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Dropbox gets a web makeover

By Barry Collins

Posted on 11 Sep 2009 at 09:40

Online backup and file-sync service, Dropbox, has given its web interface a thorough makeover.

Dropbox, as the name suggests, lets users drag files to a folder on their desktop and have them synchronised across all their different PCs, as well as stored online.

Until now, the service has also operated with a rather rudimentary web interface that allows you to access your files from any web browser. Now the company has spruced up its web front-end with a fresh look and several handy new features.

Perhaps the most useful of the new features is the option to select multiple files and place them in a Zip file, to make them easier to download when you're away from your regular PC.

A new search facility theoretically allows you to swiftly hunt down files stored in your Dropbox, although the feature was returning error messages in our brief tests this morning.

Other enhancements include keyboard shortcuts and a revamped version of the site for mobile browsers.

Dropbox is a rival to Microsoft Live Mesh, which offers up to 5GB of online storage.

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Does DropBox work on Macs?

We have Macs and a PC at home. Does DropBox work on Macs?

Thanks for a great magazine. Barry, you're always great on the PCPro podcasts.

By eddetlie on 11 Sep 2009

Dropbox on Macs

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, Dropbox does work on Macs - it's one of the advantages it has over Live Mesh.

By Barry_Collins on 11 Sep 2009

@ Barry "....it's one of the advantages it has over Live Mesh."

Live Mesh does indeed work on the Mac. I know this because it is running on my own Leopard system.

By darrencraig on 12 Sep 2009