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Anto2023
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Basic to Plus
Am sharing my Basic account to store and share a set of folders with a client who also had a free account. As I did not have enough storage for our project, the client has upgraded to DropBox Plus. ...
- 2 years ago
Anto2023 wrote:
As I did not have enough storage for our project, the client has upgraded to DropBox Plus.
Even though your client upgraded to Plus, that doesn't mean you'll have access to the extra storage space on their account. Only the account that was upgraded has extra space. Other accounts accessing the same shared folder are still limited to the space available within their own account.
https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/storage-space
If you have access to a shared folder that's larger than the space available in your your account, you'll need to upgrade your account as well in order to continue using the folder.
Rich
2 years agoSuper User II
Anto2023 wrote:
As I did not have enough storage for our project, the client has upgraded to DropBox Plus.
Even though your client upgraded to Plus, that doesn't mean you'll have access to the extra storage space on their account. Only the account that was upgraded has extra space. Other accounts accessing the same shared folder are still limited to the space available within their own account.
https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/storage-space
If you have access to a shared folder that's larger than the space available in your your account, you'll need to upgrade your account as well in order to continue using the folder.
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