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We create the `My downloads` folder when you authorize our app. And please we will only download the files to your Dropbox, which you asked for.

We are solving the problem of users downloading their files to their local machine and then uploading it to their Dropbox (huge files).

And yeah, if you give it a Youtube URL, it will upload the video as it is, to your Dropbox.

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"We are solving the problem of users downloading their files to their local machine and then uploading it to their Dropbox (huge files)."

At first, it makes sense. But after a second thought; this (uploading directly to Dropbox) will happen when and if you want to download that file only for backup or to use/view it later.

Because if i use the app and save that "huge" file directly to Dropbox, i have to wait for it to be downloaded to my computer to use/view it.

Did i understood correctly? Or it saves the file locally as well?

If I understood the intention correctly, it's not about saving time downloading files when saving them from the internet to your computer or Dropbox, it's really about saving the time you spend uploading large files that you downloaded from the internet from your computer to your Dropbox. At least where I live the upload speeds on normal internet connections are way smaller than the download speeds, so what this app basically does (I think) is download the file to your Dropbox via their server, so you don't have to spend the time uploading the huge file to Dropbox because those guys did that part for you.

Exactly!!

We also provide additional support to save the videos to your Dropbox for popular sites (including Youtube, Vimeo)

You need to add this whole message from this point up the tree onto your site front & centre.

-"Slow, costly internet connection? Save your bandwidth and download quotas by..." (identify problem)

-"Our service saves files from the internet directly to your dropbox without using your connection" (how it works)

-"Spending $x per yGB? At $4.99 per year you can save $z" (value proposition

-features (esp security), how it works (diagram?) pricing/signup

Good luck & congrats on your launch

Thank redact207! I ve created a `How it works` page and have added all the required info there http://boxmydownloads.com/how-it-works

Its meant to solve the time you spend uploading huge files.

Coming from India, I m really used to slow connections. And where the Bandwidth is costly. And Unlimited connections are really not affordable here.

This app is meant to solve the problem of saving huge files to your Dropbox (since we upload it from our servers).

You just need to authorize us, and start giving the url's, we'll handle the rest of your url so it safely reaches your Dropbox.

Downloads valid for a year.

Does this mean that you automatically remove the downloads after a year, or in other words, not only download files but remove them as well?

It was suppose to mean that, you can use up your downloads, anytime within a year.

Thanks, I ve updated the message.

edit: On second thought, I realize I misunderstood you. I thought you meant downloaded files with downloads, but now I see you mean the amount of files that you can download.

Original comment: That doesn't sound logical, why would you remove downloads from a user's Dropbox? It isn't costing you storage space because the downloads are saved in the user's Dropbox, and if they don't need the download any more, they should be clever enough to remove it themselves.

I personally wouldn't be happy if a service I paid for started to remove files without my knowledge or consent...

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