Alternately, log into your Dropbox account online, click the drop-down menu beside the folder you want to share, and click Share this folder.Now, enter the email addresses of the people you want to share the folder with, and optionally enter a message explaining why you’re sharing the folder.The people you invite will receive an email inviting them to view and join the shared folder. If they haven’t signed up for Dropbox, they can directly signup; otherwise, they can simply log into their Dropbox account and start adding or editing files.Shared folders have a slightly different icon in your Dropbox. Notice the shared folder on the left has an icon with 2 people, while the folder on the right that is not shared, shows previews of its contents.See Your Shared Folder’s HistoryWhenever your collaborators with your shared folders add or change files, you will see a tooltip notification telling you what changed.You can also view the changes online. Log into your Dropbox account in your browser and select the Events tab. This shows all changes to your Dropbox, but you can view only the changes in your shared folder by selecting its name on the left sidebar.Now you can see all recent changes to your folder, and can also see who added or removed each file.On the bottom of the page, you can even add a comment that all the collaborators will see.If someone deleted a file you still need, you can restore it by clicking its link in this online history. Or, you can view any deleted files by right-clicking in your Dropbox folder in Explorer. Select Dropbox, and then click Show Deleted Files.Get Notified When a Change is MadeYou’re not always in front of your computer; you’ve got a life beyond your projects, after all (at least hopefully).
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How to use Dropbox to sync your Documents folder between Macs for free. Launch Dropbox and set it up on the first Mac. Then, open the Dropbox folder on one of the Macs and delete the Documents.
If you really want to stay connected to what’s happening with your project, though, you can easily do that no matter where you are.Your shared Dropbox folder’s history page offers an RSS feed of all changes to the folder. Click the Subscribe to this feed hyperlink.Now, in the popup that opens, click “Copy to clipboard” so you can use this RSS feed.You can subscribe to RSS feeds through many web browsers, email clients, dedicated feed readers, and more. In Firefox, Internet Explorer 7/8, or Opera, you can paste the feed address into your address bar and subscribe to the feed directly in your browser.However, subscribing to the feed in a desktop application won’t help you much when you’re away from your computer. One great option is to subscribe in the popular Google Reader. Then you can check your feed from any browser, on any computer or mobile device.To add your Dropbox feed to Google Reader, log into Google Reader ( link below), click Add a subscription on the top left, paste your RSS feed from Dropbox, and click Add.Now you can see any changes to files or folders in Google Reader.You can even add your feed to your iGoogle homepage.
Click the Add it Now button on the right in the front page of Google Reader to add your feeds to iGoogle.Now you can see updates on your files from your homepage. If you’re using a different computer, just login to your Google account to see what’s happening.You can also access your Google Reader feeds from many programs and apps for most major Smartphones including iPhone, Windows Phone, and Blackberry.Receive a Tweet or Text When Changes are MadeIf you’re a hyper-connected individual, chances are you send and receive tweets on the go. If so, this might be the best way for you to get notified when changes are made to your Dropbox shared folder.
To do this, first create a new Twitter account to publish your changes through. If you don’t want the whole world to see your updates, click Settings and set your new Twitter account to Private.Once the new account is created, follow it with your normal Twitter account so you’ll see updates.Now, let’s publish our Dropbox RSS feed to Twitter.
Create an account with Twitterfeed ( link below).Once your account is setup, add your feed to it. Name your feed, and enter your Feed address from Dropbox. Click Advanced Settings to make your feed work just like you want.In Advanced Settings, change the frequency to “Every 30 mins” to make sure you’re updated on changes as quick as possible. You can also change other settings if you like.Click “Continue to Step 2”, and then click Twitter under the available services to add your account.Make sure your signed into your new Twitter account, and then click Authenticate Twitter.Allow the application.Now, finally, click Create Service.Whenever a change is made, you will receive a tweet via your new Twitter account. And since you can receive tweets via text message or many mobile applications, you’ll never be very far away from your Dropbox changes!ConclusionDropbox shared folders are a great way to keep your whole team working together on the same files in a project. And with these handy tricks, you can keep up with your shared files wherever you are! There are a lot of cool things you can do with Dropbox make sure to check out our posts on adding, and.Links.
The big difference here is the principle of least privilege[1].
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We could have built Boxifier so that it requires you to login into Dropbox and get back an access token to be used by Boxifier with the Dropbox API.
If someone wanted to get access to the data in your Dropbox account, they could do that with an access token (that they received when you authorized their app to access your Dropbox). Then they could use that token from any computer to download data from your Dropbox, without you ever finding out about it.
Boxifier works completely offline so it doesn't need any network access (which could be misused). If you want to be 101% sure you can setup a firewall rule and block all network access for Boxifier. This way you can make sure it cannot get data from your Dropbox folder and upload it to a remote location.
On the other hand, with an access token you have no control on how it is used outside of your computer. You may argue that you can always revoke it, but the reality of today's attacks is that they go stealth for a long time before you find out about them.
We used to work in the antivirus industry so that's why we care so much about security and privacy. Boxifier has been designed with security in mind from its early days.
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege
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