Dropbox is a famous platform to save files on cloud servers, known for its great features that make us prefer it compared to the others. The best thing about it is that allows us to use a plan that offers us 2 GB totally free.
But for being such a short capacity we must know how to manage the space , because not wanting to cancel another plan, which gives us greater capacity, we must be very strict with what we are going to load in the platform. It is also true that is sufficient for normal uses, but this limit many of us reach in less than a month.
In this post you will find some pretty useful tips for you to learn how to manage your Dropbox account space. You will also see a step by step to learn how to delete files permanently or simply send them to the trash, to recover them in the future.
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Steps to delete a file or folder in Dropbox and free storage of your account
Many times we want to delete files from our cloud storage, mostly because we want to free up space in it so we can use it to save other files. It is advisable to get rid of those files that we will not use and then not regret.
Logging in should be our first step, because without this we will not be able to access our account and delete what we need.
Then we locate that or those files that we want to delete . Remember that these steps are useful for any type of file that we have saved on the platform.
Being already in our account, we look for three ellipses (“…”) that are right next to the name of our file. Clicking on them we will see several options and we will only select in “ Delete ”, we confirm that we want to delete the file by clicking on“ Delete ”again.
Another way to delete files
There is another much easier way to remove it. It’s searching for the file (s) , selecting and dragging them to our desktop, and finally to the recycle bin.
Definitely
We must bear in mind that when you delete a file permanently we will not be able to have it anymore, or make the attempt to recover it.
Understanding the aforementioned, we go to the folder or file to be deleted, we click on the checkbox next to the content to be deleted, and we finish by clicking on “Delete definitely ”and we confirm by clicking “ Delete definitely ”for the last time.
Conditions to consider
If we want to delete a file from Dropbox Business and we see that it is prevented, it is because the administrator of the same disabled the option.
If we are members of a shared folder we cannot delete content permanently. Although if we add a content, a few minutes after loading it we can delete it.
When you send them to the trash, it’s like deleting them permanently, because there will be no variation in storage.
Tips to free up storage space in the Dropbox cloud and have more capacity
There is a large list of tips that we can find on the Internet that give us enough reasons to delete files. Here we will show you some of the most general tips , which you can apply to free up space in your Dropbox account.
Delete repeated images
When we delete those repeated images we free space . Sincerely storing several repeated images has no science, because with one we can do all the activities as with a lot of them.
We could call this the minimum point. Remember that these spaces are limited, so we must know how to manage them , since storing a number of repeated images is no know how to manage and when we are looking to upload something really valuable, we will not have the opportunity for the limited space .
Take note of the following ideas:
Get rid of completed project folders
Many of us load projects that we have pending completion, or that are in full execution. But it is highly recommended that when they are completed, remove them from our Dropbox account. Although if we want to continue saving these files because we think they will be very useful in the future, use the advice below.
Projects are files that can weigh a lot and therefore reduce the free space we have a lot, so we advise you to take this into account.
Export what you don’t want to lose to an external memory
As we mentioned in the previous point, we can do this as long as we have files that we still think may be useful in the future, but that to give a good administration of our space we must export them to a pendrive or external memory.
We know that we use cloud storage to store information that may be useful and thus free up space on our PC or phone, however we must always distribute the files as best as possible. In this case we can also say that it is a good alternative to use another platform to save files in the cloud.
Delete long unimportant videos
We know that there are times when we have some videos that are instantly important to us. But we assure you that after a month or about 15 days, you don’t care anymore , and maybe you don’t even remember them, so it’s better to get rid of some .
For this, it is advisable to make a maintenance plan for our account constantly. For example of a weekly day, or a monthly day, all according to the frequency in use of it. This in order to find those files that really are not very important to us, that by deleting them give us enough space for those that are.
Contract the Dropbox payment plan
This is the advice that not many like, and it is because we are talking about making a payment. But the reality is that if we don’t want to delete anything , or use any of the above tips, we can use this plan.
In itself it is the best option, because, when canceling a plan on the platform, it can provide us with a greater amount of space, useful enough to continue storing files without having to touch any of the ones we already have saved .
Depending on the plan we cancel we will have a greater amount of space or less. But from another point of view, we can use the above tips and use this in turn, to save huge files like those of softwares or others. If you know what we are talking about, you will understand that they consume a lot of space.
What are your plans?
As we already mentioned the plans give us new advantages, among them the most important is the capacity increase, but it is not the only one. Visiting its website you can see what are the advantages for each of the plans. As a preview of what you will see, below we will mention the most common:
- Plus: With only 9.14 euros per month this plan offers us a capacity of 2048 GB, with 2047 GB more than the Free plan.
- Professional: Only 16.68 euros per month should be canceled, offering a capacity of 3072 GB, obviously being much larger than the basic one.
There are other plans, but these are the individual and for that reason the most used.