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davide_massi's avatar
davide_massi
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

free up space

Hi all. It's annoying see so much space wasted by the app. I don't have any hidden files in cache. Any suggestion on how free the space?
Thank you very much

 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Hey davide_massi, I'd suggest you follow the steps in this article, to see the size of files and calculate the size of folders in your Dropbox, to see which ones are taking up your space.

    • davide_massi's avatar
      davide_massi
      Explorer | Level 4

      I never did any backup within dropbox. 

      Is there a way to remove those "standard files"?

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

        davide_massi wrote:

        Is there a way to remove those "standard files"?


        Those "standard files" would be the files you see when you sign in to the Dropbox website, along with any backups that are saved.

         


        I never did any backup within dropbox.

        Did you actually check the page that I linked though? Many people have activated the backup feature without realizing it. It's very easy to do, especially during installation of the Dropbox app.

         

        If you've deleted files and any backups you may have had but it's still showing an incorrect storage amount, wait a few hours and check again. It's no longer an instant update.

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