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Why don't I have access to support on an Essentials trial? Why can't users join a shared folder?
I am a recent user of dropbox and signed up for the essential account. I have encountered an issue and have been trying to reach dropbox support unsuccessfully. Under the support page there are optio...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
bingamoon wrote:
Under the support page there are options as how to contact support which are 1. submit a request, 2. chat and 3. request call back. However all those options are grayed out ...
Make sure you're signed in with the Essentials account when you access the Support page. The options available to you will vary based on the account you're signed in with. If you're not signed in or you're signed in with a Basic account, none of those options would be available.
If you're certain that you're signed in with the correct account and you still can't access the appropriate options for your account, visit your Plan page and verify the plan that you're on.
Rich,
I am logged in and had purchased the essential package with 3 TB of storage and i have 1 month of trial period. When i look at my storage capacity it shows that i have 3 TB which confirms that that i have the essential package however the current plan on my main page shows basic. So here is the dilemma, i signed up for essential and they automatically put me on 1 month trial period, and it shows that i have 3TB storage however, the current plan shows Basic. So which is it? so even though i have chosen the essential package but not have the essential membership benefits then what is the trial period good for? it supposed to let you people explore and use the features to decide whether to keep it or not. But if i am restricted to Basic benefits during the trial period how can i evaluate the essential benefits to see how it works for me?
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hello Jay, here is the screen shot of the email i received from Dropbox when i upreared to the essential membership.
- Jay
Thanks for the info, as you're on a trial subscription, the normal support options aren't available until the first payment is made.
Regarding your query, shared folders take up quota on all accounts, so they would also need to upgrade to join that shared folder, as sounds like it's larger than the 2 GB quota on a Basic plan.
Jay this is getting too convoluted and confusing for me. All i want to do is share my folder with someone else and have that person to make changes and make edits to the items in the folder in this case video files. so how do i do that? does the other person need to have a higher storage account to be able to work within my folder? and if so why? so i need to upgrade and he needs to upgrade in order to be able to share and work out of the same files?
- Rich
bingamoon wrote:
All i want to do is share my folder with someone else and have that person to make changes and make edits to the items in the folder in this case video files.
You did it correctly, but the other user doesn't have enough space available in their own account to accept the share.
does the other person need to have a higher storage account to be able to work within my folder?Yes, but he's not working in your folder. He would be working in his own copy of the folder, stored within his own account, which would sync back to the copy you have.
and if so why?Primarily to prevent abuse by people trying to stack accounts to receive unlimited storage.
so i need to upgrade and he needs to upgrade in order to be able to share and work out of the same files?Yes, if those files will not fit in the available space in the account. Simply put, you upgraded so you have access to 3TB of space. He did not. He can't accept the shared folder that you invited him to because it doesn't fit in the space that he has left in his account.
- Jay
It isn't possible to share your quota with another user, unless you're on a Dropbox team together. Your Essentials plan (and quota) is for your account only, and can't be shared with another user.
The other user would need to upgrade in order to add a large shared folder to their Dropbox account.
what is Dropbox team and how do i sign up for it and when i do get the team version does that mean anyone who i give access to my files and folders can work out of the same quota without having to upgrade their own quota?
