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EtienneT
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3 years ago
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Remove temporary ban

Hello, Seems like I exceeded the monthly bandwidth of my free account and my public links are temporarily banned. I don’t seem to be able to remove the ban myself and I didn’t find any ways to con...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    3 years ago

    Hi EtienneT 

     

    Bans are automatically removed by Dropbox - usually after at least 24 hours, although this is longer if you've had bans previously. There is no way around this (even with the help of support) except by paying to upgrade to Pro.

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Mark
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3 years ago

Hi EtienneT 

 

Bans are automatically removed by Dropbox - usually after at least 24 hours, although this is longer if you've had bans previously. There is no way around this (even with the help of support) except by paying to upgrade to Pro.

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    EtienneT
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Thank you, Mark, for your answer!!
  • calebhaydock's avatar
    calebhaydock
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    So What do the temporary bans do? Is it because it exceeded the 2gb amount so locked it until it went back below that level?

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      3 years ago

      Hey calebhaydock, the mentioned bans are referring to the bandwidth usage of your shared links, not your account's quota.

       

      Let us know if you have any other questions. 

  • Maxx Hendriks's avatar
    Maxx Hendriks
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Even paying to upgrade to Pro doesn't help. You'll still be banned for 24. Makes no sense.

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