Welcome to DropStuff®
DropStuff is the counter part to StuffIt Expander. Just as you use StuffIt Expander to open compressed and encoded files, so you use DropStuff to create archives from your files and folders. DropStuff creates StuffIt (.sit) and StuffIt X (.sitx) archives.
Typically, you'll want to use DropStuff to compress your files whenever you're posting them on the Internet, sending them as attachments, or making backup copies of your files. When you're sending files over the Internet, using compression makes them smaller so that it will take less time to upload, and it will also take the person receiving the file less time to download and open it. Anyone on any type of computer can open StuffIt archives, just point them to http://www.stuffit.com to download the FREE StuffIt Expander software they'll need.
The easiest way to use DropStuff is to drag and drop the files you want to compress on to the DropStuff icon that was created on the Desktop during the installation. The files and folders you dragged onto the icon will be compressed into a new StuffIt archive. The archive will be created in the same location as the items you dropped onto DropStuff. For example, if you drag a folder called Pictures from your documents folder onto DropStuff, you will find a new file call Pictures.sit in your documents folder. Register DropStuff
If you downloaded this software as part of a trail version of StuffIt® Standard Edition you'll need to pay for DropStuff to use all of its features. During your 30 day trail of DropStuff its encryption features and the ability to create self-extracting archives will be disable. These features become fully functional once you have registered your software.
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