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paddyb
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
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Onlines vs physical space

With the free account, I have 8GB space online, but only 2GB physical.   How does trhis work with synching? Does only 2GB sync? Which 2GB out of the 8GB, the ,ost recent files?
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 years ago

    Hi paddyb, most likely you have referral quota or extra space granted on your account from another promotion.

     

    Could you check on this page to see if you've earned space on the account?

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
4 years ago

Hi paddyb, most likely you have referral quota or extra space granted on your account from another promotion.

 

Could you check on this page to see if you've earned space on the account?

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paddyb
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Ok, mystery solved I think! I have 3GB from Samsung, plus various other bonuses from 2012-14, completely forgot about this!

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 years ago

    No worries, if you have any more queries, feel free to message back!

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