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Cloud computing is nothing new and you might have even noticed how we do more and more of our daily computing tasks online such as working with shared documents and even working on documents from within our web browsers. There are many cloud storage services to choose from such as iCloud, DropBox, OneDrive and Google Drive but one easy to use and powerful app you might not know about is called Box. Box Made Easy was written to help you get up and running with the the Box cloud storage service. The goal of this book is to show you how to create an account, upload files and folders, share and collaborate with others and also how to use many of the more advanced features that Box has to offer. IntroductionChapter 1 - What is Box?Chapter 2 - Adding Files and FoldersChapter 3 - Working with Your Files and FoldersChapter 4 - Sharing and CollaboratingChapter 5 - Settings and Extras>About the Author James Bernstein has been working with various companies in the IT field for over 20 years, managing technologies such as SAN and NAS storage, VMware, backups, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Networking, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and more. He has obtained certifications from Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, ShoreTel, and SNIA, and continues to strive to learn new technologies to further his knowledge on a variety of subjects. He is also the founder of the website OnlineComputerTips.com, which offers its readers valuable information on topics such as Windows, networking, hardware, software, and troubleshooting. James writes much of the content himself and adds new content on a regular basis. The site was started in 2005 and is still going strong today.

With more and more of our daily tasks being done online, it makes sense that we should be able to access our important files from any device at any location that has an internet connection. Online file storage or "cloud storage" is not new and has been around for many years now. And we all know that Google has been around forever as well so it makes sense that they would have their own online storage service which they call Google Drive. There are many other cloud storage options that you might have heard of such as Microsoft OneDrive which comes with Windows or the very popular Dropbox which most people have used at some point. All of these services have free and pay for options and most of the time the free version does the job just fine, especially for the average home or small business user. Cloud storage services like Google Drive are a great way to back up your important files since they will be stored at an offsite location so that way if something happens to your computer and you lose everything, you will have a copy of these files that you can then recover once you get your computer back in working order. One thing to keep in mind is that you really don't know where Google is storing your files since they might be somewhere on a server in another state or even another country! These services are also a great way to share files with others who you are collaborating with because you can then work on the same file and any changes are saved within your Drive rather than having to email a file back and forth and try and keep track of who made the latest updates to the file. It also comes in handy for sending a large file to someone that might be too big to email because you can simply share a link to the file, and they can then download it from your Drive account. If you have used any of the other online file storage apps then you should be able to get the hang of Google Drive without getting too large of a headache. And if you have never used any type of online cloud storage service, it shouldn't be too difficult to get up and running once you start using it.