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JPZEE
Explorer | Level 4
5 months ago

How can I access the files of another Dropbox account without going over-quota?

I had another organization share their drop box with me and now I am out of storage because of it...   What did I do wrong?   Can I still access it without all their files taking up space on ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    5 months ago

    You can remove the share at www.dropbox.com/share but to get a shared link you need somebody who has access to the share to send you it

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JPZEE
Explorer | Level 4
How does one go about leaving / making the files just a share vs edit?
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Mark
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5 months ago

You can remove the share at www.dropbox.com/share but to get a shared link you need somebody who has access to the share to send you it

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    JPZEE
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 months ago

    Thanks for the help friend!

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