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Michele A.
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
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 ...
- 10 years ago
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.
- 10 years ago
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.
- 9 years ago
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.[This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Ask a Question section here.]
kevin f.1
9 years agoNew member | Level 2
Yep, its totally annoying. We all seem to think Dropbox was very useful, and liked it. They as soon as any of us start sharing with anyone the whole thing collapses, because we might want to have a look at a few files of another user who has a large dropbox.
So, we all have to stop using dropbox for any sharing because it, in its totally stupid way, whats to charge us for all the storage of all our friends and colleagues.
It is, functionally, mad.
And then we get the reply which seems to be written with someone who has not empathy for human beings, completely missing the point we make, with the same old dirge.
Seems to me it is up to dropbox, then can either build on the support we all have for a dropbox that really used to work for us, and address the point that is stopping any of us, using dropbox to ever again share with anybody.
Madness.
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