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AndreaShettle's avatar
AndreaShettle
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

How to find the folder size on the Dropbox website

My drop box is apparently too large, and I think it's because I have many shared folders with other organizations (I'm a consultant, so these folders generally belong to the organization I'm contract...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    AndreaShettle wrote:

    But the instructions I've googled for how to find the size of each folder have been USELESS. I'm trying to do this via the web interface.

Rich's avatar
Rich
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AndreaShettle wrote:

But the instructions I've googled for how to find the size of each folder have been USELESS. I'm trying to do this via the web interface.

BusinessM8's avatar
BusinessM8
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

 

I am able to 'persuade' the Size Column to appear BUT NO SIZES ARE SHOWN just an ellipsis for each folder.  What am I missing please?

 

  • BusinessM8's avatar
    BusinessM8
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Oops!  I should learn to read shouldn't I - on my screenshot I just noticed the 'Calculate Size' option!

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      I'm happy you were able to locate the 'calculate size option, BusinessM8!

       

      If you need anything else, please let us know.

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