![]() Next, choose the People app (or Facebook if the option is presented to you) and you will be able to share directly to Facebook. Right-click on the file thumbnail and then select the Share charm from the pop-out sidebar on the right side of the screen (for navigation tips check out PCWorld’s “Maximize your first 30 minutes with Windows 8”). Say, for example, you wanted to share a photo on Facebook. If you want to share files such as a photo or PDF using Dropbox for Windows 8, you can use the Share charm for email, or Facebook through the People app. If you want file system access to your saved files, and you’re not on Windows RT, download and use Dropbox for the traditional Windows desktop. Since this is a Windows 8 app and not a desktop PC app, the location of Dropbox saved files is obscured in the AppData hidden folder. Once you’ve clicked on a file it is saved locally on your device, but you’ll have to use Dropbox’s app to access the file and not Windows Explorer. Clicking on a file will allow you to open it in the app of your choice, although photo previews open automatically inside the Dropbox app. Folders are indicated by a bold blue tile with a folder icon and the folder name files use a thumbnail icon, the file name, and appear in a lighter blue. The new Dropbox app adheres to the style of Microsoft’s Windows 8 UI and lets you scroll horizontally to view your files and folders. The app also supports Dropbox’s two-factor authentication. ![]() Dropbox for Windows 8 runs on both Windows 8 and Windows RT devices. ![]() However, you can’t upload new files using the Dropbox app or the Share charm inside other Windows 8 apps. ![]() You can use Dropbox for Windows 8 to browse and view your files open, edit, and save files from other Windows 8 apps and search for files and folders using the Windows 8 search charm. It’s been close to two months since Microsoft announced at the Build developer conference that the online file storage and sharing app was coming.ĭropbox for the Windows UI is almost what you’d expect from a Dropbox mobile-style application. The official Dropbox app has arrived for Windows 8.
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