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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.
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi 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.
I'm guessing there's a way for you to set up a "DROP ONLY" folder so I can upload to someone's account without it appearing in my quota.
Dreamhost, I do not begrudge you wanting to make a buck. But I don't need to use your service that much and most of what I do is send files to people/organizations who ARE paying you. I have WAY too many subscriptions already and I don't want to be sending you a monthly fee if I don't need to.
And yes, it does look like "file requests" might be a way around this.
Thanks for listening.
- Rich
Super User II
jimmermaine wrote:
I'm guessing there's a way for you to set up a "DROP ONLY" folder so I can upload to someone's account without it appearing in my quota.
Yes, the intended recipient can create a File Request which will allow you to upload directly to their account, without impacting your own.
