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Why does a shared folder not share quota?
I just got off a chat with one of Dropbox's representatives.
In short, I have a Dropbox professional plan and I created a separate folder for each of my students. Yesterday, one of my students got ...
Hi soundconvincer, thanks for messaging the Community!
As you’ve noticed, shared folders take up quota on all active members’ accounts. Users will need to have enough quota in order to be able to add and sync them to their accounts.
This policy exists to prevent people from giving themselves unlimited storage space by stacking accounts and shared folders. Currently, only Dropbox Business plans allow users to share their quota with other team members.
If you need them to only view and download files, sharing a link to the folder is possible.
Additionally, you can also have them upload directly to your account using file requests.
I hope this helps to clarify matters.
Hi there
I have a free account and my friend has a paid account.
He has just given me access to upload to the shared folder but I am not able to upload.
I am being told to upgrade storage. The shared folder is 20Gb, and my free space is almost used up.
Should I be able to contribute to the shared album because won’t that be in my friends space?
Thank you!!
Gavin
