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

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.

Unlike a regular cloud storage provider, Dropbox has some useful collaboration tools. Here's how to share a Dropbox file or folder.

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

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.

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.

Dropbox announced that it’s rolling out Dropbox Transfer, a new way to easily share files without also sharing access to your originals, similar to services like WeTransfer.

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.

Use this trick and you'll never have to wade through your inbox for buried files again.

This summer, Dropbox introduced a new feature called Transfer as a private beta. The goal was to solve a longstanding issue with sharing files via Dropbox. For years, users have been able to share ...