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Carousel App By Dropbox for Organizing Pictures

by Brooke Perry technical content writer

Dropbox has been the favorite of Apple iOS as well as Android users world-over. However, with the latest and enhanced addition of Carousel mode there is lot more to offer other than cloud storage. This new app is helpful in sharing pictures and organizing them neatly. This means that you will not have to go through the hassle of doing it manually.

Let us find out more about Carousel.

About Carousel

Carousel gives you the ability to organize and view images that you store in Dropbox. This is hassle-free as you will be able to see an organized view without having to store your pictures locally. Interestingly, you need not register with Carousel to avail the benefit of its numerous features. This app enables in an automatic backup of the pictures in your camera roll, all you need to do is enable the mode once. After the feature is enabled, your pictures will sync to Dropbox, the moment you are connected with Wi-Fi.

Pictures are arranged in a chronological manner that will display the recent picture first. If you want to scroll according to months or years then the Timeline located at the bottom will help you jump. This app also helps by grouping images based on the event on which you clicked your pictures. You have the choice of hiding your individual pictures or share them according to your requirements.

The best part is that this app is user responsive. You have the slider functionality to help you navigate between images. All you need to do is swipe across the screen to find what you are looking for. Even if you have loads of images, still there will not be any time lag in loading them. Images load instantly even if you have turned off your Wi-Fi connectivity.

The only thing that you need to remember is that your pictures stored in Dropbox will come handy or else you will not be able to see more than the pictures in your camera roll. The thing is that you need to have your pictures in Dropbox that can be automatically organized by Carousel.

Additional feature that Dropbox offers to its users is that of Private messaging that is integrated within this app. You can share pictures or group of pictures using text or e-mail service. A preview is available to users who do not have this app installed. However, to save or respond to it they will need to download it.

You will be surprised at how pictures will be arranged neatly in folders even pictures that are long forgotten. It might seem that your old pictures will suddenly appear without requiring you to dig deep. For all those who have a habit of clicking pictures and storing them into Dropbox without bothering to organize them will be pleasantly surprised.

The free account with Dropbox will offer you 2 GB space that can be increased to 16 GB by referring friends. If you want more then opt for Pro version that will cost you $9.99 monthly and give you a 100 GB storage space.

 



About the Author:   Brooke M. Perry is an ardent technician associated with Qresolve remote computer support with wide experience of fixing issues with PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. With a strong track record of devising effective ways of internet security and system security, she has so far helped thousands of users across the globe.

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