Dropbox is a cloud platform which provides a range of services, such as file sharing, file synchronization, personal cloud, Office 365 integration, file encryption, user management, domain verification, SSO (Single Sign-on) integration and even enterprise level support depending on the package.
But the caveat here is that these extra features are only available in the paid subscription plans. Even though the free subscription package is quite sufficient for a basic user, users must always guard against any duplicates that might well be sitting pretty in the cloud storage and wasting up precious space for no good.
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The main attraction point of Dropbox is it’s simple yet elegant interface that offers cross-platform support. This means that users can use Dropbox with any modern device that is capable of running the client side Dropbox software. Even though Dropbox offers a lot of perks, lack of space often destroys the fun, especially when it comes to storing/ sharing large files or a large number of files. This article demonstrates how users can add up more space to their free package.
Solutions
Solution 1: Try Dropbox Business for 30 Days
As a temporary measure, the free-basic account can be upgraded for free of cost to the Business package that lasts for 30 days. It gives virtually unlimited space in the default Advanced plan along with phone support. This is quite ideal for those users who want to try the features on a trial basis before subscribing to a paid package, and also for freebies who merely want to use the free space for a limited time.
- Login to your Dropbox account.
- Now navigate to https://www.dropbox.com/business/try#0 and upgrade your account to Dropbox Business. Even though a price is quoted on that page, you won’t be charged for 30 days. Make sure to downgrade to the basic package with this link before the 30 days period has expired.
- Click on the Continue button and go through all 3 steps to complete the upgrade process.
Solution 2: Refer Friends and Family
As with so many products and services, Dropbox rewards their users for referring their service to other people through a special URL, known as the referral URL. Dropbox provides a designated option from which users can send invites to other people via email. Alternatively, users can get a free link and share it on their blog, Facebook or countless other places over the Internet. Once someone clicks on the link, signs up for Dropbox and installs the Dropbox client, both the users will receive 500MB space for free. This can be done with multiple people until the cumulative bonus space earned reaches 16GB. The neat fact here is, this bonus earning even exceeds the free allocated space of Google Drive (15GB).
- Navigate to this URL: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals
- Type the email address of the person whom you want to invite to Dropbox.
- Click the Send button to send the email.
- Alternatively, the following buttons can be used to share the referral URL with your contacts or the public. Click Copy Link to copy the link and from then onwards there are endless areas to share the link.
Invite your contacts either via email or send them a link
Solution 3: Follow Dropbox on Twitter
Twitter is a social network that provides a platform for posting messages in brief, and thus is suitable for announcements or short notices. It is extremely popular among business concerns, public figures, and even ordinary users nowadays due to the opportunities it presents. Dropbox gives away an additional 125MB of space if a user follows their account on Twitter. In order to let Dropbox verify that you’re following their Twitter handle (or account), you will have to provide the Dropbox app with privileges to access your Twitter account. This is a completely safe process and only acts as a confirmation to help Dropbox determine if you’ve actually followed their Twitter account.
- Navigate to the following web page: https://www.dropbox.com/getspace
- Click on Follow Dropbox on Twitter.
- Clicking on this option will open up a new window where Twitter will ask for permission to allow Dropbox to access your Twitter account. Simply click Authorize app to give your consent.
Authorizing Dropbox app to access your Twitter account - If you want to revoke this permission in the future, navigate to the following URL: https://twitter.com/settings/applications
- Simply click on Revoke access and the granted privileges will be withdrawn instantly.
Solution 4: Submit Feedback to Dropbox
Dropbox encourages their customers to submit feedback to them through their website in order to find out in which area the platform needs more improvement. This trend is popularly employed by many tech companies nowadays to receive user feedback on their service. Improving service is not only beneficial to the customers but to the company itself due to the subsequent increase in sales, it brings along. Use the following method to add an additional 125MB to the existing basic package.
- Navigate to the following web URL: https://www.dropbox.com/getspace
- Now click Tell us why you love Dropbox.
- Clicking the link opens up a popup box. Type any reason why you love Dropbox, and click Send to Dropbox once you’re done. This results in the addition of a 125 MB storage space to your account for free.
Enter in the reasons on why you like Dropbox, and earn 125 MB for free!
Raza Ali Kazmi works as an editor and technology content writer at Sorcim Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to pen down articles on a wide array of technology related topics and has also been diligently testing software solutions on Windows & Mac platforms. If you have any question about the content, you can message me or the company's support team.