As many of you know, Dropbox is a cloud storage service that offers a certain amount of storage for free, after which a fee is applied. If you're a HTC Desire 200 owner however, you can benefit from 23 GB of free storage for 2 years, whether you already have an account or not.

Setting Up Your Dropbox Account:

In order to benefit from the 23 GB of Dropbox storage, you will need to create an account on your Desire 200, and then visit the Dropbox website on your computer:

  1. Open the Notifications panel and tap "Settings"
  2. Go to "Accounts & sync", then tap "+"
  3. Select "Dropbox"
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions in order to sign in to your account or create a new one
  5. On your computer, go to the Dropbox official website here www.dropbox.com, log in to your account and complete the "getting started" guide

Sharing Your Videos and Photos on Dropbox:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "apps" icon
  2. Tap "Gallery"
  3. Select the album that contains the desired photos or videos
  4. Tap "Share" and then select "Dropbox"
  5. Select the photos or videos that you wish to upload, then tap "Next"
  6. Choose a folder in Dropbox or create a new one, then tap "Upload"

Sending Links to Dropbox Files via Email:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "apps" icon
  2. Tap "Mail"
  3. Select the desired email account, write your mail and then follow one of the steps below:
    • Tap "Attach" > "Document" and select the document type
    • Tap "Attach" > "File" and then select any file type
  4. Tap "Dropbox"
  5. Open the folder containing the desired files, then select the ones that you wish to share
  6. Tap "Done" and press "Send"

Sharing a Link to your Dropbox Account:

  1. Access the "Gallery" app
  2. From the "Albums" screen, tap the arrow down icon and select "Dropbox"
  3. Perform one of the following steps:
    • Tap "Share" to share the album
    • To share a single photo, tap it twice and select "Share"
  4. Select the method of sharing your Dropbox link


Keeping and Managing Documents in Dropbox

Saving an Office Document in Dropbox:

  1. After opening an Office document, tap the "menu" button depicted as three vertical dots
  2. Tap "File" > "Save as"
  3. Type in a filename, then press the icon depicting an arrow / triangle pointing down and tap "Dropbox"
  4. Press "Save"

Editing an Office Document in Dropbox:

  1. While viewing a home screen, tap "Apps" and open "Dropbox"
  2. Open the folder that contains the desired document
  3. Select the document to open it
  4. Make the necessary changes by pressing "Edit"
  5. Once you're done with editing, tap "menu" and then press "File"
  6. Save the changes or select to save it as a new file

Auto Uploading Camera Shots:

You can set your device to automatically upload new camera shots to Dropbox when capturing them. To do so:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap "Apps" and select "Dropbox"
  2. Tap the "menu" icon > "Settings" > "Turn On Camera Upload"
  3. Select the type of Internet connection you wish to use while auto uploading
  4. Tap "Turn on"

Viewing Your Uploaded Photos and Videos From the Gallery:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap "apps"
  2. Tap "Gallery" and press the icon depicting an arrow / triangle pointing downwards
  3. Tap "Dropbox"
  4. If a pop-up shows-up for HTC Sense trying to access Dropbox, select "Allow"
  5. Tap the album that you wish to view

Unlinking Your HTC Desire 200 From Dropbox Using Your Computer:

  1. On your PC, go to the official Dropbox website www.dropbox.com
  2. On the right-hand corner of the page, click "Account"
  3. Click the "Security" tab
  4. Under "My devices", click the "Unlink" option associated with your device
  5. Click "Unlink phone"



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