# Whose storage do shared files use?

When someone adds files to a folder you shared, whose storage do they use? The short answer, and the two exceptions for workspaces and file requests.

Updated: 2026-10-19  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/whose-storage-do-shared-files-use

In most cases, a file counts toward the storage of the person who added it.

![Settings \> Storage: the space used (3.09 MB), the bar split by file type and the list of the largest files with their folder and size](https://drime.cloud/media/01M59FKN6PXXTG62894KCYTZF8/1e519876b6e8-web-settings-storage-usage.png)

**Someone added files to a folder I shared. Do they use my storage?**

No. A file uploaded into a folder shared with someone belongs to the person who uploaded it and counts toward their storage, not the folder owner's.

**I uploaded files into a folder someone shared with me. Whose storage do they use?**

Yours. You own the files you upload, even in someone else's folder.

**What are the exceptions?**

- Workspaces billed to their owner: in a workspace set up this way, files added by members count toward the workspace owner's storage.
- File requests: files received through a [file request](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/file-requests) belong to you, the person who created the request, and count toward your storage.