Dropbox Adds Team Features for Non-Biz Accounts

The new offering is defined as a “team” feature, created to encourage project collaboration and management for work-related files on the Dropbox platform – but not necessarily through the designated Dropbox for Business line of service. You can also add new team members later down the track easily .

If you need to add someone to the group later on, they’ll get instant access to any folders already shared with the group.

The company is also making it easier for users to separate between their work files and personal data. In short, keeping everyone in a team and sub-team on the same page with access to only the files that apply to them.

The team feature is “a new way to get everyone at your company working together on Dropbox“, said Dropbox product manager Pranav Piyush on the company’s blog yesterday. Dropbox’s goal now is to eschew finding revenue from its Pro accounts, which cost $10 a month, and become primarily a service companies will pay for at $15 a user per month.

From tomorrow, Basic and Pro users will be able to create team folders, switch between personal and work profiles, and create different sharing groups with the free boost to functionality, as well as limiting who can access files.

Everyone can create separate accounts for personal and work files so they can stay focused on getting things done. Both the features will rollout to users in the coming weeks.

Collaborating for free is always a plus, and now Dropbox is making that easier. Another sharing option is the ability to determine whether folders and files can be shared with people who aren’t on your team.

Dropbox’s new feature will simplify how Dropbox Basic and Dropbox Pro users work with their colleagues through the creation of teams. Dropbox competitor Box ranked third, although Dropbox has seen faster growth in user numbers – a 21.7 percent increase from April to June – so far this year.