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Dropbox full because of shared folder
Hi, i have a dropbox account and the free space that i have is full because of the files inside the shared folder that i have with some friends.
Is there a way to avoid that the shared folder that ...
Your English is very good Michele - well done!
And no, if you need read write access to that folder if will use your quota. If you just need read only access leave the share and ask the other person sends you a read only Shared link.
You can LEAVE and REJOIN a shared folder when ever you like.
So one method of getting space is to LEAVE the shared folder. And REJOIN it when you need it.
If you ONLY need some files from the shared folder and ONLY at some times, I would additionally ask the owner of the shared folder for a LINK to it, in that way you can use the link to it and download via web the files you need when you need them.
Although I don't agree with Dropbox, and this is the primary reason I won't spring for Pro, I understand why they did this.
It's simple, really. Say, someone creates 10 free accounts. 10 x 2GB = 20GB. Now, that person, from each account shares a folder with his main account. That person just got more, free, space.
@Corstiaan S. LOL you calling me ignorant, just goes to show how ignorant you are.
The purpose of DB is to sync files between your computer and devices.
If you share a folder with someone then you share the files in the folder to be able to sync them between your devices.
So "why the hell would you want "A copy of" all the files in your dropbox (which is for syncing files between your devices)?
ANSWER: To sync those files between your devices (and additional between that persons devices).
If you dont want that then leave the shared folder and DONT retain a copy of the files.
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Its you who is stuck in the non digital world still thinking your getting your own physical storage space on some cloud platform, I would suspect you have no idea how Db manage yours, others, and shared files. NO ONE has any unique storage space AT ALL!
Its all one big storage zone, and each account is given rights to view/update the VOLUME of content the account can access within that storage zone. You dont have YOUR space and they THEIR space, so you cant have some of THEIR space in your account, its all DB's space, and you can access the volume of it that your account can access.
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Did you think if 30 people put up the same 4GB ISO file that DB keeps 30 copies of it?
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I would suggest (1) you read up on how DB store/update/retrieve content, and (2) where the costs for that lie.
