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AndyL
8 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Erroneous "Your Dropbox is full" message
I am getting a regular "Your Dropbox is full" pop-up - but I have plenty of space. This 'appears' to have become a problem since I've added a Work dropbox - though that meay be a red herring. ...
- 8 years agoDrat. Was going to direct you to the thread for that official build, but, it doesnt exist!
Can I suggest logging a ticket at http://bit.ly/cm-support and maybe copying in this threads URL? Replies may take time, especially as its a bank holiday weekend but you can track at http://dropbox.zendesk.com
Jennifer C.24
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
My dropbox says its full, but with myself and team together, we aren't even using a fraction of the allotted space. It keeps trying to get me to upgrade to business. We don't need all that, we just need what we have to work.
- Barry S.279 years agoNew member | Level 1
Dropbox says my terabyte drive is full, I deleted most of that months ago. It still says it is full, and fails to sync. There is nothing in the deleted file. I have contacted Dropbox, and have received nothing helpful. I plan to cancel, if not resolved soon.
- camerb8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I'm on Windows 10 and I'm getting a Traytip in the lower right hand corner of my screen that says my Dropbox is full. However, it's not, I'm only using 60% of the space available. I've confirmed this using the Dropbox settings menu, and also confirmed it looking at the web interface under account settings. The Traytip message is inaccurate and annoying, and pops up randomly throughout the day.
Here are some screenshots that show exactly what I'm seeing.
http://imgur.com/a/s3cuL- Sanchez8 years agoDropbox StaffHey camerb,Sorry about this. Would you be able to submit a support ticket to our team here https://t.co/HWF7u81OSj so one of our agents can investigate further? I sure would appreciate it :wink:
Thanks!- camerb8 years agoExplorer | Level 4Done, thanks!
- Mark9 years agoSuper User II
If you have a shared folder inside your Dropbox then it uses up your quota. Therefore if you need access to it you need to get more space either via referrals, or, paying.
- Mark D.699 years agoNew member | Level 1
I added up the files and folders, and I am using about 3GB of space, but it says "9.5GB of 5.75GB used". I haven't used the 5.75 Dropbox says that I have. When I add up everything, it's less. How can I fix this?
- Richard P.9 years agoSuper User alumni
Mark, can you post a screenshot of the following web page: https://www.dropbox.com/account#personal
That will tell us whats going on.
- Mark D.699 years agoNew member | Level 1
- Mark9 years agoSuper User II
Barry - same as Mark please post your screen shot.
- camerb8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I seem to be having a similar issue. Here's the screenshot of the account page. http://imgur.com/a/LQh4g There's a windows traytip that shows occassionally and states that Dropbox is full, but the account page and the Settings menu clearly show that I'm only at 60%.
- Jane8 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey camerb,
Thanks for getting in touch on the Dropbox Community!
To my understanding, the notification may be trigerred because your account used to be close to going above your storage quota previously. If you have enough available space, as per your Account tab online, maybe you could try a fresh reinstallation of the offline version of the application, which will reload all visual elements.Hope this is helpful to you!Warm regards,JaneA
- PistolSlap8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
As it says, I keep getting the "Dropbox is full" notification, but it's false. My settings screen says:
2.7 GB of 6.25 GB usedRegular files (1.6 GB)Shared files (1.1 GB)Unused space (3.5 GB)So in other threads ive read about talk about shared folders added to the total, but theyre my own files shared with others, so they're already included. (even if I were to add 1.1 GB to the 2.7GB it still wouldn't exceed the limit)That being said, it is really annoying to keep seeing this notification since it's completely not true. Can anyone help with this?Thanks!- Jane8 years agoDropbox StaffHey PistolSlap,Thanks for the detailed message, let’s look into that together!To my mind, it appears that it ‘d be better for you to go ahead with a fresh re-installation, that would reload all visual elements once again. Please follow the steps below:#1. Stop Dropbox (If needed):- Click the Dropbox icon in the system tray at the bottom of your screen.- Click on the gear icon in the Notifications panel and select "Quit Dropbox".#3. When the uninstall finishes, reboot your computer. This will make sure the uninstall is complete.camerb Thanks for following-up!I’ve located your open support ticket and I’ve made sure that a team member has been assigned to the case. At your convenience, could you check your inbox for our latest message and let me know if you have any issues locating the reply, so that I make sure that you receive it again?If you need more help, just let me know in your replies!Warm regards,JaneA
- PistolSlap8 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hello thank you for the reply; I will try this and report back!
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