How to Use Dropbox on iPad

Dropbox is one of the best applications that use cloud data management to share data from a computer to another computer, phone, or tablet. With Dropbox, the user can smoothly transfer their data and files to the iPad and iPhone, and they can also stream videos. Dropbox also allows you to sync files and folders across PCs and everywhere you wish to share your documents. If you wish to use Dropbox on your iPad, then here is how you can do it:

1) Why Use Dropbox in Apple iPad

 There are several reasons that users may wish to use Dropbox on their iPad. Dropbox also automatically backs up videos, photos, and documents on your iPad. It also allows you to access all your data and files on any device.

With a Dropbox account, you can easily access all your data and files in any account, by only logging in on the respective account. You can also send files, photos and videos to others at a quick pace. The application has inbuilt password protection features that effectively secures your device.

2) Log in to Dropbox on iPad

Whenever you have download and install Dropbox application on you device, you need to insert an email ID and its password to use Dropbox feature with your password protection. If you forget your account password, then you need to go through some troubleshoot to get it.

Here are the steps on how to reset your password:

1. Hit on trouble signing.
2. Then choose “Forget Password.”
3. Here you need to type the email that you have used at the time of creating Account.
4. After that, a verification code sent on your register mobile number.
5. A six-digit number, enter in the field that appears on the screen.
6. Verify the Account, and then you can reset your password again.
7. If you are a new user of Dropbox and don’t have a Dropbox account, then you need to create a Dropbox account.

Here are the steps on how to create a new account for the Dropbox account.

1. Launch the application.
2. Tap on create new Account.
3. Enter an Email id and password.
4. Put your name and age.
5. Verify your Account.

After this process, you have created an account on Dropbox. Remember that you can use any consideration, such as a Gmail account, yahoo account, to create a new Dropbox account.

3) Managing files With Dropbox on The iPad

Here are the features that are in the Dropbox that you need to know:

Create Folder

Here are the steps on how to create a folder in Dropbox on the iPad:

1. Tap on the three-dot icon that appears on the upper left corner on the screen.
2. Tap on “Create New”
3. Write any name that you want, and then hit Create.

Move Folder or File

Here are the steps on how to Move Folder or File in Dropbox on the iPad:

1. Tap on the three-dot icon that appears on the upper left corner on the screen.
2. Hit “Select.”
3. Hit on the Folder or file that wishes to move.
4. Then hit on “Move” that appears on the bottom of the application.
5. Select Folder you wish to move the files then hit “Move” to move in the new location.

Delete File

Here are the steps on how to delete file or File in Dropbox on the iPad:

1. Tap on the three-dot icon that appears on the upper left corner on the screen.
2. Hit on “Select” and choose Folder or file that you wish to delete.
3. Now hit the Delete button that appears on the bottom of the application.
4. Confirm the process that you want to delete and then tap the delete icon again.

4) How to Find and Search Files That You Want on Dropbox

Here are the steps on how to find and search files that you want on Dropbox on iPad:

1. Hit the data that you wish to access offline. It can be a video, photos, and PDF or other data that can Dropbox preview inside the application.
2. Click star icon that appears on the upper right corner on the application as favorite.
3. Now the file will be automatically downloaded and available offline, you only need to tap on the star icon.
4. Here you can get all the files that you have added in the favorite.

How to Transfer Dropbox Videos and Photos to Camera Roll

Here are the steps on how to transfer Dropbox videos and photos to the camera roll via using iPhoto and iMovie:

• Hit on the video or picture that you wish to save.
• Click on the Share arrow that appears on the upper right corner on your screen.
• Hit on “Save Images” or “Save videos” to add files into your camera roll.

Chloe Decker is a self-professed security expert; she has been making the people aware of the security threats. Her passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. She writes for Microsoft products at office.com/setup.

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