Dropbox full - what now?
Dropbox is one of the best known and most popular providers of cloud storage. But what to do when the 2 GB Dropbox storage is full? In this practical tip we give you a few tips.
1. Shovel out the available storage space in the Dropbox
First of all, it can help the Dropbox to clean up something, delete old or duplicate files. You can take the following measures:
- Have you saved files in Dropbox that you no longer need? If so, you can delete them to free up space. Before doing so, make sure that you really do not need this file anymore or have saved it elsewhere in an emergency.
- Sometimes it can happen that files are accidentally saved several times in the Dropxbox. Search your Dropbox for files that you may have saved several times but only need once - because these unnecessary files also use up storage space.
- Dropbox is also a great way to share files easily and easily with work colleagues, friends or others. Perhaps you have files in the Dropbox that you just uploaded to share with others and are no longer needed - neither by you nor by the relevant people. If you delete these old shares, you can create more free space.
- If you only need parts of the Dropbox for backup purposes and are sure not to be able to access files for a while, you can also save them in compressed form. In another practical tip, we will show you how to effectively shrink files.
2. Gain more storage space
With Dropbox you have the opportunity to gain or "earn" a little more storage space through various promotions. To do this, visit this page from Dropbox. Here is a small overview of actions that will give you more storage space:
- Follow the Dropbox tutorial "Getting Started". You will receive 250 MB for this.
- If you invite friends, this will earn you 500 MB per advertised person. You can earn a total of 16 GB in this way.
- You get 125 MB each time you connect your Dropbox with your Facebook or Twitter account, follow Dropbox on Twitter or give feedback.
3. More Dropbox storage with Contro upgrade
If there is still not enough space in your Dropbox, you can upgrade to Dropbox Pro. However, this costs:
- 9.99 euros per month for 1 TB (1, 000 GB) of storage space at Dropbox. That should be more than enough for the majority of users.