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DESCRIPTION
Dropbox is an application that creates a special Finder folder that automatically syncs online and between your computers. It allows you to both backup files and keep them up-to-date between systems.

The Dropbox application is available for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. A video on the site explains more.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.7.97:
  • Flicker free plan selection when you first link a host
  • Fix for tiny race condition when renaming folders on Mac
  • Potential fix to some cases where Mac wouldn't detect local changes made to your Dropbox
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:Dropbox
Downloads:67,451
  - Version d/l:8,181
Utilities:File Management
License:Free
Date:01 Jan 2010
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
*****

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Dropbox User Reviews (63 posts)Write A Review
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Feb 9 2010

MACED  This app is a livesaver! Yesterday I accidentally removed many pages from a very important document and saved it. BUMMER!

Luckily I had the document in my Dropbox and could simply go back to the last version via their webapp.

Thank you Dropboxers!  
(Version 0.7.97)

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Feb 8 2010

LUISFCOSTA88  Well... until dropbox incorporates the feature to watch arbitrary folders into the client, you can always use automator + service menus to achieve the same results via a symlink. You don't even need automator if you don't mind using the terminal. Aliases will not work though. use this as a start: http://seiryu.home.comcast.net/~seiryu/symboliclinker.html   
(Version 0.7.97)

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Jan 29 2010

RICHARD APPLEBAUM  To mitigate security issues, why not just encrypt sensitive files that are being kept at Dropbox? Perhaps use TrueCrypt (Open Source - free) to create an encrypted folder in your Dropbox folder?   
(Version 0.7.97)

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Jan 17 2010

JONNYG75  Ok, this might be obvious, but i haven't found the answer yet. Everyone says this is better than mobile me, but how do i sync my safari bookmarks?   
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Feb 9 2010

MACED  Dropbox just replaced the iDisk part of MobileMe.

I am also using Gmail/Google Apps for IMAP mail (using my own domain instead of this ugly me.com) and fruux for addressbook, ical and safari syncing.  
(Version 0.7.97)

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Jan 14 2010
*****

MACED  dropbox is just like google! suddenly they where there and now you can't imagine the internet without them! great everyday tool!  
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Jan 13 2010
*****

MACLOVER1.1  DropBox is actually... well better than my MobileMe... I keep having issues with MobileMe synching and will not keep my membership which is ending next month. I thought Apple would catch up but obviously they did not. I love to love Apple but not to the point of being stupid lol End of story.  
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Jan 2 2010

BLUEPOLO  Minor correction, _if it could sync multiple_ arbitrary folders  
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Jan 2 2010
*****

BLUEPOLO  Simply a great product and service.

I would have given it 5 for ease of use, if it could sync an arbitrary folder, rather than just creating a watched folder.

But that a minor minor complaint  
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Jan 1 2010
*****

GREGR  Super. Super. Super. I use it with my bandmates to share audio tracks as we build our original songs. It's deadly good.  
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Dec 28 2009
*****

JOHN T.  Love Dropbox. I wish MobileMe worked as well at file sharing and delivery as this does.  
(Version 0.7.90)

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