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Will there be a 2 TB option for personal accounts?
I am running out of space with my 1TB drive. Is there an option to get 2TB? I know about Dropbox for business, with 5 Tb, but the price is just not compatible with my needs. It is too big a jump from 1Tb price to minimum of 5 users at $ 15 each.
Dropbox Professional plans will now have 2TB of storage space.
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Folks, I know this has probably been asked to death - but.
I need more space. 5TB is too much (and too expensive - I had it for a good 6 months).
1TB isn't enough any more. Are there any plans to come up with an "intermediate" option? Surely there must be a market for a 2TB Dropbox option?
Nowadays, with file sizes of ISO's, video files etc. getting bigger & bigger, 2TB isn't an unrealistic request, is it?Yeah... That's the problem. I'm willing to pay double for 2TB, but the price of Business is too much. Especially since I really don't need 5TB of storage...
Exactly the same issue here. I would happily pay for each Tb but have no need for business package. This is a crazy business decision for them. Trouble is I need it now, so the alternative is to move away, which I don't want to do.
Come on Dropbox, listen to your users!
- Mark
Super User II
I have no idea if I'm honest, however I know that when they launched the 1TB service there was a 2TB and 5TB option (which was based on 200gb and 500gb), however it isnt possible to buy them now.
Dropbox have always said if you want more than 1TB you need to move to business :(
I cant reach a live person no matter how hard I try....So can I get an official dropbox support agent to please answer my question? here it is -
Is there ANY plans in the future to add a 2TB option? If so, when?
I need more space asap. 1TB is all filled up. Im not a business and therefore dont need a business account at 75 dollars per month....Thats a waste of money for me. I dont have moneey to waste. As a regular everyday guy, I just need a 2tb upgrade option. Is this so hard to implement? Please advise.
I contacted dropbox support before making this post a wekk or so ago and have heard NOTHING back...
And as far as a different company offering 2GB storage, MEGA.NZ does! The problem I found with them is the payment options suck! The only 2 available is a bank transfer to their bank in GERMANY.....Or bitcoin.
Both of those options suck....I emailed them and told them they need better payment options like PAYPAL....Mega.nz support emailed this response to me -
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"Dear Joe,
Thank you for your support and thank you for using MEGA!
PayPal has ceased processing MEGA customer payments effective immediately at the end of February 2015. MEGA is aware of a report published by NetNames (partially funded from the MPAA supported Digital Citizens Alliance) that incorrectly claims MEGA's business to not be a legitimate cloud storage service. MEGA is aware that Senator Leahy (Vermont, Chair Senate Judiciary Committee) then pressured Visa and MasterCard to cease providing payment services to the companies named in that report. Visa and MasterCard then pressured PayPal to cease providing payment services to MEGA.
Mega has published an independent report which refutes claims that the site is a piracy haven. The analysis, carried out by Olswang, an international law firm that previously worked with the UK government on copyright issues, concludes that claims in a 2014 NetNames report have “no factual basis whatsoever.” For all information please read here: https://mega.nz/#blog_34"-----------------------------------
Good ol' american government.....Pushing businesses around and trying to control everything....Upsetting to say the least,eh? But I digress...
I might go ahead do the bitcoin or transfer anyway though because I REALLY REALLY REALLY need more space. 1gb is not enough and I am not paying 75/month - I dont need 5 licenses, dropbox!!!!!!
Too bad...If anyone finds a different company that offers paypal as an option to buy a 2gb or 5gb space, please post it here so we can all see it! Or just msg me! :D
And for anyone wondering, Mega.nz is a great service. They give you 50gb for a free account! So, ya I may go over there, soon......Dropbox and others like googlesync, etc. - just do what they want cause their rich, they dont care about you and me.....Thats evident. Typical American company...GreedGreedGreed....
- Mark
Dropbox do not release roadmaps I'm afraid. You won't get a live person unless you are a Business user.
All you can do is post an email to www.dropbox.com/support
Richard P.Super User alumni
Dropbox had a larger plan and discontinued it, so I wouldnt expect a 2TB plan any time soon.
Me too, I would also need a 2TB option. If I could subscribe to two separate 1TB accounts to combine them, I would do it in a heartbeat, but it seems that it is not possible.
//Thomas
Hi there, same problem here: I'm desperately looking for an extension of my storage to 2TB. Please implement this feature, Dropbox - otherweise you leave us no choice but to move to competitors such as Sync.com (2TB at $98)!
Tom_HBest bet would be to ask support directly.
You can buy Jolicloud Pro service (5$/month)(www.jolicloud.com) and configure two or more Dropbox accounts in the same interface. Free option doesn't let configure more than one account from same service, but you could consider combine with a Google Drive 1Tb for 9,99$.
For two instances of Dropbox running in the same computer, it's possible and you can find info in google.
I hope this help you and sorry for my bad english.
Ditto! I would cancel my 1TB Google Drive subscription if I could have just 1 more terabyte with dropbox!
need 2TB as well, videos take a lot of space... there was a time when dropbox went ahead of our needs, now is falling behind
I Very very need for 2T option. If dropbox update 1T to 2T for standard then i will purchase it.
Why on earth do you have to move to Dropbox for Business ($45 per month!!!) if you want more than 1TB with Dropbox Plus?!?!? This costs 5 times more than dropbox plus!
I have ALWAYS used dropbox and love it - but now I need more than 1TB but I am a student and there is NO WAY I could afford Dropbox Business. I would be more than happy to pay double for 2TB instead of 1TB - but Dropbox says they wont do this.
So unfortunately now I am looking at moving to Google Drive as they have 2TB option.
Very sad and disappointed I can't do this with dropbox.
Thanks, but I don't need an enterprise class product. I just want more storage. More of the same offer. I don't need those additional features and options. Going from 30 to 120 days of file recovery would be nice, but no other features (as I understand them) are of interest to me. Not even chat support, really. One of the things I like about Dropbox is that it just works-- I don't recall ever contacting support.
By the way, I'm comparing Plus, the plan I'm currently on, with Standard, the most inexpensive option for getting 2TB.
I get the need to segment customers (such as SMB vs Enterprise) from a sales & support perspective. On top of the core product, I'd expect greater access to support, more management features, etc. in an enterprise offering. But I just want to use the core product more, and a 3.5x premium to do that is irrenconcilable, especially when the scale economics in storage don't work that way.
It's really a straightforward ask. Provide a 2TB option. Heck, provide a 5 or 10TB option. I don't want to be having the same conversation a couple years from now when I'm at 2.01 TB. ;)
More storage, please. I'm willing to pay for it. I'll even pay a little more than 2x... just not 3.5x.
I agree with what you say and something that I don't like too is that there is no lower rates than the 1TB for thoses who doesn't need the 1TB but more like 100, 200 and so on.
I think they should add a pay for use service that if you need 50 GB you pay for 50 and if you need more you just upgrade and if you need less you can just lower the rate. So that way they can get more users that doesn't want to pay a fortune for space and a more affordable one.
Yes I completely agree with you vinid223 - unfortunately they are going to lose customers because of this. Last night I moved to Google Drive and will no longer be paying to use Dropbox because of them not having any option over 1TB (other than business).
