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Zed
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
9 years ago
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How to get more Dropbox storage space for free

Hello everyone!   I wanted to show you exactly what happens and what steps you'll need to follow in order to get more free space in your Dropbox. From your Account Settings page you see all you...
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Referrals
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    The only time referral space is removed from an account is when it has been determined that a referral had been earned through illegitimate means. When that happens, all referral space is usually removed.

     

    The only way to know the actual cause is to contact Support.

     

    Open your ticket here: https://www.dropbox.com/support
    Track your ticket here: https://dropbox.zendesk.com

    Replies take approximately 1 - 3 business days with Plus users getting priority (longer for Basic users).

KatjaP's avatar
KatjaP
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

I had about 18gb of space, much of it earned through referrals. It has all now disappeared and I have only 3.75gb. Whats happened?

 

Kind regards

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    9 years ago

    The only time referral space is removed from an account is when it has been determined that a referral had been earned through illegitimate means. When that happens, all referral space is usually removed.

     

    The only way to know the actual cause is to contact Support.

     

    Open your ticket here: https://www.dropbox.com/support
    Track your ticket here: https://dropbox.zendesk.com

    Replies take approximately 1 - 3 business days with Plus users getting priority (longer for Basic users).

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