Cloud storage provider Dropbox has this month announced that free Dropbox users will have their accounts restricted to just three devices during March 2019, while Plus and Professional users can link unlimited devices. The push to convert free Dropbox accounts into paid subscriptions is rolling out this month although if you have reached your device limit you can change which three devices are linked to your account. But a device is not linked if you logged in to dropbox.com via a web browser, but not into the application.
Here are instructions on how to find out what devices are linked to your free Dropbox account, how to manage them and what happens when you unlink one.
Where can I view a list of my Dropbox linked devices? To view a list of your linked devices from dropbox.com:
– Sign in to dropbox.com.
– Click your profile picture (or grey circle) in the upper right corner.
– Click Settings.
– Click the Security tab.
– Your linked devices are listed under Devices.
How do I unlink a device from my Dropbox account? To unlink a device from your Dropbox account:
– Sign in to dropbox.com.
– Click your profile picture (or grey circle) in the upper right corner.
– Click Settings.
– Click the Security tab.
– Your linked devices are listed under Devices.
– Click the X next to the device you’d like to unlink.
– To delete your Dropbox folder and synced files from a device instead, you can remote wipe the device.
What happens when a device is unlinked from Dropbox? Once you unlink a device, you can easily link it again by signing back in to the Dropbox application on that device. If you unlink a computer from your Dropbox account:
– You will be signed out of the Dropbox application on that device
– The Dropbox folder and any files that were synced locally will remain on the device, but changes to them from your Dropbox account will no longer sync
– Any files that were set as online-only (using the Smart Sync feature) won’t open on the device
– If you unlink a mobile device from your Dropbox account:
– You will be signed out of the Dropbox app on that device, so any offline files can’t be opened
For more details on today’s announcement jump over to the official Dropbox help centre.
Source: Dropbox :
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