This page (and its subpages) contain a collection of Frequently Asked Questions that are commonly asked by users of Dropbox. These FAQs are entirely user contributed, and (will) attempt to consolidate the vast wealth of knowledge that veteran Dropbox users have amassed over our time using Dropbox.

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The FAQs

1. What is the difference between Public Links, Shareable links, and Shared Folders?
2. How can I sync folders outside of the Dropbox folder with Dropbox?
3. How can I use multiple Dropbox accounts on the same computer?
4. Why is my public link giving me an error 404 (not found)?
5. I'm running out of hard drive space and deleting doesn't help. How do I clear my cache?
6. I need more than 2GB but can't afford $10 a month. Will Dropbox do accounts smaller than 100GB?
7. How do I have someone add files to my Dropbox account without them opening their own account?

Walkthroughs for common problems