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AnnGordon's avatar
AnnGordon
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Dropbox is full but I have no files

Hi,

 

I was told my Dropbox was full so I deleted everything I don't need. I have checked the size of what I have left and it totals less than 3MB. Am I missing something?

 

Thanks,

Ann

 

 

  • Hi AnnGordon, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you try checking your backups page to see if you have any currently active?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi AnnGordon, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you try checking your backups page to see if you have any currently active?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • AnnGordon's avatar
      AnnGordon
      Explorer | Level 4

      Thanks - I think that has fixed the problem 😁

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        Glad to hear it, enjoy the rest of your week!

    • lemonbird's avatar
      lemonbird
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi, I am having the same problem, checked and deactivated my backups page, and still am getting this error message. What should I try?

      Thanks!

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        Hey lemonbird, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

         

        Can you follow these steps and let us know if they helped? 

         

        1. Navigate to your backups page
        2. Click on Show deleted backups
        3. Select your backup and click on permanently delete
         

        This should help get back your space. 

  • Sarakatrine's avatar
    Sarakatrine
    Explorer | Level 4
    Have the same problem so I have not used Dropbox for 6 years! And get often a message with this warning “your Dropbox is full”..hope the back up is the course too..
    • Megan's avatar
      Megan
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      Hi Sarakatrine, let's jump right into this! 

       

      Could you check this page to see if you've enabled the Dropbox Backup feature on your account? Also, what does your plan page report

       

      Let me know more!

      • Sarakatrine's avatar
        Sarakatrine
        Explorer | Level 4
        Unfortunately I actually do have files - but I transferred/deleted all years ago..? Could the cause be that I once too part in the Dropbox at my work? Don’t work there anymore..can’t see my files because it’s full and I’m no longer paying for it..so I don’t know what’s in the box..
  • lemonbird's avatar
    lemonbird
    Explorer | Level 3

    I keep getting this error message when trying to open the dropbox app on my mac. I have posted the error information below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

     

    bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
    bn.VERSION: 172.4.7555
    bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 61
    bn.is_frozen: True
    machine_id: 45ce8c67-c847-5c1e-a7fe-884b5032b7dc
    pid: 48114
    ppid: 1
    uid: 501
    user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='******', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Dana ******', pw_dir='/Users/dana******dalrymple', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
    effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='******', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Dana ******', pw_dir='/Users/******', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
    euid: 501
    gid: 20
    egid: 20
    group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '******', '_nsurlstoraged'])
    effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '******', '_nsurlstoraged'])
    DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
    cwd: '/'
    real_path='/'
    mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
    HOME: '/Users/******'
    appdata: '/Users/******/.dropbox/instance1'
    real_path='/Users/******/.dropbox/instance1'
    mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    dropbox_path: '/Users/******/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
    real_path='/Users/******/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
    not found
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
    real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
    mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
    real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
    not found
    parent not found
    tempdir: '/var/folders/kp/f4_34vtx12xgkwg3ld9c3b5m0000gn/T'
    real_path='/private/var/folders/kp/f4_34vtx12xgkwg3ld9c3b5m0000gn/T'
    mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 5219, in _setup_root_for_account
    File "dropbox/sync_root/helpers.pyc", line 511, in get_root_for_account
    File "dropbox/foundation/futures/basic.pyc", line 857, in result
    File "dropbox/sync_root/handlers/macos/file_provider.pyc", line 121, in set_result_or_convert_exception
    dropbox.mac.internal.MacError: [Errno -2001] Error Domain=NSFileProviderErrorDomain Code=-2001 "No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/b0c84f9f-5291-4965-93a5-02b1a1405290’." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/b0c84f9f-5291-4965-93a5-02b1a1405290’.}

    • Megan's avatar
      Megan
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hi lemonbird, let's jump right into this! 

       

      Can you please quit the desktop app, reboot your computer and then relaunch the Dropbox desktop app again?

       

      Keep me posted! 

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