updated: February 3, 2011
Dropbox is a popular automatic file back-up and syncing application. It runs in the background on a Windows, Mac or Linux computer and monitors a special folder for file additions and changes. Dropbox then backs up new or changed files and synchronizes them with all computers associated with that Dropbox account. Dropbox provides users with two gigabytes of space for free, which may be inadequate. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to get more space at no extra charge.
Difficulty: EasyInstructions1Create a Dropbox account using a promotional link (see Resources). Install the application, and you'll get an extra 250 megabytes. If you already have a Dropbox account, you can create a new one with a different email address.
2Log into the Dropbox website (see Resources).
3Visit Dropbox's referrals page (see Resources). Refer friends, colleagues and family members by entering their email addresses into the box labeled "Invite Email Addresses" and clicking "Send Invites." For each one of them who creates a Dropbox account and installs the application, you'll get an extra 250 megabytes (up to a maximum of eight gigabytes).
4Visit Dropbox's "Get Started" page (see Resources), and then complete each listed step to get an extra 250 megabytes.
5Enter "dropbox.com/free" (without quotation marks) into your browser's address bar while logged in. Complete each task listed there to get an extra 768 megabytes.
6Watch the Dropbox blog for announcements of special events such as scavenger hunts, which offer free space boosts as prizes (see Resources).
Tips & WarningsIf you have access to an email address that ends with ".edu", you can associate it with your Dropbox account on Dropbox's "Students" page to double the amount of space you get for referrals from 250 megabytes to 500 megabytes (see Resources).iPod Transfer