Is there any way I can upload whole folders to my Dropbox account without the desktop application?
I am syncing my home computer to a computer at university and the university computers do not allow users to install applications anywhere, meaning that I cannot use the Dropbox utility to share my folders.
I've attempted to use the online utility (on the website) to share my files, but much of my work is spanned over dozens of files all within their own folders. All you can do with the upload feature on the website is upload files and for my projects this would take a long time.
Best Answer
Since you are already using Dropbox, you might want to check out Dropbox Portable, you can run it from a usb thumbdrive, no install on your target computer required. You can find more information about it here: http://wiki.getdropbox.com/DropboxAddons/DropboxPortable.
and here are the instructions for installation:
http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic.php?id=7729
Edit: It appears that the original dropbox portable stuff has moved but there is DropboxPortableAHK that seems to have taken it's place, I haven't used it, so YMMV.