Dropbox gave you a folder that synced across your computers and phone, with 2 GB free and more if you referred friends. In 2010 it was the way students moved essays between the library computer and home, and its referral programme made it one of the era's growth stories.
- Domain in 2010
- dropbox.com
- Launched
- September 2008
- Founders
- Drew Houston, Arash Ferdowsi
- Owner in 2010
- Dropbox, Inc. (private)
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Syncing files between computers
- Sharing public links to files
- Backing up photos from phones
Interface characteristics
- Blue open-box logo
- A folder with green tick badges in Explorer and Finder
Notable features
- 2 GB free, 250 MB per referral
- Public folder links
What happened later
Dropbox went public in 2018 as cloud storage became a commodity.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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