How to speed up file copy to Dropbox in Windows 7

Speed Up Dropbox - Windows 7

In this How-To guide, you’ll learn how to include the Dropbox folder shortcut to the Send To menu in Windows 7; that way you can just right-click on a file or folder and send it to your Dropbox folder quickly.

We all know Dropbox, the really useful cloud storage that makes a sharing files between all your computers a kids play and the one that also provides 2GB of space for FREE. So if you still don’t have an account, you can create one at dropbox.com.

Instructions

1. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+R to open the Run command and type the following and click OK:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Run command SendTo folder path

2. Once you are in the SendTo folder, right-click and drag the Dropbox link  from the left pane, under the Favorites tree menu, to the SendTo folder on the right.

SendTo Dropbox icon

3. Then click Create shortcuts here.

Dropbox SendTo create shortcut

Quick Tip: If there are some links that you don’t want to have in the SendTo menu, here is the chance to delete them or add more instead, just drag & drop the shortcut with the path to the location that you wanted to add to the SendTo menu.

4. Make sure that shortcut was created.

Dropbox shortcut

5. Next time you need to send a new file or folder to Dropbox, just select and right-click the file, navigate through SendTo and click Dropbox. That’s it!

Dropbox SendTo Menu

Source Cnet

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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].