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Nancy F.1's avatar
Nancy F.1
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Access to more than 3 devices with the Basic plan.

This is a personal Basic account. I am the only user. I have never shared files.  I had 3 devices on Dropbox for many years and now would like to add a new device.  Projects for which I need to use f...
  • Megan's avatar
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy F.1, let's jump right into this! 

     

    The limit for a Basic account is 3 devices, not 4. So, essentially you wouldn't be able to do what you mentioned, no. 

     

    To add a new device, you'd need to unlink some of your current devices, not simply sign out of them. 

     

    Unlinking a device from your Dropbox account means that Dropbox will no longer sync changes to the files and folders in the Dropbox folder on that computer, tablet or mobile. Basically Dropbox is turned off for that device. Rest assured that no files or folders will be deleted from your Dropbox account.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions! 

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