Dropbox’s new password manager, sensitive club for sensitive files, and computer backup features will be available to all users worldwide on Wednesday, the company announced. But you do not have access to the password manager or secure club unless you are on a particular paid Dropbox tier. The features were first released on June 16, but in time launched in beta.
The password manager, called Dropbox passwords, can store your passwords and logins that you use on the web and fill them in automatically when you log in to web pages. The feature works on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, and your passwords will sync across devices. Dropbox passwords will be available on the paid Dropbox Plus and Professional plans.
The club feature, Dropbox Vault, allows you to lock a section inside your Dropbox with a PIN to store things like your driver’s license or health records. If you wish, you can also selectively share access to just that folder so that an authorized person can access these files in case of an emergency. Vault will only be available to Dropbox Plus users.
And with the computer backup feature, you can automatically create Dropbox files of your choice from your PC or Mac. Computer backup will be available on Dropbox’s free base plan as well as on the Plus and Professional plans.
Dropbox also unveils new features for Dropbox Professional users. Organizations are allowed to tag Dropbox files that they share by adding a logo, company name, and background images.
And professional subscribers will also have the ability to track insights about a Dropbox link, such as who visited a shared link when they visited it, and whether a visitor just viewed a file or downloaded it.
Dropbox says the market links and traffic insights are available today for professional subscribers, and they will be coming “soon” to Dropbox Business users.