Dropbox wants to make your return to the office less painful
New tools aim to keep users organized at home and at work
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As employees begin preparing to return to the office,Dropboxhas added new features to itscloud storageservice to make it easier and faster for them to access their content and workflows.
With the addition of suggested folders, workers will be able to add and share content with the right people more easily. Dropbox has also made it possible to access your content at a glance through a new simplified experience available in the task bar onWindows 10or in the menu bar onmacOS.
To help users find the content they’re looking for, the company has added a new left side navigation experience that gives you access to all of your files and folders from a dropdown menu. At the same time, a redesigned details panel provides important content highlights such as file type, who a file is shared with, when it was last modified and its location.
Having to open a separate application each time you want toconvert a filefrom one type to another can waste valuable time which is why users can now convert files to different formats such as JPEGs or PNGs without leaving Dropbox.
Securing content and staying organized
In addition to its new UI improvements, Dropbox has also made it easier to centralize, organize and protect your most important personal content.
The company has improved the performance and reliability ofcamera uploadsand this feature is now also available to Basic users. With camera uploads, users can automatically back up their photos and videos from theirsmartphonedirectly to Dropbox and access them on any device. However, you can also back up specific albums and customize how photos and videos are saved in Dropbox’s iOS app and this feature will be rolling out to Android soon.
Dropbox has also upgraded itspassword managerwith new features and the company now offers a browser extension forDropbox Passwordsthat captures and fills in logins and passwords. Users can even securely share passwords and payments with others and the service now supports credit and debit cards.
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Regardless of whether you’reworking from homeor your organization has implemented ahybrid workpolicy, Dropbox aims to ensure that you can quickly and easily access all of your content no matter where you are.
After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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