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XxDarkus101Xx
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

Stop automatic deletion of files when over quota on a Basic plan

I know I am over my storage limit but I do not want Dropbox to automatically delete anything unless I say so. I do not want to upgrade to any plans or do anything else. I just want my files to stay t...
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XxDarkus101Xx
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

don’t worry about that, I always login and use both of my accounts. I’m just concerned that some of my files will be deleted because I have years of stuff on here even though I’m just a basic plan user. I would hate for that to happen

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Rich
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8 months ago
XxDarkus101Xx wrote:

I’m just concerned that some of my files will be deleted because I have years of stuff on here even

Then you'll need to make sure your accounts don't exceed your quota.

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