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Craig D.2's avatar
Craig D.2
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Can't upload files due to "insufficient space"

I have used 23gb of 1tb storage, but am not allowed to upload a 35gb folder because there isn't "enough free space." What am I missing?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    Are you sure it's not your local hard drive that's out of space? What is the exact message you're receiving.

  • Craig D.2's avatar
    Craig D.2
    9 years ago

    Thank you, Rich R.

    I've unlinked the files, and can now upload what I want.

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Rich
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9 years ago

@Craig: That's referring to the space on your hard drive.

@Elisabeth: It could be a fake email. Log in to the Dropbox website (don't use the links in the email, to be safe) and check your usage on the Account page.

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