There are many times when we want our important data, pictures and videos to be stored safely somewhere. At times the computer on which we have saved the data stops working or there are chances that the data might gets lost. For all these scenarios there is this online portal called as Dropbox that allows different users to save their important data and pictures over the internet and retrieve them when needed.

Here is the detailed description about the Dropbox and how exactly it works.

Create your account and transfer your data

The first and foremost step is to create your online account. While making the account you need to fill in your First and last name and a valid email address. You also need to create a password so that you can login into your Dropbox account.

Install the Dropbox application on your computer

• It is very easy to install the Dropbox application on your computer as the .exe file download automatically starts when you create your account.
• Once the .exe file is downloaded you need to follow the step-by-step approach as the Dropbox application is successfully installed on your personal computer.

Start transferring the data now

• When the application is successfully installed a blue color icon gets created and you can copy paste your important data, files, photos and videos in your drop box folder. This folder gets automatically sync with the server and a back of all the data is created on the server that you can access from anywhere. All you need is a internet connection and must remember your email id and the login password.

What all plans that is available?

The Dropbox software is available in three options and those are called as:

• Basic
• Pro
• Business

The first one that is Basic plan offers you with 2GB to 16 GB of space. Every user is allowed to store 2GB of data which gets a 500 MB increase on every referral that you make.

The second one that is Pro plan offers you 100GB+, 200 GB+ and 500 GB+ data and costs around $9.99 per month.

The third one that is business one is available for 5 or more than 5 users and is ideal for business houses and companies who want to create a back up of their data. The business plan costs around $15 per month per user.

Is it safe and secure?

• Yes this option of storing your data is completely safe and secure as the website is hosted from a highly secured server that is encrypted with 256-bit encryption.
• There is no need to worry about the safety of the data as company offers complete support and is determined for the safety of your important and confidential data.

Hence you can see that it is one of the most amazing online portals created till date that allows you to access your important data from any part of the world. From now onwards there is no need to carry your data with you as you can access it from anywhere in the world through Dropbox and that too in a complete safe and secure manner.