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JvdMaarel's avatar
JvdMaarel
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Dropbox full due to invisible automatic backup?

Hi,   I have a serious problem and hope someone here can help me with it.   I've enjoyed using my Dropbox free plan for a lot of years now, up until about a month ago. The size of my Dropbox is 1...
Delete
Desktop
Dropbox Backup
Space and storage
Storage space
Sync
  • Freebooter's avatar
    Freebooter
    3 years ago

    I had the same problem.

    This was the solution for me:

    Sign In to dropbox.com

    Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.

    Click Backup from the menu that appears.

    Dropbox Backup will open in a new tab.

    Click the tree dots to the right of the disk you no longer want to backup and choose Delete.

johanbarry's avatar
johanbarry
New member | Level 2

I read that According your description, Dropbox' Backup isn't turned off, despite your impression.

Thanx you thai lotters

JvdMaarel's avatar
JvdMaarel
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
The settings show backup is disabled, yet my Dropbox is full and it still wants to sync data to some unknown location.

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