Transferring whole folders using Dropbox without the desktop app

Question

Is there any way I can upload whole folders to my Dropbox account without the desktop application?

I am syncing my home computer to a computer at university and the university computers do not allow users to install applications anywhere, meaning that I cannot use the Dropbox utility to share my folders.

I've attempted to use the online utility (on the website) to share my files, but much of my work is spanned over dozens of files all within their own folders. All you can do with the upload feature on the website is upload files and for my projects this would take a long time.

Answer 1

Since you are already using Dropbox, you might want to check out Dropbox Portable, you can run it from a usb thumbdrive, no install on your target computer required. You can find more information about it here: http://wiki.getdropbox.com/DropboxAddons/DropboxPortable.

nd here are the instructions for installation:

http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic.php?id=7729

Answer 2

When you hover a folder in the web interface, you'll see a down arrow to the right. Click it and you'll get the option to download the whole folder as a ZIP file.

Alternatively, use their mobile application (I think only iPhone is supported at the moment, though) and sync it to your mobile phone and then transfer the files to/from there via a data cable or wireless pairing.

As for uploading multiple files, their new design allows that pretty easily, but for folders, I don't know a good way to do it. I can only recommend the mobile application for that as well.

Answer 3

If this is going to be a constant and ongoing thing (with folders) you might want to invest in some web space and then use a FTP application to move files across computers. Web space can be had for as little as $3.99 USD a month, and that includes the domain.

Otherwise, folders are going to need to be zipped prior to uploading to Dropbox.

Answer 4

If you have dropbox open on a computer, you can just drag/drop a whole folder into dropbox (open in your browser), and the upload will begin.