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Deleting files does not free quata space, apparently is policy? Conflicting info...?
Greetings-- I am posting because searching through the same question from the past gives me the wrong answer. According to DropBox, deleting files DOES NOT free up space in the account. Here ...
anonymous wrote:
According to DropBox, deleting files DOES NOT free up space in the account. ... So as I understand, even though I have 4.75gb of earned quota, I am forever cut off until I upgrade?
You're misunderstanding it. Once you delete a file, that space is reclaimed and the file will be moved to Deleted Files. Files located in Deleted Files don't take up space in your account. Deleting a file from Deleted Files doesn't reclaim space because it was already reclaimed when you first deleted the file.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
anonymous wrote:
According to DropBox, deleting files DOES NOT free up space in the account. ... So as I understand, even though I have 4.75gb of earned quota, I am forever cut off until I upgrade?
You're misunderstanding it. Once you delete a file, that space is reclaimed and the file will be moved to Deleted Files. Files located in Deleted Files don't take up space in your account. Deleting a file from Deleted Files doesn't reclaim space because it was already reclaimed when you first deleted the file.
My bad. I had neglected to delete the Shared Folders which put me over the top. Now my account is empty and free space seems to be available.
I must say the interface has changed quite a bit in the few years I have not used and been away from DropBox. It used to be far more intuitive to use, that seems to be less so now.
In any event, thanks for the reply.
