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Realistic space expectations for Business Advanced
Hi, A little back story: my family won a diversity green card and we are likely to move to the US within 4 or 5 months. I have been using Dropbox Plus for seveal years and am very satisfied wi...
Hey again everyone ! berk :grinning:
Just to add some extra info to the "over 300K files and overall desktop app performance" discussion:
- It is true that the performance of the Dropbox app starts to decline after reaching about 300,000 files.
You can read up about this, here, if you'd like: https://www.dropbox.com/help/39 - One way you can speed up your Dropbox is by using Selective Sync, which is a feature that lets you control which files and folders that are being synced with your computer. (Note: your files are safe and accessible on www.dropbox.com).
- Since you're looking into upgrading to a Business plan, you might prefer Smart Sync over Selective Sync. With Smart Sync, users can see and seamlessly access all the content they have in their Dropbox, right from their desktops, without worrying about local hard drive space. Files and folders take up practically no space on the local device until they’re needed, and they can be accessed with a simple click.
Also, regarding adding the additional TB's of space, depending upon your quota usage at a certain point in time, our team will be able to grant several TB's of space at a time to keep up with your needs of the space availability.
Hope this info is useful to you! :penguin:
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- It is true that the performance of the Dropbox app starts to decline after reaching about 300,000 files.
Rich wrote:
There's also a noticeable performance hit on the Dropbox client if you have more than 300,000 files, especially for older computers.
https://www.dropbox.com/help/space/file-storage-limit
Oh, I was not aware of that limit. The number of files that'd go into my Dropbox space is far greater than 300,000. Thanks for pointing this out, Rich.
Karina
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey again everyone ! berk :grinning:
Just to add some extra info to the "over 300K files and overall desktop app performance" discussion:
- It is true that the performance of the Dropbox app starts to decline after reaching about 300,000 files.
You can read up about this, here, if you'd like: https://www.dropbox.com/help/39 - One way you can speed up your Dropbox is by using Selective Sync, which is a feature that lets you control which files and folders that are being synced with your computer. (Note: your files are safe and accessible on www.dropbox.com).
- Since you're looking into upgrading to a Business plan, you might prefer Smart Sync over Selective Sync. With Smart Sync, users can see and seamlessly access all the content they have in their Dropbox, right from their desktops, without worrying about local hard drive space. Files and folders take up practically no space on the local device until they’re needed, and they can be accessed with a simple click.
Also, regarding adding the additional TB's of space, depending upon your quota usage at a certain point in time, our team will be able to grant several TB's of space at a time to keep up with your needs of the space availability.
Hope this info is useful to you! :penguin:
[This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you can ask here]
