# Dropbox

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Drop box, Dropbox folder, Dropbox link

An online [file storage](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/object-storage) and sharing service. Files in a Dropbox folder sync across a person's computers and can be shared by link.

**For example:** A [video editor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/video-editing) [shares](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/equity) large raw footage with a client through a Dropbox link.

Official site: <https://www.dropbox.com>

## Connects to (6)

- [Object storage](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/object-storage): A cloud service for storing files such as images, videos and documents.
- [Backup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/backup): A copy of data kept so it can be recovered if the original is lost or damaged.
- [Google Drive](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-drive): Google's online file storage.
- [LucidLink](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/lucidlink): A cloud file service that lets teams open large files, such as video projects, as if they were on a local drive, without downloading them…
- [Playbook.com](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/playbook): A cloud service for storing, organizing and sharing creative files such as images, videos and brand assets.
- [DocSend](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/docsend): A service for sharing documents by secure link and seeing who opened them and which pages they read.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dropbox