Protect treasured memories and photos with Dropbox

Discover how graphic designer Dominique King used Dropbox to scan, store and share old family photos, retracing her Mexican heritage and breathing life into the family tree.

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Link your devices

Sync iPhone and iPad files easily

Security basics

Protect your personal info online
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Digital storage tips

How to upload and organize digital photos
Digitize documents

How to scan with an iPhone

Turn photos, receipts, handwritten notes, and financial paperwork into digital documents—all from the palm of your hand with the Dropbox mobile app.

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Centralize storage, declutter your life

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Keep it all together

Dropbox is your new photo album, filing cabinet, and so much more. There’s space for all your content and plenty of room to add more.

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Access your info anytime

Files are always within reach. Anything you save is instantly accessible on any connected phone, tablet, or computer.

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Back up your life

Automatically back up your photos, passwords, and personal documents. Files are always safe from unwanted edits, deletions, hackers, and viruses.

Protect paperwork

Get your parents’ important docs on Dropbox

Turn that stack of papers on Mom and Dad's coffee table into digital files for quick, safe access to healthcare info, financial docs, and family photos.

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How a creative director at Dropbox organizes her digital life

From storing her son's school forms to sharing photos with grandparents, Liz Gilmore explains how she uses Dropbox tools like doc scanner and camera uploads to simplify life at home.

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How to back up and restore iPhones

Follow these easy steps to back up iPhone files on Dropbox and move them to a new device. If your phone gets lost, stolen, or swapped out for an upgrade, you won’t miss a beat.

Files, videos, and photos saved in the Dropbox iPhone app

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Dropbox plans for you

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Dropbox Plus

Keep all your photos, videos, financial docs, health records, personal projects—everything—safe in the cloud and available on all your devices.

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Dropbox Family

Bring up to 6 people on to Dropbox and help everyone share memories, manage household paperwork, and protect their most important files.

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