SVN is for version control of files. Dropbox is simply for sharing/syncing files where you don't need a full history. I use it on my laptop/home/work computers

SVN is for version control of files. Dropbox is simply for sharing/syncing files where you don't need a full history. I use it on my laptop/home/work computers. If I have a file I need on another computer rather than vpn into work and send it over or ftp into a server and drop it there to pick it up later I just throw it in the dropbox and it syncs to all computers. It's nice. EDIT: Forgot to mention that dropbox does keep a version history of your files. I just don't use that particular feature.