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Deb05468
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18 days ago

Do shared files count against my storage space?

Hello- I am wondering if shared files count in the total allowed in the basic (free) plan.  There are a number of people and one non-profit organization I share files with for a total of about 7 GB...
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Hannah
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18 days ago

Hey Deb05468, thanks for your post!

In addition to the "view-only" link suggestion by maher1982, if you have a free account and you'd like to upload files to someone else's account without affecting your space, they can send you a file request as well.

I hope this helps!

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