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People I shared my folders with cannot access due to "not enough space" - this is unacceptable.
I am the tech lead for my church and I have people who take photos of services and events. I wanted to use Dropbox as a place where they could upload their photos and the Pastor and I could get them...
This is ludicrous. Why does DB force data to be duplicated when a user simply needs access. Why can't someone without a subscription that has been shared a folder from someone with sufficient storage space not be able to have access and have it stored locally? Truthfully, this is outrageous and blatantly exploitative.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIWhy can't someone without a subscription that has been shared a folder from someone with sufficient storage space not be able to have access and have it stored locally?
Because the service costs money to run and operate. Dropbox needs to cover its costs and more users = more costs. Every up and download has a fee associated with it as does supporting all of these users.
Truthfully, this is outrageous and blatantly exploitative.
Thankfully, it is a free market, however, so people ARE free to vote with fee (and money) and use other services if they so wish.
