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"All users of file-sharing service Droplr will soon have to fork out money, \u00A0after the company\u00A0announced today (hat/tip Engadget) that it is putting an end to its free accounts and unveiling details about new features next week.\r\n\r\nCurrent free Droplr accounts as well as new sign-ups will be placed on a 30-day trial some time next week, when the company takes the wraps off its new features.\u00A0When the 30 days are up, you will be required to purchase a Droplr subscription.\u00A0If you don\u2019t pay, you won't get to upload any more files, but none of the existing data will be deleted and all the links will still work.\r\n\r\nPaying users can choose from two new plans that the company will reveal details about soon -- Droplr Lite and Droplr Pro.\u00A0Droplr also announced today that it is offering a 30 percent lifetime discount on any of its paid plans, and will also be announcing a new referral program where users can earn Droplr Pro for free.\r\n\r\nNew business-level plans will also be announced soon, according to Droplr.\r\n\r\nRight now, the free accounts on Droplr give users 10 file-shares a day capped at a limit of 25MB, with advertising on shared files and only the availability of public links. Alongside the free plans, it offers a personal plan for $9.99 per month or $99.99 a year, and a business plan for $9.99 per user per month.\r\n\r\nThe new plans will be shared with their users via email in a &amp;quot;few days,&amp;quot; Droplr says.\r\n\r\nHeadline image via Shutterstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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