Dropbox is an excellent cloud based backup and file transfer service, with a free plan available to try it out for yourself. We use it to share files and photos rather than using email.
Here is a quick guide to setting it up.
- Go to www.dropbox.com
- Select Download in the top right of the screen
- Create an account and use a good password!
- When downloaded run dropbox.exe or the Mac installer
- Open the Dropbox application
- Sign in using the account details you created above
When Dropbox is installed you can save and move items from your computer to the Dropbox folder that will now appear in Windows Explorer or Mac Finder. These files will then be uploaded to your Dropbox account in the cloud.
To allow others to be able to access these files and folders you can right click and choose 'share' and you can both then access the folder to share files in both directions!
