This folder is designed to make sharing individual files easy.

The second pre-configured folder is the Public folder. The Photos folder’s use is obvious – it is meant to store photos! Dropbox includes a Photos folder by default because the service lets you view your photos online by navigating to and entering your login information. Your Dropbox folder will contain two separate sub-folders when you first open it.

You don’t have to do anything to make this synchronisation occur: just drop the file into the folder the rest happens automatically. Anything that you place into this folder is automatically made available in the Dropbox folder of any other computer or device that is associated with your account. The folder itself looks like a completely normal folder and will be displayed as such on your computer. The account that you create with Dropbox automatically includes a Dropbox folder (you can only have one per account) that shares files with other devices that have the Dropbox client installed and connected to your account.

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