

But since then, the company's business has reportedly stagnated (Opens in a new window) on limited user growth.Īs for Dropbox, the good news is that the change only applies to any new devices you attempt to link to your account. In 2016, note-taking service Evernote implemented a two-device limit on account linking, in addition to a price increase. Whether users actually upgrade to a paid account is another matter.

A Plus account starts at $9.99 a month and offers 1TB of storage, while a Professional account goes for $19.99 and doubles the amount of storage space. But it's likely intended to nudge free users into a paid plan. So far, Dropbox hasn't explained why it made the change, which was initially spotted by Liliputing (Opens in a new window). "Plus and Professional users can link unlimited devices." "Basic users have a three device limit as of March 2019," it now reads. The company announced the change quietly in a help document (Opens in a new window) posted to the Dropbox website.

Instead, Dropbox will limit account linking to only three devices.
