account storage limit reached

I am getting “Account storage limit reached” even though I’ve deleted everything and emptied the trash. All the similar support topics result in a ticket being filed. Please help.

Same here!

Hi ​@dan.WM, 

Welcome to Box Community and we’ll help resolve your upload error! 

To resolve this error:

1. Identify the folder owner and check their storage usage.
2. Have the owner clear space by deleting unnecessary files and emptying the trash.
3. Alternatively, an admin can increase the user’s storage allocation via the Admin Console under Users & Groups by editing the storage quota for that user.
4. For personal pro and free personal users, they can reach out to our Billing team (billing@box.com) to increase their storage. 

The “account storage limit reached” error occurs when the owner of the parent folder where a document is being uploaded has used up their allocated storage space. 

Hope it helps, and please let us know if you need additional assistance! 

Hi ​@question_asker_22, 

Welcome to Box Community! I moved your post to this related topic and please feel free to join the discussion.

We hope to begin with the preliminary troubleshooting steps regarding your ‘account storage limit’ error.

Please note that uploaders are also subject to this error if the folder owner has reached his/her storage allocation. 

Hope it helps, and we look forward in getting this sorted out very soon! 

The issue is resolved. After a day, my account’s storage used value updated to reflect the files I deleted.

Hi there,

I paid for unlimited storage and money was charged to my credit card already. However, I still can’t upload the docs on the Box and keeps saying limit reached.

If I can’t get the service, why did I get charged straight away?

Thanks.

LP