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annesuttonphoto
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Your account is out of storage& quota error received for shared recipient.

I have used only a small portion of space.  When I send a link to a recipient, they receive an error "Your account is out of space" when clicking on the link to the folder.  I bcc myself and I do NOT...
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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago

Shared folders use up the quota of everybody involved. So, your folder takes up their space if its shared. 

If they dont need to edit it just send a read only link. 

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