Dropbox has moved its unlimited storage plan to a metered one in order to stop crypto miners’ “uneven usage”.
According to online digital storage giant Dropbox, its Dropbox Advanced plan was designed for businesses that would not have to worry about scaling up their storage as they grew. Dropbox also recognised that there would be a certain amount of uneven usage as some businesses ramped up more than others.
However, it was not prepared for storage space hoggers such as crypto and Chia mining, individuals pooling storage for their own personal use, and even some customers selling on their storage to others.
A post on the Dropbox blog explained how the company was planning to react:
“While we prohibit abusive behavior, maintaining long lists of “acceptable” and “unacceptable” use cases for Advanced would not be a sustainable solution, and these kinds of policies would be difficult to enforce at scale. As a result, we’re sunsetting the “as much space as you need” p
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