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bernardo647
2 months agoNew member | Level 1
Lost my earned free storage
Hello everyone,
I’ve been a Dropbox user for what feels like forever—almost as long as Dropbox itself has been around. At that time, on the early years, I’ve enthusiastically shared Dropbox with my colleagues and friends, inviting them to join the platform. Many of them became users, and through this referral program, I was awarded free storage space, accumulating over 17 GB of space as a reward for my efforts. However, at some point, my account’s storage was reduced to the standard 2 GB of storage space. This was unexpected and honestly disheartening because that extra storage wasn’t just a freebie—it was something I earned by actively contributing to the growth of the Dropbox community in their early days when most companies need the most. It feels unfair that the space I accumulated through this referral program has been simply and suddenly stripped away. I trusted that the rewards I earned in good faith under Dropbox’s referral program would be permanent, as the company has profited (if not still) from it.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? If so, did you manage to resolve it? I’m hoping Dropbox will acknowledge the contributions of its long-term users and reinstate the storage that many of us earned.
Let’s see if we can get Dropbox to address this issue. I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
Thank you for reading
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hi bernardo647 - thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Can you please clarify what exactly is shown in your plan tab in regards to your quota? How about the referrals page?
Thanks!
- RichardBerryNew member | Level 1
I have exactly the same problem. My Plan Tab and referrals tab are shown below in screenshots. I have 2 computers synced to Dropbox that regularly update, and I log in rarely, perhaps a few times per year, only in response to problems of this sort.
The 7.25GB that I have earned over the many years of using and promoting Dropbox appear to have been removed. Please let me know whether this has happened as a reasult of policy or error, and if it can be fixed.
- Mark
Super User II
RichardBerryDropbox wrote:
The 7.25GB that I have earned over the many years of using and promoting Dropbox appear to have been removed. Please let me know whether this has happened as a reasult of policy or error, and if it can be fixed.
Your account still shows you have 9.25gb of space and are using 9gb of that. If you look to the right of the barchart that shows what you have. Ignore the wording above it which is a standard 'starting' quota.
- Mark
Super User II
How long ago did you last log in to your account bernardo647 ? That could be the issue.
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