Install it, and it makes everything from file sharing to folder searching just a little bit easier. Install the Desktop Appįrom Windows and macOS, you can manage your files through the web interface, or through File Explorer or Finder, but there’s another option: the Dropbox desktop app.

There’s a small but useful way you can get Dropbox and Microsoft Office working a bit closer together on Windows: Open the Dropbox client from the notification area (system tray), click your profile picture then Preferences, and under General check the box marked Show Dropbox as a save location in Microsoft Office - it means you can get your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to your Dropbox folders with fewer clicks.ĭropbox offers a full desktop experience. The original file doesn’t change, and stays where it is. You can convert a bunch of popular file types (including Word documents, rich text files, and GIFs) into PDFs, JPEGs, or PNG files, depending on the type of file you’re working with. Click the three dots next to any file and choose Save as… to pick a new file type. Convert Files Between Formatsĭropbox recently added some helpful file conversion tools which you can now access through the web interface. Log in on the web, click All files, then click the three dots at the top (for your entire Dropbox) or the three dots next to any folder - you’ll see Rewind this folder is one of the options. While you can always roll back to previous versions of individual files, the Dropbox Rewind feature for paid subscribers enables you to go back in time for large groups of files, folders, or your entire Dropbox - that’s very handy if a lot of files have been corrupted, for example.

But because the app is usually running in the background of your device, you might not have noticed some of the new tools you can use. Dropbox debuted in 2008, and the cloud storage and syncing service has added a slew of features since then.

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