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stevesl100
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2 years ago
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How can I leave a shared folder to free up space?

Help I don't use dropbox and I find it complicated and confusing so apologies if this seems obvious A client added me to their shared folders, now I have no space I deleted the folders and the clie...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    @stevesl100 wrote:

    Can I remove myself and get the space back without deleting everything from the shared folders, I'm guessing I had full access which I'm sure I shouldn't have?

    Yes, you can leave the shared folder and gain that space back.

     

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Rich
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2 years ago
@stevesl100 wrote:

A client added me to their shared folders, now I have no space ... I have another client who wants to share his dropbox with me but my dropbox is full, I dont want to pay to upgrade ...

Shared folders take up space in your account. If you're out of space and need to join additional shared folders, you'll need to upgrade your account.

 

 

There are other sharing methods that might work, depending on what your needs are. If you only need to upload files to someone, you could ask them for a file request. Or if you only need to view files, you could ask the owner for a shared link instead.

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    stevesl100
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Thanks Rich

    I could really do with removing myself from the folders in my dropbox, i tried this a while back and deleted everyones folders, the client went mad with me. Can I remove myself and get the space back without deleting everything from the shared folders, I'm guessing I had full access which I'm sure I shouldn't have?

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      2 years ago
      @stevesl100 wrote:

      Can I remove myself and get the space back without deleting everything from the shared folders, I'm guessing I had full access which I'm sure I shouldn't have?

      Yes, you can leave the shared folder and gain that space back.

       

      • stevesl100's avatar
        stevesl100
        New member | Level 2
        2 years ago

        I'll do it now, appreciate it, thanks for the info

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