3 Solutions When Your Dropbox Is Full

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Dropbox logo for Dropbox is full post‘My Dropbox is full because of the size of these files, and I cannot receive anything else.’
This is a common complaint when a group of people use Dropbox to share information, especially when the oldest shared info is never purged. Luckily, there are some easy ways to resolve this problem.
[Not familiar with Dropbox? See the description at the end of this post.]
In this case, the problem was a large photo file of an awards banquet shared with all members of the NAWBO-VC Board of Directors.

Here is the answer I sent to my fellow board members:

Here are three options when your Dropbox account is full:
1. Delete the [photo] folder from your dropbox. As long as you are not the original owner of the folder, this just deletes the photos from your account, not from anyone else’s account.
2. Download the file onto your computer and remove from Dropbox.
3. Have a friend, relative or colleague open a new Dropbox account (free for both of you) and that gives you additional storage. They don’t have to use the account (and it does not share any of your folders with them), but as long as they create a new account, you get more free storage. To do this, open Dropbox on the webpage, click your name at the top right, click ‘settings’, then click “account’. Scroll down and you will see the ‘invite a friend’ option. [hint: my sister ‘invited’ her 12 year-old son and got extra storage that way].
Here’s a link to Dropbox help with more information on what happens when you delete a shared folder.
What is Dropbox?

It’s a free way to store and share large photos, docs, and videos files (i.e. too large to email) with others. You can send any file instantly to anyone, whether they have Dropbox or not. Anything you add to Dropbox will automatically show up on all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website — so you can access your stuff from anywhere.

Why use Dropbox?

I use Dropbox to share files with my virtual assistant, a business partner, my sister, and the aforementioned board. I also created a file of head shots, so it is easy to share them with a link when I am asked to speak.

If you’d like to open a free account, use this link and we’ll both get 500 MB of bonus space – so neither one of us will have to worry that our Dropbox is full.

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Comments

  1. Bruce P Cranstonsays
    September 7, 2019 at 11:23 am

    Rather than faking you’re a second person, I’d rather just pay for more storage, do the honest thing. But how do i do that?

    Reply
    • Maura Raffenspergersays
      September 7, 2019 at 1:49 pm

      Hi Bruce-

      Open Dropbox and look for the “Upgrade Account” link in the upper right (above the bell). Or open your account (next to the bell in upper right), and click “Upgrade”.

      Finally, it may have been unclear that I am not advocating faking a second person; if you open settings, then click “plan” and scroll down a bit, you’ll see “Earn More Space”. I’ve copied what is there: “You can earn more space by referring your friend to Dropbox! You’ll get a 500 MB bonus when they install Dropbox on their computer.”

      Hope this helps.

      Reply
  2. Valerie Strongsays
    March 11, 2023 at 11:05 am

    If I empty my dropbox onto a photo stick can I start over with original storage space ?

    Reply

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