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Don't Require Quota to Access Shared Folders
It makes absolutely no sense that I have to increase my quota in order to access a folder that someone is sharing with me. That quota is already being paid for by the other person. Did you let your C...
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIAs a customer, I should be able to access folders and storage shared from another customer's account ...
That's not how it works. You're not accessing files in another person's account. When you accept a shared folder, you get your own copy of the folder in your account, and as anything in your account takes up space, you need to have enough quota to hold the folder you wish to add to your account.
It's also a method of preventing abuse by stacking free accounts for unlimited space.
