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Regular vs. Shared Files storage and how does Dropbox count them?
Hi all,
I'm on a business plan, and dropbox is currently telling me I have 134.4 GB of regular files, as well as X storage of shared files. What determines the file type?
The company is also loo...
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIHi Rach_Av
So regular files are yours and yours alone. Shared files are exactly that - those have been shared between other people and yourself.
If you have more than 2gb of files (or possibly more if you have referral bonuses etc.) you will need a paid for licence to access the shares as shared folders use up the quota of everybody within the share except in a business plan. So if you were not on the business plan you'd only have 2gb of space (probably) available and any more than that you'd not be able to use or access.
That's what I figured, but it doesn't help me resolve the question of where or what those files are. I have a folder under my name, but it's on the company server, so to speak, and it empty besides.
I figure that all files I upload to the shared folders count towards the shared storage, not my personal storage, so I can't figure out what those 134.4 GB are going towards - any way of figuring this out would be much appreciated.
