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Forum Discussion
Sharing folders without space
I want to accept an invitation to share a folder but dropbox won't let me without buying more space.
what's the deal here? If the owner has the space why can't I accept the invitation, look at it a...
If you have read/write access to a folder then it is also part of your Dropbox and so uses your quota. So yes, regardless of how big the other persons quota is if its a read/write folder you will need to upgrade to view it if you do not have enough space in your account.
If you just need read only access they can use shared links via https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/view-only-access which will not use your quota.
Hey, I had a simple beginner's question I have a hard time time figuring out before pulling the trigger on a pro subscription.
Say I have a folder of family photos that I want other people to have full access to via their dropbox account. I set up this massive folder of high quality photos about a gig in size, and share the folder with a couple relatives who have a dropbox account.
With a regular account, having accepted the invitation that photo folder would eat into their storage quota. But with a Dropbox Pro account, I think I read somewhere that only the host takes the hit to their quota.
Is this the case or was that belief just a fevered dream?
Hello, Brian...
I'd recommend sending a shared file link to the people you want to be able to see your family photos folder instead of sharing a collaborative folder. That method won't use any of their storage space quota and it will work for non-Dropbox members as well.
Of course, for you... upgrading to a Plus account will give you added benefits (no, I'm not a Dropbox employee):
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1 TB of storage (plenty of room for all of your photos and files).
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Set view only permissions on your collaborative folders.
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Allows you to use passwords and expiration dates on your folders/file links.
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Higher sharing limits (additional bandwidth allowed to download your shared links).
If you'd like to see how a shared folder link with a password is used, then look at my example folder.
- Password =
share
You can see or download everything in my example folder without it utilizing any of your storage space quota.
Good luck.
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Ha, thank you Mark MC for the straight to the point direct answer, and thanks 310EI for the VERY detailed answer!
Unfortunately it looks like Dropbox Pro isn't the ultimate collaborative storage I was hoping it would be, but far be it from me to look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to that much storage at that price.
Thanks everyone!
- Mark
Super User II
It was a dream I'm afraid - or you've misread the Business promo.
For Pro users everybody takes the hit, for Business users it is done only once.
You're welcome, Brian.
