Is Dropbox Basic still free?

Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud storage services on the market. It allows you to backup files to Dropbox cloud, sync data across devices, and easily share files with anyone else. Dropbox Basic is the entry-level plan offered by Dropbox, and it's free for all users. Is there a Dropbox Basic uploader? Like other Dropbox plans (including Dropbox Plus, Dropbox Professional, etc.), you can upload files using the Dropbox desktop app, the Dropbox web page, and the Dropbox mobile app.

With Dropbox Basic, you get 2GB of Dropbox free upload storage and can access files from multiple devices such as computers, phones, and tablets. It also offers file synchronization, file version history, file sharing, file preview, file collaboration, and more.

How to Upload Files to Dropbox Basic

There are multiple ways to upload files to Dropbox Basic. You can follow the guide below to know how to use Dropbox desktop app and mobile app to upload files.

On Windows and Mac:

Step 1. Download the Dropbox desktop application on your computer. Launch it and sign in with your Basic account.

Step 2. Go to the Dropbox folder on Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder (by default, the Dropbox folder is located at C:\Users\YourUserName\Dropbox). You can copy and paste or drag and drop to upload data to the Dropbox cloud.

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You can click Dropbox Preferences, select the Backup tab, and click Set up. Then, tick the folders you want to upload to Dropbox and they will be updated to the cloud automatically. For example, you can auto backup desktop to Dropbox.

On mobile phones:

Step 1. Install the Dropbox app from your App Store or Google Play, and sign in.

Step 2. Click the + icon on the bottom, and click Create or upload file (iPhone) or Upload files (Android) to select the items you wish to upload.

Better Way to Upload Files to Dropbox Basic

Does Dropbox automatically upload files? In fact, Dropbox Basic can only automatically back up some user folders on the computer, such as Desktop, Pictures, etc. If you want to auto upload your entire computer or a full hard drive to the cloud, CBackup is a better Dropbox Basic uploader.

This is a free and useful cloud backup and synchronization utility that helps you upload individual files, folders, hard drives, or even your entire computer to Dropbox. It allows you to synchronize your local hard drive and external hard drive to Dropbox. Here are some useful features of CBackup. You can check them out for yourself.

❤ It uses incremental synchronization to upload modified or newly added files, effectively saving storage space.
❤ You can choose different frequencies to upload files automatically, like daily, weekly, and monthly.
❤ You can also upload files to multiple cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.
❤ In addition to local file upload, you can transfer files between different cloud storage. For example, you can transfer files from Dropbox to Dropbox, from Dropbox to OneDrive, from Dropbox to Google Drive, and so on.
❤ It is compatible with all Windows systems - Windows 11/10/8/7/XP.

Step 1. Uninstall the Dropbox desktop application on your computer, and download and install the CBackup desktop client. Sign up for a free CBackup account and log in.

Step 2. Select the Storage button on the left, choose Dropbox, and click Authorize Now to complete the authorization to allow CBackup to access the Dropbox storage space.

Step 3. Click the Sync tab on the left and select Sync PC to Public Cloud.

Step 4. Select the files, folders, or hard drives you need to upload, and then select a folder in Dropbox as the storage destination.

Step 5. Click Start Sync to begin uploading files with the Dropbox Basic uploader for free.

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If you want to set up Dropbox schedule sync for files/folders/PC, you can click Settings > Scheduler before starting the sync, and select the appropriate sync schedule.

How to transfer from Dropbox to Dropbox? To transfer files between different cloud accounts, you can click Backup > Backup Public Cloud to Public Cloud to create a cloud-to-cloud backup task. You can then choose to transfer all cloud files or certain files.

How to Get More Dropbox Basic Storage for Free

We mentioned above that Dropbox free upload file size limit is 2GB, which usually can only store 250~350 photos. To get more Dropbox storage space, in addition to upgrading the Dropbox plan, you can also use CBackup to combine multiple cloud accounts to expand the space for free.

CBackup provides a cloud storage combination function to enable you to merge multiple or even unlimited cloud accounts. For example, you can combine 10 Dropbox Basic accounts to get 20GB free space for free, or you can combine Dropbox Basic account with your Google Drive account to easily get 17GB free space.

Step 1. Run the CBackup client, and navigate to Storage > Add Cloud to link your cloud accounts with this software.

Step 2. Then, click Add Combined Cloud next to Add Cloud.

Step 3. Select all added clouds, and click Next. Then, press Combine to finish the combination.

If you need to upload data to the combined cloud, just head to Backup > Backup PC to Combined Cloud.

Conclusion

Dropbox Basic uploader can be the Dropbox desktop application, Dropbox mobile client, etc. You can also use CBackup as a free uploader if you want to set up Dropbox to sync computer automatically. If you are troubled by too little Dropbox free account upload limit, you can use CBackup to combine cloud accounts to get Dropbox 100GB storage or more for free