Add Dropbox to Your ‘Send to’ Menu in Windows 7

Sky Drive integration is all very well, but many people still prefer Dropbox, for which there isn’t yet an official Windows 8 app. If this puts you off upgrading, you can make Dropbox even easier to use in your current version of Windows by adding it to the right-click ‘Send to’ menu.

In Windows 7 and Vista, click Start, type 

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

and press Enter. Hold down Ctrl and drag the Dropbox option from your Favorites list to the SendTo folder to create a shortcut. Now, when you right-click a file or folder, you’ll be able to send it directly to your Dropbox account.

In Windows XP, first go into the Control Panel, choose Folder Options (in the Appearance and Themes category) and click View. Select the option ‘Show hidden files and folders’ and click OK. Open the folder C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\SendTo, right-click and choose New, Shortcut. Select your Dropbox folder to add a shortcut to your ‘Send to’ menu. This Trick Works with Windows XP, Vista and 7.