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Incorrect dropbox space usage on windows
Hi Guys,
My local Windows Dropbox is fully synced with my online Dropbox. Windows Explorer file/properties shows my Dropbox folder is 576 MB but to my surprise, dropbox.com and dropbox app bot...
We can confirm that the most recent releases of Dropbox should have resolved this issue. Users affected by this issue were unable to see all of the backups on their account. This meant that when they believe they deleted some or all of their files, there could still be backups taking up space on their account. This should no longer be affecting users who should be able to see all of their backups.
You can find out deleted information on disabling and deleting backups below:
If you disable the backup and choose to "Leave content in Dropbox", your backup content would still be there until it was permanently deleted.
When you go to the Backups page and see no content, be sure to check the deleted section, too.
You can download the files from this location if you need to store them locally on your device.
To clear out the data from the deleted backup, follow these steps:- Navigate to
dropbox.com/backup/all - Click on
Show deleted backups - Select their backup and click on
permanently delete
Some users did not have backups, but they were members of shared folders which were taking up space on their accounts. You can remove shared folders using these instructions.
If you are still experiencing quota issues after following these steps, then confirm that we can reach out to you via email and our support agents will look into this with you.- Navigate to
Plan pages shows using 2.76 GB of 4.25 GB storage.
There are NO files, NO shared folders, NO backups, No deleted files, No Deleted backups. I've deleted the cache, rebooted the computer, deleted the dropbox app.
What is taking 2.76 GB of storage? it is currently NOT set up to sync to any computer or phone.
Help
PC
I am having an issue where it says my DropBox is full, but it's only at 89.4MB, when I should have the 2GB space available. There is no support from the company on this issue. One area tells me I am at 4.1 GB of "Regular Files" and 89.4 MB of Shared Files. What are the Regular Files? How do I delete them? And why is getting a human to answer my question impossible? This doesn't make me want to expand my relationship with DropBox to a larger DropBox subscription.
I have the same issue, hope they solve this
- Seems obvious to me this is a kind of scam to get users or former users to pay money to see and access non-existent files. Nobody has time foe this nonsense!
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey everyone, thanks for coming to the Dropbox Community with this.
Except for PC_Indiana, who's already checked, can you also look into whether you have any shared folders that might be taking up your space?
You can check this in the plan tab of your account settings.
Or perhaps you have backup enabled.
Let me know what you find.
As for you, PC_Indiana, have you perhaps tried contacting our support team about this? If so, can you give me the ticket number of your communication?
Hannah my options on that link are chatbot and community, how does one open a ticket, doesn't seem like that's even an option.
Thanks
pc_Indiana
- Hannah
No worries! Do you mind if I send you an email, so we can look into this internally?
I have the same problem, I have almost removed everything from the account, but it says I've exceeded the available space and I can't add anything to it. I've checked the shared files, removed ones, still it doesn't work.
- Megan
Hey Kephasbass, welcome to our Community!
Have you also checked your Backups page? What do you see there?
Let me know more, and we'll go from there.
Hello,
I have a Dropbox Basic account. I recently started a new job where a colleague shared a large number of files with me. The total size of the folder she shared is about 500MB. Due to her share, my account went over the quota of 2GB. I cleared out about 1 GB of my Dropbox files in one go in order to reduce my usage. So now the entire folder in my Dropbox account is 780MB which is well within the Basic limit.
However, Dropbox keeps saying that my account is full and won't sync. It says the same on my iphone Dropbox app. The fact that I moved a large amount of data out of Dropbox in one go seems to have confused it.
I am on a Mac, I de-installed the Dropbox app on my computer and re-installed it, restarted my machine, and made sure there were no folders in the cache and no backups. Dropbox still says my account is full. How do I fix this? It is incredibly frustrating not to be able to ask someone at Dropbox, but I hope someone can help here. Thank you!
- Jay
IS the Dropbox desktop application running and syncing as normal, in order for the deletion to sync to the site?
What message do you get when you hover over the Dropbox icon in the menu bar?
I deleted all the files, but it still shows 8G is in use. what should i do?????
Hi all,
I just joined as I'm pulling my hair out - I have deleted every file, permanently deleted files, I don't know what more to do? Dropbox marketing supremos have got a sign up for more space message everywhere and yet, I have no files? Has anyone experienced this?
thanks- Hannah
Hey Frank Costanza, thanks for taking the time to post today.
Did you perhaps enable our backup feature at some point?
Do you see a backup taking up your space here?
i get a massage that my dropbox full, but i dont have so much files on it
i delated all the files i could and also the trash can/ i dont have shered folder
Hi noa vinik,
Have you turn Dropbox Backup on by any chance (maybe unintentionally)? Take a look here to check it. If so, that's the problem and you can turn your backups off as described.
Hope this helps.
its still say that dropbox full
even wane i delated files it dosnt change the massage:
"you used 4.53 GB out of 3.75 GB"
Hi, I was getting messages I had no storage space left and discovered I had inadvertently enabled the "back-up" feature. After disabling it (using the helpful instructions from other posts), I'm still getting the "no storage space" messages and DB is not syncing. It's clear that the back-up was what was causing the overage and the remaining files are significantly under my space allotment, but frustratingly I can't seem to find any solution.
Would love any suggestions or guidance.
Thanks.
- Rich
Super User II
beecom99 wrote:
After disabling it (using the helpful instructions from other posts), I'm still getting the "no storage space" messages and DB is not syncing.
After disabling the backup feature, did you delete any backups that were already stored in your account? Check your Backups page.
Thanks for the response. Yes, I deleted them from Dropbox online. I thought that would resolve it, but no luck...
I recently encountered an issue with my account not allowing any files to transfer or update. DB says this is due to my account being over my limit of 8.2 GB at 8.4 GB. Ok, fine but I can't find anywhere how my Files/Folders are taking that much space. I have since removed devices and folders and should have about ~3GB in storage but my account still shows twice that amount. Of course, the chatbot cannot help. How do I have twice the space being taken up than what is actually in my DB account?
- Rich
vinylcharmer wrote:
DB says this is due to my account being over my limit of 8.2 GB at 8.4 GB. Ok, fine but I can't find anywhere how my Files/Folders are taking that much space.
Check your Backups page.
i have deleted all the files in my dropbox account but not freed up space. My dropbox account does not contain any files but it is shown the used space is 10.6GB.
- Hannah
Hey dieptn, thanks for letting us know about this.
Can you check your backups page, to see if you have any backup files taking your space?
