Each member can find it in their own Dropbox account-it looks like a folder with 2 or 3 people on it. Anyone you share the folder with will have access to the files inside.Īll Family members have access to a common folder called “Family Room” that can’t be deleted, moved, or renamed. You can share folders in the same way as files. Documents, photos, and other files stored in Dropbox are updated automatically, so everyone with access to a file sees the same version. When you share a file, Family members will have access to the file in their own Dropbox account. If plan members have copies of a file in their individual accounts, each file counts towards storage quota used–but a file that is shared among members only counts once. Tip: Maximize storage space by sharing with Family members, instead of saving copies of the same file.

To see each Family member’s usage, click the arrow next to Everyone else’s files.

Space available and space used are shown.

Click your avatar (profile picture or initials).

Sharing files and folders with other members of the same Family plan does not count toward the storage quota again. If you share with someone outside your Family plan, or if someone outside the plan shares with you, those files will count toward both your account quota and theirs.Īll members of a Family plan can see how much storage space has been used, and how usage is divided between members.

Every file or folder in a Family member’s account only counts once toward the total storage space quota.

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