Tech Dropbox - Free 5 GB with photo/video upload with beta client

If you don't have Dropbox yet, sign up here and we'll both get a bonus of 250 MB, thanks! http://db.tt/AhBTYa4Z

1. Download the experimental application from here: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=52900/
2. Create a folder called DCIM and put a 5GB+ multimedia file in it (Use AVI or JPG to be safe. MKV reportedly does not work).
3. Put the DCIM folder into a flash drive or SD card
4. Re-insert the DCIM containing media, Dropbox should recognize this and look for the media file to import

PS: If you have a phone or camera, you can skip the DCIM steps and just put a 4.5GB or greater media file onto the phone/camera and let it autodetect.

Please report any bugs you find to dropbox as that's the point of this promotion!

 

nice! i'm up to 7 gigs now. i didn't have a usb large enough so i used ImgBurn to create an iso disc img, then used Virtual CloneDrive to mount the image. it worked!

also if you don't have a large enough file, you can create one by running this line in Command Prompt

you also don't have to let it finish uploading, just go into the My Dropbox/Camera Uploads folder and delete picture.jpg after it finishes the 'indexing' step

i should mention that a friend gave me these tips, not sure where he found them or if it's allowed.

 

The 5GB beta promo is over but you can still get 3.5GB. http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=984