Dropbox Embraces the Work/Life Balance
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 21, 2021
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Dropbox isn’t a particularly affordable cloud storage service, but it has announced a host of new features aimed at both work and personal needs.
“Work has been forever transformed, and the divides between our personal and professional lives have continued to recede,” the Dropbox team writes in its announcement post. “To help you manage the transition into this new world, we’re continuing to develop new tools to support you at home and at work.”
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There are a metric ton of new features, so I’ll highlight some of the more notable ones here. They are:
File conversion. Now, you can convert files to different formats—i.e. JPEGs to PNGs—without leaving Dropbox.
Simplified UX. The Dropbox experience that’s available from the Windows taskbar (or Mac menu bar) has been simplified to show your most recent content at a glance.
Automatic photo backup. Now, even Dropbox Basic users can automatically back up photos and videos from mobile devices to Dropbox and then access them on any device. Granted, Dropbox Basic only provides 2 GB of free storage. But you can save space on your phone by removing photos after backing them up as well.
Dropbox Passwords improvements. Dropbox operates a password manager so that you can seamlessly log in to websites and apps. This feature is being enhanced with a Passwords browser extension, password sharing capabilities, and support for saving credit and debit cards for making web and mobile payments.