Dropbox today released Smart Sync, its tool that allows users to access files stored online in Dropbox accounts automatically on a desktop without having the file stored locally. Previously dubbed ...

When you upload a file to Dropbox, it's first sent in its entirety to Dropbox's servers and then it's downloaded to any synced computers. In a new, experimental version of Dropbox, however, you can ...

Dropbox has upgraded the infrastructure behind how users automatically upload and sync content from the Dropbox desktop client, a process now dubbed as Streaming Sync. With Streaming Sync, Dropbox ...

Dropbox kicked off its 2017 product launches with a pair of major announcements Monday aimed at improving users’ productivity at work. The cloud storage company announced the general availability of ...

With Smart Sync, Dropbox Business teams can view files from the desktop, even if they're not on a machine. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of ...

Tired of waiting for your Dropbox file to fully upload before others can grab it? Problem solved. If you've ever found yourself waiting endlessly for a Dropbox file to sync, we have some good news.

Dropbox is a newcomer still in beta testing that has some welcome features despite its simplicity. Like other synchronizers, it requires that you download and install ...

One of the strengths of file sync-and-share cloud provider Dropbox — but also an obstacle when the company wants to be taken seriously — is that people take its service for granted. They just use it, ...

Dropbox (and similar cloud services) are awesome, but they don't give you that much control, security, or privacy over your files. If you want to take control into your own hands without losing the ...

Dropbox on my Mac had been stuck for weeks trying to sync a file called main.scpt. Other files continued to sync properly in the background, so it wasn’t getting in my way, but it was annoying to see ...

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Dropbox today expanded access to its Smart Sync product, which lets you access all files and folders from your desktop, regardless of whether they're on your hard drive or in the cloud. Smart Sync ...