File hosting platforms are very useful when things related to work or studies must be dealt with. There are multiple platforms to host files, which turn out to be of quality, but Dropbox especially has things that are worth hiring the service for .

To upload files to Dropbox , certain steps must be carried out, just as it must be done with other file hosting platforms. In a moment, we’ll show you how much space Dropbox gives you to upload files to and how to upload or share a file on Dropbox.

How to upload files to DROPBOX to share with other people?

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1. How much space does a Dropbox user have available to upload files?
   1. free users
   2. premium users
2. What steps do I need to follow to upload and share a file or folder on Dropbox?
   1. From the website
   2. On the desktop app
   3. From the mobile application

How much space does a Dropbox user have available to upload files?

Before proceeding to upload a file within Dropbox, you should keep in mind the amount of storage that they give you in the account. Knowing this kind of thing will help you calculate the number of files to upload taking into account the weight of each one of them.

In email accounts, a limit is always set for the weight of all files , but in platforms to host files, this kind of limit does not exist. If you want you can choose to upload many small files until they store all the space that the platform gives you.

Speaking more about Dropbox, you need to know that once all the storage in your account is full, you can move on to freeing up space by doing a couple of things . By freeing up space in your Dropbox account you will be able to store more things and optimize space.

Now, going back to the important thing, we mention that the following two subtopics will explain what is the storage that is given to you in Dropbox accounts. We’ll show you how much storage you’re given for Dropbox on basic and paid accounts.

free users

Dropbox administrators allow you to create free accounts so you can have a little taste of everything the platform has to offer. With these free accounts you can use almost all Dropbox features, but you are limited when it comes to storage.

The exact storage limit for these free Dropbox accounts or better known as ‘Basic Accounts’ is about 2 GB. That’s all that the Dropbox administrators give you to use the free accounts and then to start hosting files.

Once you get to occupy these 2 GB of the basic or free Dropbox account, if you want to upload new files you will have to delete files that you had uploaded to free up space. Or if not, you can also choose to pay the Premium account which gives you a large amount of storage.

In case you didn’t know, with Dropbox it is possible to download the program for computers , which helps you or to upload files in a much more comfortable way. It is recommended that you download this application or program on your device if you have even a basic Dropbox account.

premium users

When you pay the amount that Dropbox imposes for Premium accounts, more storage is unlocked in your account. This amount of space is about 2TB. With that amount of storage, it’s enough and plenty to upload all kinds of files to your Dropbox account.

By paying the amount of €10 you already get a Dropbox Premium account in its ‘PLUS’ edition. However, if you were to occupy those 2 TB of the Dropbox Premium account in its ‘Plus’ edition. You can go on to buy a Premium account in its ‘Professional’ edition that gives about 3 TB of storage.

The good thing about Dropbox is that if you ever no longer need to pay for their services to use the storage, you could cancel your account . By unsubscribing from this service you will not have to pay anything at all and you will evict the files stored on Dropbox’s servers.

What steps do I need to follow to upload and share a file or folder on Dropbox?

Now that you know how much space Dropbox gives you to host files , it’s time to move on to showing you how to upload files to a Dropbox account. Coming soon, we’ll show you how to upload and share files to Dropbox from the web, from the mobile app, and from the desktop program.

From the website

Uploading a file or if not a folder to your Dropbox account to later share it, is something very simple. Pay attention to everything you need to do for this:

1. Start your device.
2. Open the web browser.
3. Go to the Dropbox website.
4. Log in.
5. Click on ‘Upload’.
6. Then choose the option ‘Files’ or else ‘Folders’depending on the type of file you want to upload.
7. To finish, select the files or folders and press the ‘Upload’ button.

To share the file that you have uploaded to Dropbox, all you have to do is take the link of said file and send it to whoever you want.

On the desktop app

From the computer program it is much easier to upload a file to Dropbox. Do everything that will be mentioned below:

1. Start your computer.
2. Open the Dropbox program.
3. Log in.
4. Go to the file explorer and take the files that you are going to upload.
5. Select them all and drag them to the ‘Dropbox’ program.

From the mobile application

Files are uploaded to Dropbox from the cell phone app as follows:

1. Turn on your cell phone.
2. Open the Dropbox app.
3. Log in.
4. Go inside Dropbox to the folder where you are going to save the file.
5. Then, move on to tapping the icon with the ‘+’ sign.
6. Take the files that you are going to upload and that’s it.