Not sure about the differences between the Standard and Business plans

[jeremymidstates]

Hello,

I'm looking for a plan for 2-3 users.  

We need to collaborate on files and have access from laptops, and ios devices. 

Would like to be able to have majority of the info on the cloud but mark commonly used files or folders to keep a local and current copy in case network isn't available when on customer site to access cloud from mobile device/s

Whats the difference between STANDARD and BUSINESS versions besides the $5 cost a month more for BUSINESS ?

[Rich]

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@jeremymidstates wrote:

Whats the difference between STANDARD and BUSINESS versions besides the $5 cost a month more for BUSINESS ?

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Standard and Business are in two different classes of plans. Standard is one of the storage-only plans, while Business includes all the features of Standard along with access (or more access) to things like Sign, DocSend, etc. Also, the amount of storage space differs with Standard including 5TB of space for your team and Business starting at 9TB of space.

• https://www.dropbox.com/plans#all-features
• https://www.dropbox.com/plans/storage#all-features2

[jeremymidstates]

So for a use case where the documents arent needing docusign, the standard could work?

Both are able to have files/ folders marked to not keep the entirety of the info stored locally?

[Rich]

@jeremymidstates 

Yes, to both questions.

[jeremymidstates]

So, I wonder then, if i could save the significant cost and use the Basic tier as 2 separate accounts and share folders between them?

for example,  I want one '2024 Quotes' spreadsheet in the cloud and available to either user to open and modify but bother users should see the most current info when they look at it without needing to send back and forth links.     Can the dropbox 'cloud' drive exist on the desktop or in windows explorer and function like any other harddrive based drive except that the contents are being sync'd or accessed via the cloud? 

[Rich]

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@jeremymidstates wrote:

So, I wonder then, if i could save the significant cost and use the Basic tier as 2 separate accounts and share folders between them?

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You could share folders between Basic accounts, provided that the shared folders don't exceed the available space of the Basic accounts, otherwise they wouldn't be able to access the folders.

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I want one '2024 Quotes' spreadsheet in the cloud and available to either user to open and modify but bother users should see the most current info when they look at it without needing to send back and forth links.

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If the file is in a shared folder and everyone has been invited to the share, they would all be able to see the file and make changes based on the permissions (can-view, can-edit) that you assign.

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Can the dropbox 'cloud' drive exist on the desktop or in windows explorer and function like any other harddrive based drive except that the contents are being sync'd or accessed via the cloud?

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It's not a drive and doesn't operate like one, at all. It's a folder on the computer and the Dropbox app syncs files between that folder and the account online. In order to open a file it needs to be synced locally. You're not just accessing files directly in the cloud. Dropbox doesn't work that way.

Additionally, while all accounts have access to Selective Sync, which gives the ability to remove a folder entirely from the local computer while leaving it in the cloud, the ability to mark a file or folder as Online-only, so it still appears on the local computer while not taking up any space, is a feature available on paid accounts (and some Basic accounts under specific circumstances).

[jeremymidstates]

That is very helpful. 

If we were to start at the BASIC level and then find the need for a more feature rich experience, is there a way to migrate or upgrade the account/s to a STANDARD version later?    Or would it require new logins and a copy/ paste of all the data and folders into what is essentially a brand new account?

[Mark]

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@jeremymidstates wrote:

That is very helpful. 

If we were to start at the BASIC level and then find the need for a more feature rich experience, is there a way to migrate or upgrade the account/s to a STANDARD version later?    Or would it require new logins and a copy/ paste of all the data and folders into what is essentially a brand new account?

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Hi 🙂

You can upgrade/change plan as needed without log on / account changes. You just update the payment plan on the website. It isnt as easy if you use a third party provider to pay (App Store etc.) but its just a few clicks on website if you do it there