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Michele A.'s avatar
Michele A.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

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 ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    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.

  • DaveC2's avatar
    DaveC2
    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.

  • ubo's avatar
    ubo
    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.

     

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Alexis G.1's avatar
Alexis G.1
Icon for Super User rankSuper User
9 years ago

@Kazem

Dropbox it's a useful sync application/service. 

When you create an account in Dropbox.com and install the application in your computer, you will have a folder in your PC or MAC. Then, you move valuable data (photos, docs, music, emails, work docs, etc) to the folder and Dropbox will upload the files to the cloud.

And then, you have this 3 main benefits:

1-) You can have access to this valuable data from your smartphone, tablet or other computers.

2-) It's not a backup solution, but works as a backup in some scenarios. for example, if your HDD crash, you install a new HDD, install your operating system, install the Dropbox app and your files will be recovered. If your laptop is lost or stolen, you purchase a new laptop, install Dropbox and your files will be recovered.

3-) You can access your valuable files from www.dropbox.com

 

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