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anthony21
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

How can I upload files to a shared folder without my account filling up the space it has?

How can I upload files to a shared folder without my account filling up the space it has?
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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey anthony21 - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!

 

I'm afraid you won't be able to upload to a shared folder if you're over your account's quota limit. You can ask the owner of the folder to create a file request for you instead in this case and a shared link with view only rights if you need to see the folder's content too. 

 

I hope this helps!

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