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dualice
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Why do shared files count against my space use???

Why are files shared with me counted against my space usage? Is this data counted twice? If someone who is sharing files with me is paying for this space, why should I have to pay as well just to acc...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    dualice wrote:

    Why are files shared with me counted against my space usage?

    Because the files exist in your account.

     

    When you have access to a shared folder, you're not accessing someone else's folder. You're accessing your own COPY of the folder within your account, and you need to have enough space available to hold that folder.

     

     

    If you just need to view or download files that someone else is sharing with you, ask them to send you a shared link instead. A shared link is a view-only method of sharing and you don't even need a Dropbox account to access it.

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macyman
Explorer | Level 3

Hi guys...so I have a personal (free version) of dropbox and a person I work with has her own (paid version) of dropbox. Since I am running out of space my colleague sent me an email (subject: colleague shared "XXXX" with you) and the body of the email has an icon "Add to Dropbox". I cannot seem to get this shared folder and I keep getting en error message on my personal dropbox about "running of out storage". How can I use ONLY the shared folder sent by my colleague, seeing as she had the paid version and never runs out of space. Thanks regards Robert

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macyman
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hi Mark,

ok what do you mean by "quota"?

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