If you don't have Dropbox account CLICK HERE to open one and get initial 2.25GB* free instead of 2GB you would normally get without referral.
*must download and install dropbox client to pc for bonus to show.
**completing 'get started' will get you another 250MB for a total of 2.5GB shortly after registering
Now for the rest that do:
"Hi everyone!
Even though the holidays have passed, we're really stoked to give you guys one more present -- a new experimental release! Under the wrapping you'll find a bunch of new toys, including a brand new Camera Upload feature. Here are the release notes:
• Automatically uploads photos and videos in the background using Wi-Fi or data plan
• 500MB of free space on first photo uploaded automatically
• Upload files of any size (no more 180 MB limit!)
• Support for resuming file uploads when there are network issues
• Various performance improvements & bug fixes
During this beta period, we are also offering additional free space to test automatic uploading of photos and videos. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you'll receive another 500MB space bonus, up to 5GB total (including the initial 500MB space).
[Update: this space is not separate from 5GB given for uploading on our desktop clients. Uploading from either desktop clients or Android app will count towards the same 5GB free space.]
Grab the APK directly from here:
http://db.tt/4ZL2gCdt
or scan this QR Code:
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=8&d=http://db.tt/4ZL2gCdt
Check it out and let us know what you think!"
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Those that would rather make that 5GB uploading form computer:
"Hello Forum users!
Another day another build. We're trying to snipe all the most common bugs. Keep plugging in those cameras!
During this beta period, we are also offering additional free space to test automatic uploading of photos and videos. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you'll receive another 500MB space bonus, up to 4.5GB total. [Update: To clarify, you can get up to 5GB of free space with this feature, if you count the initial 500MB space for the first photo import].
1.3.12
500MB of free space on first photo import
Cleanup UI in Windows non admin installation.
Fix infinite restart of Dropbox when database was corrupted.
Fix import error on iPhone with lots and lots of photos.
Better Handling of out of quota issues on first photo import.
Other small fixes
1.3 Features
Importing of photos from cameras, phones, and SD cards.
Batch upload/download of files.
Windows: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox 1.3.12.exe
Mac OS X: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox 1.3.12.dmg
Linux x86_64: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-1.3.12.tar.gz
Linux x86: http://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-1.3.12.tar.gz
Notes:
Clients 1.3.5 and earlier had an auto-update bug. Please install this version so that your client will stay up to date!
The photo import feature is not available on Mac 10.4 and Linux.
For Android devices, it's best to use "Connect as Disk Drive". HTC Sync will not work.
To import from iPhone, make sure to unlock your phone and enter your passcode before importing, otherwise it will claim to find no photos.
If importing from your iPhone on Mac gives an import error, try hard resetting it--hold down the power and the home button for 5 seconds. This will reboot the phone; it shouldn't change your settings or delete data.
On Windows, this feature relies on Autoplay. Please enable Autoplay to use this feature if you have disabled it.
On XP and Vista, it relies on the Windows Image Acquisition Service. If this service is not started, please start the service and reinstall Dropbox to use this feature. On WIndows Server, you may have to install the Desktop Experience feature.
On Windows 7, newer devices that rely on Device Stage (in the Control Panel) will not show Dropbox as an import option until you select "Change Program" for the default.
The Galaxy Nexus takes a lot of time to connect on OS X because it likes to pretend that every image on the device is a photograph. We now estimate how long it's going to take and show you that in the progress bar but it's usually in the order of minutes. We're working to see if this can be improved.
As usual, we strongly recommend making a backup of your Dropbox before upgrading to this build as we'll need a few weeks to be certain of its stability. We will rapidly release new builds as necessary to snipe the most common issues as they arise."
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Enjoy and hury while beta testing lasts!
Follow these and you'll be fine and save yourself whole lot of uploadin!
Idan73 said:
Fastest way (tip i saw on g+) is to use beta desktop client provided in first post with those blank videos (you can put any avi or mp4 video on usb as well as long as it is in the dcim/camera foler and has not been uploaded to dropbox before and note 'renaming does not work') and use autorun dropbox import function.
must connect in mass storage mode or just plug microsd card ( usb reader and external hard drive does work as long as you keep proper folder structure dcim/camera). allow import to complete then in dropbox client 'pause syncing'. go to dropbox 'camera uploads' folder and delete files. again in dropbox client 'resume syncing' and thats it.
you just maxed 5GB without wasting all that time and bandwith!
note:you must have at least 4.5GB in pics and videos plus that one initial picture
another note: your maximum in pics and videos you want to import can not be greater than total dropbox ammount available to you or it will fail to sync properly. so best keep it around 5 just in case.
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Originally Posted by Mullicious
SD card worked a treat, and plugging in my external HDD had the option to import too. All you need to do is create the folder "DCIM/Camera".
Got my extra 5GB already. Swhueet. My only worry is if Dropbox catch on; which they will. What will they do about it? Could they track who has been given large amounts of space, but not made any real difference in space in their online accounts? Could easily take the space back off us.
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Originally Posted by TvBTvB
1 (Not required) Exit dropbox (right click tray: Exit)
2 Collect 5GB of .avi's on your pc (If you have 5GB storage space, if you have 2GB, collect 2GB of .avi's)
3 Copy the .avi's to your phone in DCIM/Camera folder
4 Install/Update your desktop(Windows etc. Not android!) dropbox client from the first post
5 Make sure dropbox is running
6 Connect your phone in mass storage mode
7 From the action pop-up in Windows choose: Import with dropbox
8 Wait until import is complete
9 While dropbox is uploading the files (After indexing!) right-click the tray icon and select 'pause syncing'
10 Delete the avi's from Dropbox/Camera Uploads folder
11 Right-click the tray icon and select 'resume syncing'
12 Done!
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I was going to do this but I read on engadget that the extra space would only last for a year
pyro6128 said:
I was going to do this but I read on engadget that the extra space would only last for a year
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Can you post an article?
As far as I know the only 12 months credits are for space given to htc/ics devices 3/48 GB respectively.
I just uploaded a season of star trek to my dropbox and maxed out the free 5gb. Hopefully it is permanent but I don't really use much of it yet so if it was temporary I wouldn't lose anything.
I had to put the videos in a folder called DCIM on my SD card to get it to work on my PC, otherwise it would not auto detect which is what is required to get the free space..
Is this boost in space permanent?
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Here's the official post:
http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=53013
Doesn't seem to mention anything about the extra space expiring...although you never know.
Yes it's supposed to be permanent for those that get it during beta. Not sure if it will be extended for those that try to get it once the app is released in the market.
read this thread to get a huge jump if you do all steps
http://slickdeals.net/f/3897316-Get-an-extra-4-5-GB-of-Dropbox-online-storage-free
some get 22GB
Ok, after some playing I was able to go from 2.2gb to 7.2gb... not sure how those guys were getting more than that... I tried.
Anyway, thanks to the OP...
BoostedSR20 said:
Ok, after some playing I was able to go from 2.2gb to 7.2gb... not sure how those guys were getting more than that... I tried.
Anyway, thanks to the OP...
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i know one way was the .edu email address
i got 7.9 and don't have the edu email address, complete the facebook and twitter things also
i knew about this before this thread, but I am uploading my last final vid right now to get my full free 5gb. I just made a bunch of 4 minute vids on my tablet (which is about 500mb) of the wall in my office and DB uploaded them. POW!
BoostedSR20 said:
Ok, after some playing I was able to go from 2.2gb to 7.2gb... not sure how those guys were getting more than that... I tried.
Anyway, thanks to the OP...
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Completing all the available steps currently available, including this, you can get 15.875GB or 23.875GB with .edu email address.
Idan73 said:
Completing all the available steps currently available, including this, you can get 15.875GB or 23.875GB with .edu email address.
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OK, I'm gonna have to go back through that thread and see what the deal is with with the edu address...
Yup, just used this on my .edu dropbox and now im up to ~23.8gb. Pretty sweet. If you want an easy way to get these 5gigs, use the below link
http://www.avitricks.info/2012/02/get-free-dropbox-storage.html
it has a rar file you can download with a 4.5gb image inside. Nice fast way to get the space.
Also, if you want a fast way to max out your referral bonus, use the google ad words method. Lifehacker has a few nice tutorials on how to do it.
If I already have 6.25gb, will I end up with 11.25gb?
pyro6128 said:
Yup, just used this on my .edu dropbox and now im up to ~23.8gb. Pretty sweet. If you want an easy way to get these 5gigs, use the below link
http://www.avitricks.info/2012/02/get-free-dropbox-storage.html
it has a rar file you can download with a 4.5gb image inside. Nice fast way to get the space.
Also, if you want a fast way to max out your referral bonus, use the google ad words method. Lifehacker has a few nice tutorials on how to do it.
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So I just tried this with my dropbox and it is saying out of space. I show 0.7% of 2.5gb used and it won't upload the file, how do I get it to load through my prime?
Neo3D said:
If I already have 6.25gb, will I end up with 11.25gb?
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yup
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Idan73 said:
Yes it's supposed to be permanent for those that get it during beta. Not sure if it will be extended for those that try to get it once the app is released in the market.
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its still beta right now??? cuz im uploading vids atm and its super slow...=.=
dun wanna go thru all this just to have it expire on me soon
rand4ll said:
So I just tried this with my dropbox and it is saying out of space. I show 0.7% of 2.5gb used and it won't upload the file, how do I get it to load through my prime?
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That's because that file is larger than what you currently have. You need to upload smaller files. Like 10 minute 1080p videos or some avi files you might have lying around.
ugotproblemz said:
its still beta right now??? cuz im uploading vids atm and its super slow...=.=
dun wanna go thru all this just to have it expire on me soon
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Did you read full first post? No need to upload and everything done in less than 10 minutes tops.
It's not gonna expire or they'll have public relations backlash for not saying that when they promised this space.
I just did the Google Adwords method last night until this morning. I have been meaning to do it since I read about it month ago, but this whole thing prompted me to go for it. In 12 hours I spent $10 and got over 30 signups and maxed out my allotted free "referral" space - I only needed 27. So on a Free account, I now have just over 15gb of storage.
Which is better? Pros and cons on both?
Honestly the only different I see is I have 50 gigs on box and 2.5 on dropbox
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Well for starters, Dropbox has a lower free storage space but you can upload files of any size to it. Box on the other hand has a 100MB upload limit per file.
The main reason I don't use Box, though I have 50 GB (and the 100 MB limit is decent enough for stuff like photos and music) is because there's no desktop client for the computer. It's all on phones and tablets only and the web interface. Dropbox has an awesome desktop client and it's just too easy to copy a file into the Dropbox folder on my computer and see it appear on my phone. With Box I'd have to upload it via the web interface :\
Those are the two main differences between the two, and quite big ones at that. Other stuff isn't that big a deal, but sharing files from Dropbox with their new direct link feature is too convenient.
In terms of pure functionality and convenience, Dropbox is the best cloud storage service right now. Apart from these, I use Windows Live Skydrive and Google Drive too, both of which have desktop clients similar to Dropbox. In order of usefulness (for me), I'd say Dropbox>Windows Live SkyDrive>Google Drive>Box.
You can get upto 6 GB of space in your Dropbox for free (not counting the 500 MB you get everytime someone uses your referral link to sign up). This only works in Windows - create a folder on a pen drive with a bunch of photos and images of around 3 GB size, then put it in your computer and wait for Autoplay to pop-up, choose 'Import photos to Dropbox' and let it upload all the photos. You'll get 3GB extra free space for using the camera upload feature (it increases space in steps of 500 MB so you need to wait till the entire 3GB uploads).
Also go to the 'Get free space!' link on top of the Dropbox website to get ~500 MB more space.
Hope this helped.
sashank said:
Well for starters, Dropbox has a lower free storage space but you can upload files of any size to it. Box on the other hand has a 100MB upload limit per file.
The main reason I don't use Box, though I have 50 GB (and the 100 MB limit is decent enough for stuff like photos and music) is because there's no desktop client for the computer. It's all on phones and tablets only and the web interface. Dropbox has an awesome desktop client and it's just too easy to copy a file into the Dropbox folder on my computer and see it appear on my phone. With Box I'd have to upload it via the web interface :\
Those are the two main differences between the two, and quite big ones at that. Other stuff isn't that big a deal, but sharing files from Dropbox with their new direct link feature is too convenient.
In terms of pure functionality and convenience, Dropbox is the best cloud storage service right now. Apart from these, I use Windows Live Skydrive and Google Drive too, both of which have desktop clients similar to Dropbox. In order of usefulness (for me), I'd say Dropbox>Windows Live SkyDrive>Google Drive>Box.
You can get upto 6 GB of space in your Dropbox for free (not counting the 500 MB you get everytime someone uses your referral link to sign up). This only works in Windows - create a folder on a pen drive with a bunch of photos and images of around 3 GB size, then put it in your computer and wait for Autoplay to pop-up, choose 'Import photos to Dropbox' and let it upload all the photos. You'll get 3GB extra free space for using the camera upload feature (it increases space in steps of 500 MB so you need to wait till the entire 3GB uploads).
Also go to the 'Get free space!' link on top of the Dropbox website to get ~500 MB more space.
Hope this helped.
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Thanks. I actually am liking drop box a lot I love how I can have it sync pictures on my phone since Google+ sucks at that.
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yes, dropbox definitely best user-friendly ... also tryTitanium Media Sync for syncing any folder
kroizo said:
yes, dropbox definitely best user-friendly ... also tryTitanium Media Sync for syncing any folder
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That's exactly what I've been looking for thank you
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Discuss...
I hate that you cant browse out to you "Off-line" documents on Google Drive on your phone of tablet.... or I haven't found a way to do that... without digging into all the nesting...
does dropbox allow you to use i.e. ES File explorer and set pictures as wallpapers or save documents to your SDCard etc?
ES file explorer added support for GDrive so that helps with browsing files.
it has ??? Damn i didnt know... thanks !
hit the thanks button...
dropbox 43 gb
google drive 5gb
dropbox wins
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dropbox 43 gb
google drive 5gb
dropbox wins
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Yeah I was looking at that... that is a no brainier...
i have 30 GB with Google Drive(2.99 plan) because i can afford it, I have 27 GB with dropbox(really 4GB with bonus 23 GB from HTC). Im using google drive more and more everyday.
Cant just sharedrive files have to have email addy which is dumb dropbox wins
ckoadiyn said:
Cant just sharedrive files have to have email addy which is dumb dropbox wins
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You can share files via link but I can only be done via the web app. And the link is very long.
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david279 said:
You can share files via link but I can only be done via the web app. And the link is very long.
Sent from my EVO 4G LTE
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Still a win for db then
How do you claim your free 23GB from HTC? i cant seem to find it anywhere...
EDIT: Nevermind.... thanks all! i think DB wins...
Create a account make sure to log in on a comp n then log in to dropbox on the phone
Gunna have to go with drop box. Especially if you have to share files. Google drive just isn't as intuitive with file sharing like drop box is. For me I have to share .zips for themes and Google drive just doesn't cut it. Drop box ftw. However if you have something with a ton if traffic... good luck cuz they will nuke your public links.
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I am a heavy Dropbox user. The thing I like most about Drobox is that I have a portable app which allows me to sync all my documents from a USB memory drive. This is especially important at work since I can't download any applications/etc.
I'm not sure of Google Drive's capabilities yet but I do expect to start playing around with it.
I do love the Titanium feature where it syncs backups to Dropbox. (Google drive I think does this as well). Comes in handy when you haven't backed up your phone on your computer in a long while, and you drop your phone deep into a lake. The same goes with syncing pictures.
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Gunna have to go with drop box. Especially if you have to share files. Google drive just isn't as intuitive with file sharing like drop box is. For me I have to share .zips for themes and Google drive just doesn't cut it. Drop box ftw. However if you have something with a ton if traffic... good luck cuz they will nuke your public links.
Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus via XDA Premium
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for what I have been reading, Google Drive is not a virtual "drive" in a sense... like DropBox is... GD is Google Docs in costume... it works great for sharing documents specially if you use the web gui because it can render a lot of files natively... so if you are going to have wordDocs and XLS and PPTs, PSDs etc etc then GD is great... but for regular file dump, cloud repository DropBox wins...
Hello awesome people!
Copy,
it is relatively new and seems promising actually.
You can sign up and get only 5GB here MOD EDIT
Or you can use my referral link to get 10GB of free storage: MOD EDIT
you can also get an extra 2GB by tweeting copy on your Twitter account but I don't use twitter
They have desktop clients for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Their Android app is very good, it has a nice ui and can automatically backup your photos to your account
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Cheers! :highfive:
hope I helped.
Thread closed.
Do NOT use xda in order to advertise.:silly:
Hey guys, I just found this awesome new storage app with a nice clean UI! The best part is you get 5GB for free! Who doesn't love free storage?
Here is the apk link - Copy cloud storage app
If you use my referral link to sign up you get an additional 5GB of storage for FREE! MOAR FREE STORAGE (referral link)
10GB for free and a nice app, what more can you ask for?
App Features:
• NEW! PhotoCopy: A quick, easy way to sync your photos with your Copy account
- PhotoCopy automatically uploads any photo you take with your device's camera for a safe and fast backup
- Enable PhotoCopy in your preferences
• On-demand access to all your files
• Easy file sharing without big attachments
• Invite other people to join your folders for even easier sharing
• Upload your photos, videos, or anything from your SD Card
• Download past versions of any file
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Cheers :beer: