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brett11
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Dropbox stating that I have a 2GB plan and I need to upgrade to a bigger plan.

I have had my Dropbox account with 9.5GB plan of storage for around 10 years, lately I'm getting hounded by Dropbox stating that I have a 2GB plan and I need to upgrade to a bigger plan.

Everything works accordingly for me as long as I keep below 9.5GB.

My hunch is that they used to have a free 9.5GB plan which has been scrapped to 2GB so now people like me still using the 9.5GB plan are getting hounded???

 

Is anyone else having this problem?

 

Thanks

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  • brett11's avatar
    brett11
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Hi Mark 

    Thanks for the reply.

    Dropbox may not have had a 9.5GB plan available to all but I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tablet, it came with a Dropbox offer so I signed up and joined which is the 9.5GB plan I'm still on and using.

    This is what is displayed at the top right of the page at www.dropbox.com/home

    "Using 4.72 GB of 9.5 GB storage"

     

    Thanks

    Brett

     

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    All Samsung plans are only temporary so at some point the bonus space will go. 

     

    However, Dropbox does send emails out when you are close to quota limits, but, as long as you stay under you are fine 🙂

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi brett11, let's jump right into this! 

     

    Where do you get the 2GB info? Did you receive any relevant emails from Dropbox? 

     

    Could you attach a screenshot showing your quota on the plan page in order to see the current total?

     

    Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!

  • brett11's avatar
    brett11
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Hi Megan

    I got the 2GB info from the Dropbox tray icon notification bell icon stating I only have or are on the 2GB plan, can't remember exactly have deleted that notification.

    In the screenshot it states I have 9.5GB of space to use and it's promoting me to upgrade to 2GB of space, well in my books that's a downgrade.

    What is up with your system???

    Thanks

    Brett

     

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hey brett11, if you've made sure that you have the same Dropbox account linked to your Dropbox desktop app, as on the website, this might have been just a promotional notification.

     

    You can simply ignore it and I will also make sure to pass your feedback along to our team.

  • viben's avatar
    viben
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    I have the same problem also being hounded by Dropbox whit 2 GB plan, I have earned 8,38 GB many years ago, now I’m hounded every day about the 2 GB.

    I’m afraid losing my saved files, so must backup to my PC, if Dropbox decides to delete them 😳😠

    Best regards 

    Vibeke

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hey viben, thanks for your feedback on this one.

     

    Is it possible to send me a screenshot of the prompt you got?

     

    In any case, if you've made sure that your files are backed up to Dropbox and you have enough space available in your account, your files are safe, so no need to worry about that.

     

    But I'd like to look into this for you, if you can send me the screenshot.

     

    Thanks!

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