Program that will allow me to share files in the cloud?

I have a small company comprised of 3 people.
I would like to have one central location where I can update Word and PowerPoint docs that everyone on the team can view and edit.

What program would allow me to do this?

Can I do this with Dropbox where I assign access to one shared folder ONLY to my two co-workers?

Id like for this shared folder to be accessible at any time and password protected.

Thanks!

 

OneDrive? Your requirements are easy if you have your own website and know PHP or use a canned PHP script to do it. But back to OneDrive. Encrypt your files with 7zip and then have your two employees install 7zip and give them the password to open the files that you have on OneDrive. Maybe Dropbox would work for that also. Then just share the files with them.

 

What version of Office are you using? I think Office 365 would let you do what you describe, using OneDrive (similar to Google Apps, if you have used that).

 

Any of the cloud storage providers can meet these needs. Dropbox is one option, as is Microsoft's SkyDrive (now OneDrive, I believe), and GoogleDrive. Pick whatever you like.

 

Is there a way to have this one particular shared folder in Dropbox, password protected?

 

I'm not sure I understand this question: Only the people you share the folder with will have access. There is no need for, and no point in seeking any additional password protection. Of course, if a person that you share the link with forwards the link to someone else, then that person will have access, too. But the same is true if you share a password with such a person.

 

Is this on a local network or do you need to share these files across networks?

 

It will store the data in the cloud. Anyone with password access will be able to access the files. Dropbox Business gives a little more flexibility and unlimited storage but also costs $9.99/mo per user. But it allows for individual and team storage. But if all you want is centralized storage for all users, then just go with a basic or Pro account. I think Microsoft OneDrive offers 7GB to start, where basic Dropbox account is only 2GB. I'm not sure how well it manages files that are being accessed by two users simultaneously though, because I don't think it will say "this file is already being accessed" so you could have multiple versions of the same file...

 

For a company comprised of 3 employees, an Office 365 subscription would make a lot of sense. You get 5 licenses for the full suite of Office applications, 5 mobile licenses for iOS, and an extra 20 GB of cloud storage, giving you 27 GB total. MS charges $99/year, but you can buy cards with activation keys from the likes of Amazon for 20% or more off retail.

 

I've used both Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive to do this, and both are free and work just fine.

 

Understood. Thanks for the help.

 

How does it handle documents opened by multiple individuals? I know on a typical server it will alert you that the document is opened by someone else and you can only read the document. But what about OneDrive or Google Drive or DropBox? Doesn't it typically store multiple versions of the same document and you have to sort out what's been updated?

 

Candidly, I don't remember, and I don't have a collaborative document going right now...sorry.

 

Me neither.


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