ProntoDropboxKey - Short description
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The ProntoDropboxKey tool is a small PC application to create on the Computer the key file which is mecessary to have access to your existing Dropbox account in Prontos's file manager. Without hte key file you cannot use your Dropbox on Pronto.


How to use Prontodropboxkey 
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-  Make sure that your PC is connected to the internet.
- You already must have a Dropbox account and you must know the access data. 
- Start the tool on your PC by clicking on the file Prontodropboxkey.exe 
- A multiline text box gives you further instruction informations (see below). 
Please read this instruction carefully and follow it step by step.  
To create the key file automatically the tool transmits your dropbox account data (login data) to the dropbox website. 


Steps to create the key file: 

1. In the following text box enter the name of the Dropbox access. This name will then be shown in the file manager of Pronto. 
If you want to use several Dropbox accounts, please  pay attention to enter different names.

2. Select a path, where you want to save the created key file on this computer. The name of the key file is predefined. Starting with "ProntoDropbox_", 
followed by the name, and ends with ".pkey". Later you have to copy this file to Pronto.

3. In the text boxes "Email" and "Password" enter the login data of your existing Dropbox account. Please pay attention to enter carefully all characters of the access data.

4. Confirm the button "Create key file". The info text box shows messages of the progress or error messages.

5. After the key file has been created successfully, Please copy it manually to Pronto in the folder Flashdisk/USER. Then in the root of the file manager of Pronto! you find the Dropbox folder of your Dropbox acount. 


What to do, if the default automatic key creating failes?
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In case the transmission of your login data to the dropbox website fails, i.e. because the dropbox website has changed, you have to use the alternate way to create the key file. 

-  Make sure that your PC is connected to the internet.
- You already must have a Dropbox account and you must know the access data. 
- Start the tool on your PC by clicking on the file Prontodropboxkey.exe 
- Select the menu entry "Settings > Use web browser window to login".  
- A multiline text box gives you further instruction informations (see below). 
Please read this instruction carefully and follow it step by step.  


Alternate Steps to create the key file

1. In the following text box enter the name of the Dropbox access. This name will then be shown in the file manager of Pronto. 
If you want to use several Dropbox accounts, please  pay attention to enter different names.

2. Select a path, where you want to save the created key file on this computer. The name of the key file is predefined. Starting with "ProntoDropbox_", 
followed by the name, and ends with ".pkey". Later you have to copy this file to Pronto.

3. Select the button "Start web browser window". After some time it shows the login web site of Dropbox. Enter the login data of your Dropbox account and log in.
if you are already logged in you get the message of step 4 immediately. 

4. The browser window presents a message, that the App ProntoCloud whants to connect to your Dropbox. Confirm the "accept" button.

5. Now you can log off on the Dropbox web site.

6. Copy the key file manually from the computer to Pronto in the folder Flashdisk/USER. Then in the root of the file manager of Pronto! you find the Dropbox folder of your Dropbox acount.  



How to close Prontodropboxkey application?
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To close or cancel the tool select either the "exit" button or menu item "File > Exit". 



The Pronto! Team
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