I have used Dropbox on my 2011 Mac for years in a very limited way, for one specific application. I have a Basic account, as I only have 69 MB of data total.
Now I need to send a file to someone from my phone and she suggested Dropbox, as the file is too big for email. I installed Dropbox on my iPhone 11, but it told me I have reached the device limit. Back on the Mac, I found the area that deals with devices and disconnected 2 older computers. This leaves 3: my phone, my Mac (although it says it hasn't been used in 11 months) and Chrome Mac OS. Chrome isn't a device, but it calls it one and says this is what I'm using. This seems odd to me.
I also would like to have my iPad as one of the 3 allowed devices eventually, but why is a browser owned by Google considered a device?