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RyanH1
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I installed Dropbox on my second computer and my used Dropbox space doubled

I have Dropbox Basic, connected to just one device. There was 1.3 GB of space used in my Dropbox account.   I got a new computer, installed Dropbox there. Now there is 2.6 GB of space used in my ...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Hey RyanH1, welcome aboard the Dropbox Community.

     

    It sounds like you've enabled the backup feature on your computers. This will add and backup your desktop files to Dropbox, thus take up your space.

     

    If you want, you can disable this feature and move your files back to their original locations.

     

    Let me know how it goes.

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RyanH1
Explorer | Level 3

This worked perfectly. Thanks for the help, Hannah. I'm not sure how I missed this difference, but I'll know for next time.

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Hannah
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3 years ago

That's great, Ryan! Glad to hear it!

 

If you need anything else, make sure to give us a shout.

 

Have a great day!

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