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Difference between Downloading and Syncing
We typically send large files through Dropbox, but have recently been banned (and resolved) due to bandwidth limits. One of the solutions offered by a Dropbox team member was to share the folder with...
- The only things that contribute to the daily bandwidth limit is downloading or viewing files from a shared link on the Dropbox site, and uploading files via a file request.
Hi Jay! Thank you for your response. That does make sense that shared folders take up space on their dropbox account, so they would need to have at least enough space to house the folder.
What I am not understanding, is if a user that is on a shared folder (with plenty of space on their account) is taking up any bandwidth at all downloading that shared folder from a browser rather than syncing directly to their dropbox app. I just need to know from a Dropbox representative what counts toward the bandwidth ban and what does not.
Thank you!!
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThe only things that contribute to the daily bandwidth limit is downloading or viewing files from a shared link on the Dropbox site, and uploading files via a file request.
