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dec1881
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

file space showing more than it should

Dropbox says I have 7.8 gb of personal files. When I look at the account there is markedly less than 0.5 gb. How do I fix this? Should I cancel the account and resign up?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    dec1881 wrote:

    Dropbox says I have 7.8 gb of personal files. When I look at the account there is markedly less than 0.5 gb.

    Check your Backups page.

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Rich
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dec1881 wrote:

Dropbox says I have 7.8 gb of personal files. When I look at the account there is markedly less than 0.5 gb.

Check your Backups page.

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dec1881
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Thanks, that was the problem.

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