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dstimac
New member | Level 2
7 months ago

My account is full and stopped syncing due to a shared folder

I am so angry right now that I wish I could just delete DropBox and not use it again. But I need to use it because that's the way my Client prefers to share files. Because they have shared folders th...
Shared Folders
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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7 months ago

Hey dstimac​ - thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us.

I just wanted to clarify that this is the way shared folders work. They use space in each member’s account unless they're part of the same Dropbox team account.  In this case, you could use shared links and file requests instead of a shared folder. 

As for your last query, can you clarify which platform you're using? Is this for the website, for example, or the desktop/mobile app instead? I'm only asking because it should already be an option on the website. 

Thank you!

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