see anywhere the possibility to get a bonus place for uploading photos and videos... can you give more advice on how to do this?
You can connect any device - camera, camera, memory card or even an iDevice. Dropbox itself will ask you if you want to import photos to Dropbox. The uploaded files can then be found in the newly created Camera Uploads folder.