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Charged storage for shared content
Hello, I keep getting messages to upgrade my drop box because it’s full. My drop box account does not have any files stored in it, everything is shared from someone else’s premium Dropbox account. W...
Hi all, I hope you’re doing well.
In general, shared folders/files take up space from your Dropbox account, as they’re being added to it and they act like normal/personal files. So, just like your personal files, they’ll also take up storage from it.
You can also check this Help Center article for more details, if you want.
If another user wishes to share files with you, and you don't wish to add them to your own Dropbox account, they can share a link with you instead.
Hope this clarifies things a bit!
I have the same issue….it doesn’t make sense that if they pay for an account and I’m just looking at it that it uses all my space up 🤨
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi all, I hope you’re doing well.
In general, shared folders/files take up space from your Dropbox account, as they’re being added to it and they act like normal/personal files. So, just like your personal files, they’ll also take up storage from it.
You can also check this Help Center article for more details, if you want.
If another user wishes to share files with you, and you don't wish to add them to your own Dropbox account, they can share a link with you instead.
Hope this clarifies things a bit!
Same here. I don't need the TB, I don't even need 500GB, 50GB would do. However, I have people sharing their files with me all the time, and most don't just share the link
Those files by the owner exist in a single account. Sharing doesn't duplicate the files taking up more physical storage.
Charging each share recipients quota for files shared by the owner is just a cash-grab.
We're now moving our clients to Google Drive instead.
- Rich
Super User II
lohphat wrote:
Those files by the owner exist in a single account. Sharing doesn't duplicate the files taking up more physical storage.
You actually get your own COPY of the shared folder in your account, taking up space, so you need to have enough space in your account to hold the files. You're aren't editing the files directly from the owner's account. You're editing them in your own account and the changes sync with the original.
So my point stands, the copies are identical, edits are synced. So there's no need to duplicate files not being edited. Only changed files not synced need to be copied, not the entire share.
Again, an operational cash grab.
