How to send a file request using Dropbox Forget setting up shared folders in order to receive files from fellow Dropbox users; file requests are here.

Dropbox Transfer encrypts the files you share to protect them from unwanted access.

The service will allow users to potentially send up to 100GB of files, which can be done through dragging and dropping files from a user's computer or Dropbox account onto the tool.

Some files are simply too big for an e-mail, but with specialized online services like Gmail and Dropbox sharing still works.

Unfortunately Dropbox hasn't said what type of account you'll need to have to send 100GB files, but it's safe to say that free users will have to make do with a smaller file limit.

This most recent is probably my favorite yet. Send to Dropbox lets you email files directly to your Dropbox, and can even take a few actions for you once they’re sent.

Send to Dropbox isn't the first email-attachment-to-Dropbox service we've seen, but it does have its advantages. While adding to your free file-syncing stash, it can also save original emails ...

Thanks to a new agreement between Microsoft and Dropbox, mobile users can now edit documents stored on Dropbox through one of Microsoft's mobile apps.