Dropbox (service)
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| Developer(s) | Dropbox, Inc. | ||||||
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| Initial release | June 2007 | ||||||
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| Development status | Active | ||||||
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| Operating system | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone | ||||||
| Available in | 17 languages | ||||||
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(Alphabetical) Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malaysian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Ukrainian
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| Type | Online backup service | ||||||
| License | Combined GPLv2 and proprietary software (Linux Nautilus) | ||||||
| Alexa rank |  72 (November 2016[update]) |
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| Website | www |
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| Windows/macOS | 22.4.24 / March 22, 2017 |
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| Android | 40.2.2 / March 22, 2017 |
| iOS | 40.2 / March 21, 2017 |
| Android | 39.1.2 / March 7, 2017 |
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Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Dropbox was founded in 2007, by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, as a startup company, with initial funding from seed accelerator Y Combinator.
Dropbox creates a special folder on the user's computer, the contents of which are then synchronized to Dropbox's servers and to other computers and devices that the user has installed Dropbox on, keeping the same files up-to-date on all devices. Dropbox uses a freemium business model, where users are offered a free account with a set storage size, with paid subscriptions available that offer more capacity and additional features. Dropbox Basic users are given 2 gigabytes of free storage space. Dropbox Plus users are given 1 terabyte of storage space, as well as additional features, including advanced sharing controls, remote wipe, and an optional Extended Version History add-on. Dropbox offers computer apps for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux computers, and mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone smartphones and tablets. In March 2013, the company acquired Mailbox, a popular email app, and in April 2014, the company introduced Carousel, a photo and video gallery app. Both Mailbox and Carousel were shut down in December 2015, with key features from both apps implemented into the regular Dropbox service. In October 2015, it officially announced Dropbox Paper, its collaborative document editor, in a reported effort to expand its operations towards businesses. As of March 2016, Dropbox has 500 million users.
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