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rwright
8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I need some clarifications on the "manage hard drive space" section of the Dropbox preferences.
What does the above mean in the "manage hard drive space" section of my account? According to the way I sync my account everything is supposed to be stored online only, even though I constantly have ...
rwright
Explorer | Level 4
Could you send us a full-page screenshot so that we can make sure we're on the same page? This is the full page
Also, what is the version and exact status of the Dropbox desktop app installed on your computer? 198.4.7615
If the app is 'up to date' and not still syncing, have you tried deleting the cache folder? I believe it is syncing.
Are all of your files online only or you have some that are available offline on your device? All files are online only. Mac "Get info" says: 525.8 MB on disk
thanks
Hannah
8 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey rwright, sorry to jump in here.
Can you let me know how much hard drive space your computer has (in total)?
Also, how much space do the files in your Dropbox account take up?
You can see this in the plan tab of your account settings here.
- rwright8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Can you let me know how much hard drive space your computer has (in total)? 494GB
Also, how much space do the files in your Dropbox account take up? 2T
On my IMac Apple Support saw that the Dropbox was taking up 400+ GB as system data and right now my system data is using 84 GB.
- rwright8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
sorry, I'm using 1.9 of the 2 T.
- Megan8 months agoDropbox Staff
Thank you so much for all the info regarding your local and Dropbox space rwright!
You mentioned that you're already using our online-only feature.
If you access your Dropbox folder, does the folder/file icons show the relevant online-only icons? If you have a screenshot of the content inside your Dropbox folder, feel free to attach it here.
- rwright8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
yes, all files have the following
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