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Dropbox for Mobile
Just like you download Dropbox for your personal computer you can download the official
app of Dropbox on your Smartphone as well. The app is free of course and can be used
to link your Smartphone with all your other Dropbox-linked devices. So whatever you up-
load to your Dropbox folder on your computer or another device it will be available on your
Smartphone app as well. Using Dropbox app on your Smartphone can become really handy
because of the fact that you can view and edit your important documents on the go.
Just like we discussed several tips and tricks that can be used on your personal computer to
make the best out of this simple file sharing and synchronizing tool. Here we will discuss
a couple of techniques that can be used on your Smartphones to make your life a lot easier
and your Dropbox a lot more useful.
Offline Dropbox Access
There's a feature named “favorite a file” in your Dropbox app which lets you mark your
files as your favorite files. This may look like nothing but it is an incredibly useful feature
especially for businessmen who travel a lot or for people who go through dark zones a lot
(zones with no signal).
By ticking the check box to favorite a file in your Dropbox app you will let your Dropbox
app save a copy of your favorite file on your local storage which can then be accessed any
time you want. This means that you won't need internet to view your files from Dropbox.
This is quite useful in situations where you camping in a no-service place or you are rushing
to your class. In these scenarios you can easily access and read your favorite or important
files without worrying about any internet availability.
So make sure to use that functionality whenever you think you might need your files in a
place with no internet connectivity.
Saving Pictures and Notes Automatically
We all use our phones to take pictures and notes of important things. Most of the time we
want these important things to be available on our computer as well. So rather than taking a
picture and then using USB cable to transfer it to your computer why not simply automate
the whole method using Dropbox?
