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CommunityMember
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

How can I find the size of my files?

I received an email error message saying, "Notice: Your files are about to stop syncing." It says its because my storage is almost full. How can I find out which files of mine are taking up the most storage/ space? (file sizes)

Error Messages
Quota
Storage space
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 months ago

    Hey CommunityMember, thanks for joining our Community!

     

    You can see the size of your files and calculate the size of your folders, by following the steps in this article.

     

    Let me know if you have any issues or questions.

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