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Michele A.'s avatar
Michele A.
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Dropbox full because of shared folder

Hi, i have a dropbox account and the free space that i have is full because of the files inside the shared folder that i have with some friends.
Is there a way to avoid that the shared folder that uses the free space of my account without cancelling those folder?
Because i have no more space and i haven't uploaded any files

Excuse me for my english but i found problem on trying to traduce this message from my language

  • Your English is very good Michele - well done!

    And no, if you need read write access to that folder if will use your quota. If you just need read only access leave the share and ask the other person sends you a read only Shared link.

  • You can LEAVE and REJOIN a shared folder when ever you like.

    So one method of getting space is to LEAVE the shared folder. And REJOIN it when you need it.

    If you ONLY need some files from the shared folder and ONLY at some times, I would additionally ask the owner of the shared folder for a LINK to it, in that way you can use the link to it and download via web the files you need when you need them.

  • ubo's avatar
    ubo
    9 years ago

    Although I don't agree with Dropbox, and this is the primary reason I won't spring for Pro, I understand why they did this.

    It's simple, really. Say, someone creates 10 free accounts. 10 x 2GB = 20GB. Now, that person, from each account shares a folder with his main account. That person just got more, free, space.

     

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