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Nata123456789
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12 months ago

Does the number of views count as traffic on a shared file?

Hello! Please tell me if I have audio files on my account with a total size of 500kb. Is the number of views of these files from the site taken into account in the traffic?
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Hannah
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12 months ago

Hey Nata123456789, thanks for posting your question today and welcome to our Community!

 

If you're concerned about your links getting banned, you need to keep an eye on the downloads of the files.

 

Depending on your plan, you have a certain bandwidth/downloads limit set for your account.

 

To clarify what bandwidth means, each download—even if it’s made by the same person multiple times—counts toward your bandwidth limit. 

 

For example, if you have a 2 GB file and someone downloads it five times, that’s 10 GB of bandwidth.

 

I hope this helps, but if you have more questions, let us know.

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