Dropbox Transfer encrypts the files you share to protect them from unwanted access.

Some files are simply too big for an e-mail, but with specialized online services like Gmail and Dropbox sharing still works.

Another benefit Dropbox is touting is file size: you can send up to 100GB of files in one go with Transfer.

You can add Dropbox in Word and Excel for iPad to save files. Learn how to store or save Microsoft Office files to Dropbox on iPad.

Handy service Dbinbox makes it easy for friends, family, and co-workers to deposit files in your Dropbox, even if they don't have accounts of their own.

Following a four-month beta period, Dropbox is now rolling out its file transfer service to all users to allow them to easily share large files.

Before Dropbox became popular, there was iDisk, which was Apple’s cloud storage system. iDisk allowed you to store documents, pictures, QuickTime files, and PDFs in one cloud-based “drive.” ...

Using Dropbox, you can back up and restore selected folders and files online.

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