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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.
If Dropbox is going to double charge, triple charge, quadruple charge, they should charge much less per MB.
One problem is that there is no control on the usage of the purchased space. Many people don't count the bytes too well, and many people can't keep track of what's in their folders. We all have friends like that. Some of us are like that, at least sometimes. They share a folder with many people and then upload hundreds of megabytes of files that are irrelevant to a majority of the shared people. It's the convenient thing to do. But unknowingly, they are all counted as fee for all of the shared friends.
I should be charged only on the space I actually use, manageable by me. I don't want to inadvertently charge my friends' accounts because Dropbox double, triple, quadruple charge.
Instead, Dropbox uses a dishonest and sleazy way to over-charge.
Dropbox is NOT suitable for sharing files.
