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Khandy's avatar
Khandy
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

Allow users to link personal quota, with space from another user.

Can you all please allow the ability to link other personal accounts to the primary account of a paid user?

I have the Essential plan and with three 3TB I would like to share some of this space with my 16 & 15 year old who are both digital communications majors in high school. This would be no different than me sharing my iCloud storage with them, but I have more space on Dropbox. They need the ability to edit, upload, and create videos/photos without me having to pay extra for space that I could just share. 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    Hey Khandy, thanks for posting here!

    Your feedback regarding this has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

    I will pass on your comments to the relevant departments so that we can further improve our product.

    If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way.  😀

  • Khandy's avatar
    Khandy
    Helpful | Level 5

    That plan only includes 2TB and does not have the same features of the Essential Plan, hence why I mentioned sharing the data of that plan.

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
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      Teams and Family plans are the only accounts which allow for sharing of quotas. 

      • Khandy's avatar
        Khandy
        Helpful | Level 5

        This is submitted under the "idea" suggestion because I am saying that this could be something to implement that is NOT already in place. Which is why I did not mentioned the Team, or Family options. After 13 years with Dropbox I'm aware of what the plans are but, this is a simple idea. That if I am paying $230 per year that I at least able to share it with two people. 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    Khandy wrote:

    I would like to share some of this space with my 16 & 15 year old

    You can do this with the Family plan, though be mindful of the age requirements. If you're outside of the United States, your 15 year old cannot have a Dropbox account until they reach 16.