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    Mac) How do I find out how much space I have on Dropbox?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Thundr, Oct 16, 2012.

  1. Thundr

    Thundr Notebook Evangelist

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    I have 2.2GB on disk, it shows on my Dropbox info. But I thought there was only 2GB allowed.

    I think my Windows version of Dropbox showed that total available space was 4.0 Gb and I was taking slightly over 2.0 GB. But I don't remember how I got that extra 2.0GB or what.
     
    Thundr, Oct 16, 2012
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    If dropbox is running on your computer and you are logged in, you can get this information by right clicking on the dropbox icon in the taskbar. It will have one line in the format "[number]% of [number] GB used"

    Otherwise, go to dropbox.com and login. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner. You'll get the same information there.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 16, 2012
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    your space is tied to your dropbox account.. wether your connecting with Mac, Windows, or the website doesn't change this...

    If you used someones referral link to sign up you may have gotten and extra 256mb of space, so it would show up as 2.2gb.
     
    doh123, Oct 17, 2012
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    uchalise11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ygohome Notebook Deity

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    you can get 3gb just by setting up a smart phone to synch photos to dropbox.

    once the synching begins, you can stop and then disable it again. By then you should have another 3GB available.

    But I'm not sure though if those additional 3GB they give you can be used for anything other than photos and video synching. I'm up to 6.8GB of free space and I've only used approx 25% of it. So I can't confirm if the additional 3GB can be used for other types of files. Anyone know?
     
    ygohome, Oct 19, 2012
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  6. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    All of the space on your account can be used for whatever types of files you want.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 20, 2012
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