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pollycat
7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Can't upgrade to Dropbox Professional
I am a Dropbox Plus subscriber and want to upgrade to Dropbox Professional to take advantage of SmartSync.
In the "Settings" section of my account on the Dropbox.com website, it says "Contact S...
- 7 years ago
Hey there pollycat - sorry to jump in on this and apologies for any inconvenience this might have brought so far.
I just wanted you to know that I have been monitoring this thread as well and I have also passed your comments along to the expert handling your case internally. At this point I would suggest that you continue via email with them directly as this would be the quickest way to get this resolved.
Thank you for your patience so far and happy Monday!
- 7 years ago
Glad to say my situation has been resolved now.
Dropbox went ahead and downgraded me to "Basic" from the previous legacy "Plus" plan.
I was then able to re-purchase a new non-legacy Plus plan.
They then upgraded me at their end to "Professional" at no extra charge.
I've now got what I set out to achieve and am satisfied with the result.
Thanks for the support shown here, I appreciate it.
Mark
Super User II
That really doesnt seem like a good solution Pollycat.
As Rich has done I'm also seeing if I can escalate for you - you also need to be informed what you are going to 'lose' by being a legacy customer and upgrading... from experience I doubt its all positive if I'm honest.
As Rich has done I'm also seeing if I can escalate for you - you also need to be informed what you are going to 'lose' by being a legacy customer and upgrading... from experience I doubt its all positive if I'm honest.
Walter
7 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey there pollycat - sorry to jump in on this and apologies for any inconvenience this might have brought so far.
I just wanted you to know that I have been monitoring this thread as well and I have also passed your comments along to the expert handling your case internally. At this point I would suggest that you continue via email with them directly as this would be the quickest way to get this resolved.
Thank you for your patience so far and happy Monday!
- pollycat7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I appreciate the support for my situation.
Dropbox support has finally been in touch to warn me that I will lose some legacy features I currently enjoy (e.g. Packrat) and also won't get a pro-rated refund if I "downgrade" and then "upgrade" to Professional before my current subscription period runs out in 2019. I've responded that I understand and accept this and would still like to go ahead with the downgrade / upgrade to get the Professional plan features I want to use.
Let's see what happens next, and I'll keep this thread updated, mostly to help other customers in a similar situation to my own in the future.
- Walter7 years agoDropbox Staff
Thank you for keeping me posted pollycat!
I've passed your additional comments along to the experts handling your case and gave 'em a little nudge as well - they should be reaching out soon so make sure to check your inbox regularly :wink:
If there's anything else I can do, please let me know!
- pollycat7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Glad to say my situation has been resolved now.
Dropbox went ahead and downgraded me to "Basic" from the previous legacy "Plus" plan.
I was then able to re-purchase a new non-legacy Plus plan.
They then upgraded me at their end to "Professional" at no extra charge.
I've now got what I set out to achieve and am satisfied with the result.
Thanks for the support shown here, I appreciate it.
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