Dropbox announced through a post on its official blog that it is releasing a new team feature for the file-sharing service that will make it easier for users to collaborate with each other.
In the blog post, Dropbox said that the service has over 400 million users, with files being shared ranged from things such as vacation pictures and family recipes. However, the company noted that more than 60 percent of Dropbox Basic and Dropbox Pro users are utilizing the service for work-related purposes.
Dropbox's new feature will simplify how Dropbox Basic and Dropbox Pro users work with their colleagues through the creation of teams. Once a team is formed and users are added into it, users will gain a few more tools that will improve the functionality of Dropbox for their purposes.
All the members of the team will be able to automatically gain access to files placed in the team's folder to be able to collaborate with colleagues from any location, with all the information that the team members needed stored in a single folder. Groups of team members can also be created for faster sharing within working groups, with additional members that will be added later on gaining instant access to all files and folders already shared to all the members of the group.
Users will also be given the option to create accounts for personal files and work files separately, so that users would be able to focus on the task at hand. Both of the accounts will be accessible through the web, desktop computers or mobile devices.
According to the blog post, the feature will be rolled out to both Dropbox Basic and Dropbox Pro users over the coming week.
Dropbox for Business, a service being used by over 100,000 companies, already has the feature in place. However, the new teams feature will be rolled out to all users, taking aim at helping out small businesses that are using the service for work purposes but have decided so far not to pay the premium for Dropbox for Business.
"We do expect that a lot of these small teams who start using the team functionality will, over a period of time, graduate to having those kinds of needs and start using Dropbox for Business," said Dropbox product manager Pranav Piyush, adding that the move will be a natural progression.
