Article 5MD4S Dropbox adds new file conversion tools and faster camera backups

Dropbox adds new file conversion tools and faster camera backups

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Jon Porter
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Camera_uploads.0.jpg Camera uploads should now be faster and more reliable. | Image: Dropbox

Dropbox is getting a slew of interface tweaks alongside new tools and features. One of the more useful inclusions is a new file conversion feature, which lets Dropbox users convert images between different formats like JPEG and PNG, and files into PDFs. Support for video conversion is coming soon. Dropbox is also adding new features to its password manager.

Automatic camera backups from mobile, which will now be available to users on Dropbox's free tier, are also seeing some improvements. Dropbox says uploads should now be faster and more reliable, and on iOS there's now an option to specify exactly which folders should be automatically backed up (the feature is coming to Android later this year). There's also the option to have photos...

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