Accessing your files from anywhere with Dropbox
Dropbox is a popular file hosting service with client software available for a wide range of devices. In essence, Dropbox allows you to store files in a special folder on one computer and have the files appear automatically on any other device with Dropbox installed. Files may also be accessed and modified through a regular web browser.
Unfortunately, the company behind Dropbox does not yet offer client software for the Raspberry Pi. Instead, we'll be using a bash script called Dropbox Uploader that works just as well, and is in some ways even more flexible than the native client:
- Start by signing up for a Dropbox account if you haven't already got one:http://www.dropbox.com
It's free with a storage ...
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