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Dragonlbm
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Out of Space in Dropbox Basic

If I have become out of space in Basic Dropbox, can I permanently delete documents and gain more space without have to upgrade?

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    Deleted files dont use quota Dragonlbm , so, permanently deleting them will make no difference I'm afraid. 

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Hey captain-janeway, deleting files does free up space. 

         

        Permanently deleting them, though, doesn't free up any extra space, as files stop taking up space after they're simply deleted.

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