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ashereve
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

File sharing and invites to view/edit folders

Hello all,   I'm new to the Dropbox space and have a question because I'm SO confused!  I have a client who invited me to view folders and also to edit the folders.  Does this affect my personal ...
  • Mark's avatar
    4 years ago

    Read only links that you view on the website do not use up quotas.

    Shared folders you need for access to edit files do take up quota.

     

    There isnt a way to share space unless the other person has a Business account and adds you to the team. 

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