How to check how much Dropbox storage space is left

Updated Dec 11, 2023
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This feature is available to all Dropbox users on dropbox.com.

The fastest way to check how much storage space you have left in your Dropbox account is in the Account section of dropbox.com:
 

Dropbox Basic, Plus, Family, Professional, and Essentials: Check my available storage.
 

Dropbox Business, Business Plus, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise: Check my available storage.
 

If you've run out of storage space in your Dropbox Basic account, consider upgrading to Dropbox Plus or Professional.

How to check your account space

Dropbox Basic, Plus, Family, Professional, and Essentials

To check your available storage space:

  1. Log in to dropbox.com.
  2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the upper right.
  3. Click Settings.
    • Dropbox Basic users will click Manage account.
  4. Click Plan.
    • If you’re a Dropbox Basic user, you’ll skip this step.
  5. Check the bar under Personal Dropbox space. This shows the combination of regular and shared files in your account and unused space.
    • Regular files: The sum of space used by files and folders in your account that aren’t shared.
    • Shared files: The sum of space used by shared files and folders that you’ve joined.
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Note: Shared folders that aren't joined don't count towards your used space.

Dropbox Basic users can also check their available storage at the bottom of the left sidebar: 

  1. Check the blue, yellow, or red box in the bottom left corner.
  2. Click “^” (up arrow icon) to expand the menu and see how much space you’ve used and how much you have left for each feature.
  3. Scroll down to view more features and click the button next to one of the following features to open it:
    • Upload anything
    • Sign documents
    • Record video
    • Review media
    • Edit PDFs
    • Edit images
    • Edit video

If you see the Upgrade for more button, click it to add more storage space by upgrading to a different Dropbox plan.

 

Dropbox Standard, Business, Advanced, Business Plus, and Enterprise

To check your available space on dropbox.com:

  1. Log in to dropbox.com.
  2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the upper right.
  3. Click Settings
  4. Click Plan.
  5. Check the bar under Your Dropbox account space. This shows the combination of regular and shared files in your account and unused space.
    • Regular files: The sum of space used by files and folders in your account that aren’t shared.
    • Shared files: The sum of space used by shared files and folders that you’ve joined.
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Note: Shared folders that aren’t joined don’t count towards your used space.

If you’re an admin on a Dropbox team account, you can get a more detailed view of how your team’s storage is being usedhow much storage each team member is using, and which file paths different members have access to.

How to see the free space you've earned

Dropbox has lots of ways to earn free space. To see how much space you've already earned, and to get more:

  1. Log in to dropbox.com.
  2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the upper right.
  3. Select Settings.
  4. Click the Refer a friend tab.
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