What is Dropbox?
Dropbox is a personal cloud storage service that also has the ability to sync to your Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop operating systems.
How much does Dropbox cost?
A basic Dropbox account includes 2 GB of storage and is completely free. There are several ways to increase the amount of storage for free. One of which is to invite other users. See Dropbox help for more info.
Do I need to upgrade to a paid Dropbox account?
No, 2GB of storage is plenty of storage to download and sync even large bound books. If you plan on storing more files than the 2GB limit allows, you may need a paid account.
Do I have to install their app?
Yes, if you want to automate the daily download of your bound book to meet the requirements of ATF ruling 2016-1 (5.a).
No, if you want to manually download your bound book every day to meet the requirements of ATF ruling 2016-1 (5.a)..
How do I sign up for Dropbox?
Please see our help Article on how to enable Dropbox Downloads.
During the signup process for Dropbox you do not need to sign up for a paid Dropbox account. FastBound only uploads one Bound Book to your Dropbox account and overwrites the existing Bound Book every time. The 2GB Basic plan is more storage than you will ever need for your Bound Book.
During Setup the plan screen may look like one of the options below. No matter what your plan screen looks like be sure to select the Basic Plan.
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If the plan screen looks like the one below, click the “Get Basic” link.
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If the plan screen looks like the one below, click the “Continue with 2 GB Basic Plan” link.
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During the setup process Dropbox may ask you “what are you mostly using Dropbox for?”
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Choose “Personal”, DO NOT chose “Work” or “School”
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During the Install process Dropbox may ask you to choose how to sync your files.
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Choose “Make files local”, then click the Continue button, DO NOT choose “Make files online-only”
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During the install process Dropbox may ask you if you want to back up your PC.
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Choose “Not right now”
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