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mike1921
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

slow deleting files on dropbox.com

when i go into a folder with say 80 files (50mb files) and click to select them all and then delete it used to be instant.  Now it can take 30 seconds or more to delete 80 files from the website.  Th...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    6 years ago

    Have you tried another browser? 

    Cleared local cache/cookies etc.? I've not seen anything on here which would hint at a Dropbox wide issue.

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GHOSTHUNTERINVIRGINA
Explorer | Level 3
It's still going on today, 09 OCT 21. Plus, I delete items, and it STILL says "Your Dropbox Is Full". I can't afford the extra storage.
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Mark
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4 years ago

GHOSTHUNTERINVIRGINA 

Simply put you havent deleted enough. 

 

If you delete 2gb of files but are 3gb of files over quota you are still 1gb over quota and as such... it is still full. 

 

Dont think about volume of files think about size of files. 

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