In addition to making it easier for current Dropbox users to ask for files from others, the new option may also serve to introduce Dropbox to others who had yet to try the service.
Of course, the feature also lets you ask for files from those who are already on Dropbox – in that case, it just simplifies the collection process by centralizing all the uploads into a single folder available across your devices.
Slowly emerging from the Get What You Asked For file, Anthrax, whose members once reveled in how coolly evil the band sounded, has been humbled by its ironic association with terrorism, even as many of its older records have been selling at double their usual, albeit modest, pace -- perhaps the first time that a biological attack has prompted a spike in heavy-metal album sales.
He also said he did not act improperly in asking for files on investigations involving him and his top staff.
Police have asked for files of an earlier inquiry into the use of private investigators, the BBC has learned.
When asking for files, users can also indicate which folder should host the files as part of the request process.
The company suggests the feature can be used for a range of sharing scenarios, whether it's collecting bids from contractors, asking for files from clients, or even asking family members to share vacation photos.
Separately, The Associated Press asked for files about the bin Laden raid in more than 20 separate FOIA requests, mostly submitted the day after bin Laden's death in 2011.
The members who attended the conference will be asked for filing-in the test.
If your pictures are hard copies, transfer them to a computer using a scanner, or drop them off at a photo developing store and ask for digital files (any file type will work).
