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Argirisdev
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Notice of full storage
Hello. My Dropbox is currently notifying me that my Dropbox is full when it is actively not. I made a mistake of backing up a flash drive, which I deleted from my computer, but ever since the app re...
- 3 years ago
Argirisdev wrote:
My Dropbox is currently notifying me that my Dropbox is full when it is actively not. I made a mistake of backing up a flash drive, which I deleted from my computer ...
Have you checked your Backups page?
Rich
Super User II
Argirisdev wrote:
My Dropbox is currently notifying me that my Dropbox is full when it is actively not. I made a mistake of backing up a flash drive, which I deleted from my computer ...
Have you checked your Backups page?
krisD
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I have a shared folder and a remote user is getting the FULL STORAGE message. There is plenty of space in my Dropbox account.
- Rich3 years agoSuper User II
krisD wrote:
I have a shared folder and a remote user is getting the FULL STORAGE message. There is plenty of space in my Dropbox account.
Other users don't get access to the space in your account. If they're a member of a shared folder, they need to have enough space available in their account to hold the shared folder. They get their own copy of the folder in their account, and that copy syncs with your copy.
- krisD3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Ok, thank you!!!
So If fellow collaborators don’t have Dropbox the workaround is request for files?- Nancy3 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey krisD, I hope you’re doing well!
If you wish for other users to upload files to your own Dropbox account, you can open a file request for them indeed.
This won’t require them to open a Dropbox account on their end.
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