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Maringo's avatar
Maringo
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Dropbox "out of space" message while at the same time showing only 50% of my space has been used.

I'm trying to access a file that someone is sharing with me in Dropbox, and I can't get past the screen that forces me to upgrade. I have the basic plan that limits me to 2G. According to Dropbox, I'...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    10 months ago

    If they're sharing a file to you, then it doesn't matter how much quota you have, since the file should be visible on this page.

     

    If you're being told about quota, then it's possible it's in a shared folder, which does impact your quota usage. 

Maringo's avatar
Maringo
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

*too much space, not base.  Editor won't open.

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