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prito
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

My free trial for Dropbox Plus is ending and I can't change the billing cycle

Hi, I'm on free trail for Dropbox Plus which ends soon and i want to be on the monthly plan once my trail ends. When i was signing up for dropbox trial, I selected the yearly subscription. I'm afraid that when my trial ends, I will be charged the $90+ and that charge may not be refundable. Is there a way for me to change my subscription type before my trial ends so I'm only charged for a month and not the annual subscription?


  • prito wrote:

    I have data that is over 2 GB that will need to be downloaded somewhere before I downgrade because it will be lost


    It won't be lost. Syncing will stop if you're over quota, and newer files will be lost if you remain over quota for a long time (months!), but nothing will happen in the time needed to get the account upgraded again.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    prito wrote:

    Is there a way for me to change my subscription type before my trial ends so I'm only charged for a month and not the annual subscription?


    You'll need to cancel the trial and wait for your account to go back to a Basic plan, then you can sign up for the monthly subscription.

     

    • prito's avatar
      prito
      New member | Level 2

      Is there no other way besides cancelling it? I have data that is over 2 GB that will need to be downloaded somewhere before I downgrade because it will be lost (I am assuming) when I cancel the trail

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

        prito wrote:

        I have data that is over 2 GB that will need to be downloaded somewhere before I downgrade because it will be lost


        It won't be lost. Syncing will stop if you're over quota, and newer files will be lost if you remain over quota for a long time (months!), but nothing will happen in the time needed to get the account upgraded again.

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