![]() ![]() Since Dropbox syncs files (and keeps a record of how the file looked in the past) it can sorta do the version control thing on its own. Dropbox comes in handy - but so does being able to use version control to track who changed what and when. Writing an academic paper with multiple authors in LaTeX can be especially tricky. Writing anything with LaTeX can be a trying experience. Also, the files are on your computer - so if you lose internet or are on an airplane, you interact w/ the files just like any others on your computer. For example, if I want to give my roommate a directory full of PDFs, I can just drag the directory into our shared folder, and Dropbox will automatically sync it so that he gets all the files without doing anything. But it does much more than that - you can share subfolders with other Dropbox users. It’s a service that syncs a folder on your computer with a central server - and any other computers you have Dropbox installed on. (Also, if you signup through that link, we both get extra free space… so do it). ![]()
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