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Dropbox for Android - Access your pc files

I have just installed Dropbox on both my PCs and on my Desire. This is a great way of synching files between 2 computers without the need for emailing them to yourself or continually copying them between computers.
THe PC version is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc1MjQzMTQ5
For the Andriod version search 'Dropbox' in the market.
With Dropbox on your Andriod you can access files from your home PC without having to actually have them installed on your device. Never forget a file again and save valuable space on your SD card!
How did I ever manage without it?!

If you install keepass on your android and pc and save the file to the dropbox folder, you can have a synced pc and phone password app.
Rob
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Excellent idea - I was already putting passwords in there, but better to have them protected!
Thanks for the tip!

The dropbox for android app is a bit useless. It only lets you upload certain file types. I was trying to upload a zip file. Why not just allow any file to be uploaded instead of showing you that silly menu of images, videos, music or text files (which didn't even work)? For the other way round, it is useful yes.

There is a work around (forgot it...) but yeah I agree... though it's only a beta, had to be expected.

The dropbox for android app is a bit useless. It only lets you upload certain file types. I was trying to upload a zip file. Why not just allow any file to be uploaded instead of showing you that silly menu of images, videos, music or text files (which didn't even work)? For the other way round, it is useful yes.
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My thoughts exactly. Sorely requiring updates. Basic rar, pdf, txt and such files don't even upload. Nor did vids with mine, after 2 hours on WiFi, the file size was still 0 KB. There's no obvious way to link to someone over Android for them to download the aud/vid (not stream, which it defaults to). At the moment, I'm only using it to manage already uploaded files from my PC/laptop, and to retrieve them from the phone.
As I've posted in previous threads, I've been using this app for just over 2 weeks now.
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Have you reached 8gigs of space now?
ascot17 said:
I have just installed Dropbox on both my PCs and on my Desire. This is a great way of synching files between 2 computers without the need for emailing them to yourself or continually copying them between computers.
THe PC version is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc1MjQzMTQ5
For the Andriod version search 'Dropbox' in the market.
With Dropbox on your Andriod you can access files from your home PC without having to actually have them installed on your device. Never forget a file again and save valuable space on your SD card!
How did I ever manage without it?!
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th3 said:
My thoughts exactly. Sorely requiring updates. Basic rar, pdf, txt and such files don't even upload. Nor did vids with mine, after 2 hours on WiFi, the file size was still 0 KB. There's no obvious way to link to someone over Android for them to download the aud/vid (not stream, which it defaults to). At the moment, I'm only using it to manage already uploaded files from my PC/laptop, and to retrieve them from the phone.
As I've posted in previous threads, I've been using this app for just over 2 weeks now.
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ya, dropbox app for android pretty much sucks, but you can download Droidbox from the market, which allows you to upload all kinds of files, even the ones in the cell memory

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc4MDcyNzg5
There if you guys want, you can sign up and get me 250 more megs!!! :$ I'd appreciate it!!

zkyevolved said:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc4MDcyNzg5
There if you guys want, you can sign up and get me 250 more megs!!! :$ I'd appreciate it!!
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Estrongs file manager is ALL you need, plus no restrictions

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680992

Dropbox FTMFW! Not sure if a lot of people here use it

I've herd about it in the past but never really paid any attention to it. This is the most used app by me now. If you were ever looking to sync your pictures and files from computer to your phone or pc this is IT! Install .apk's by dragging them to a dropboxfolder on your pc and go install on your phone, I am not sure but I think they also have a picture folder sync option from phone to pc? Anyways the 2gb account is free and if you do sign up please use me as a refferal
Ref-feral link (we both get extra space)
https://www.dropbox.com/link/21.ey4bQIW9qp
if you don't want to refer me,
https://www.dropbox.com/register
I was using Eye-Fi on my camera before this, but this is awesome for file sharing.

Its a great application, I wish it did automatic syncing with folders on the android version. I cant wait for them to add it. (They only just added it on the desktop version).
of course I'd just be happy with the option to sync a whole folder or multi-select files.

I've been using dropbox for awhile for general file access ease, but started using it on my phone as soon as the app came out. I wish titanium would backup from dropbox, but it's nice that it saves to it. I always save pics and files to it before flashing a new rom.
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I use it all the time, on all my devices.

by the way, in order for the referral to validate. The individual referred must install the desktop client.

I used dropbox to install my first custom ROM (Axura 2.2.6) the other day. Amazing app. I can't believe more people don't use it, if for no other reason that it makes t so painless to put things on your phone, like apks.

+1 amazing! Apps are available for loads of mobile platforms too. If yiu long press an item in root explorer and send you can select dropbox and it lets you choose any folder to send to the shared folder is really useful too!

[Q] Saving pdfs to a homescreen?

I'd like to put some PDFs on one of the homescreens on my Xoom. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot but it doesn't seem to have the capability built in. Could someone explain to me how to do this? I downloaded ES File Explorer and found the pdf in the download directory. I assume I can just cut and paste it to a directory and it will show up on a homescreen?

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I'd like to put some PDFs on one of the homepages on my Xoom. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot but it doesn't seem to have the capability built in. Could someone explain to me how to do this? I downloaded ES File Explorer and found the pdf in the download directory. I assume I can just cut and paste it to a directory and it will show up on a homepage?
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I do the same thing. We recently bought a house and everyone always as me for pictures and the floor plan. I created a pdf that I sent around, but it's useful to have it on the xoom to show people.
I have two suggestions, both of which I use:
1. Download Astro. You can then create a direct shortcut to any file including a pdf. Go to "+" --> More --> Astro. Browse to the file you want. The location depends on how you got the pdf onto the device. Since that file doesn't change, that works.
2. Use dropbox. This is good option for pdf's that change a lot. I often read weekly publications that I get in pdf. I created a direct shortcut to a dropbox folder. When I'm using my computer, I get and store pdf's there and use it as a "read later" option. Creating the dropbox folder is also in the "more" tab.
Both work for me pretty well. hope this helps.

to answer the OP android doesn't support files on the home screen like a desktop on windows or Mac

[Q] Problem Copying Large Files

My Xoom is stock, and I keep trying to copy a 6GB file to it and every time I do windows explorer crashes and has to restart, am I missing something here?

I don't often use Windows, but I think I can offer a work around. If Windows doesn't want to copy the file to your device in one chunk, you might try splitting it into several smaller files. I searched Google for "freeware file splitter" and found several options. You could also create a multi-part archive, such as a rar or zip file. After copying the pieces to your Xoom, rejoin/decompress them in place. Not an ideal solution, but if your file ends up where you want it, you've won. Hope this works.
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tonebone said:
My Xoom is stock, and I keep trying to copy a 6GB file to it and every time I do windows explorer crashes and has to restart, am I missing something here?
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The fact that Explorer is crashing sounds more like a Windows issue then an issue with the Xoom. What version of Windows are you using (XP, Vista, Win 7)? If you use Wifi, you can try to use a file explorer on the Xoom that supports network access to a share on your PC like AndroXplorer to transfer that way.

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The fact that Explorer is crashing sounds more like a Windows issue then an issue with the Xoom. What version of Windows are you using (XP, Vista, Win 7)? If you use Wifi, you can try to use a file explorer on the Xoom that supports network access to a share on your PC like AndroXplorer to transfer that way.
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I am using windows 7, I am downloading AndroExplorer as we speak and will try it, thanks!

If explorer crashes, it's definitely a Windows issue. Almost makes me wonder if you have enough available memory to complete the job.

IIRC the Xoom's file system has a maximum 4gb size. I know my droid2 does on the /sdcard.

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IIRC the Xoom's file system has a maximum 4gb size. I know my droid2 does on the /sdcard.
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All other android devices use fat32 for windows mass storage support, but I don't think the xoom needs to. Has someone with root looked at the filesystem?
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[OFF-TOPIC] Good-bye dropbox? 22GB+ free, file size unlim, priv file transfer

Goodbye DropBox? Hello Copy.com
Hey guys, this had a good reception on my new device's forum, I thought I'd skip back over here and share. I know a lot of us use DB to share files here and there, and this service is a lot less prohibitive. FWIW. I listed some of the features below.
Epic FTW!
Unlimited file size
15GB free to start
Additional 2GB For sending a tweet
Public/Private file sharing
Check out some of the additional features:
Multiple device compatibility –
Copy works across Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux computers and offers mobile device support for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) and Android, with Windows Mobile coming soon.
Easy file sharing without limits –
Copy allows users to upload and share files of any size, including 1080p videos and raw photographs without size limitations often found in email attachments. These shared files and folders can be sent to anyone either publicly or privately and accessed from any location or device.
More security –
Copy provides a secure alternative to some other cloud storage services. Included data verification inspects data before Copy accepts it into the user’s cloud storage. File-level ownership is verified prior to transferring anything to other devices. Copy also allows users to share files privately using Copy's built-in identify verification.
Copy lets you undelete any file right from the desktop app. And on the web, you can even see different file versions side-by-side. Try that with Dropbox.
Copy believes that you should be able to organize your files however you want. That's why Copy lets you sync any folder no matter where it is on your computer. Even external drives. You can't do that with Google Drive or Dropbox.
Ability to stream video (And audio too I think).
Thanks!

Just an update, I was doing some testing and was able to pull download speeds of around 2Mb/s from copy.com's servers. Pretty smooth
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Just a reminder to not post referral links. There is a thread just for referrals in the Off-topic section of XDA.
Thanks
Kenny

Sorry about that, I'll remove the link from the OP. Nm, looks like you got it . Thanks Kenny
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looks cool, I'll check it out - thanks