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HJL's avatar
HJL
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

Storage space messages from Dropbox, but I'm only using 117 MB.

I only have the free "standard" account in Dropbox which is apparently 2Gb of storage.     I only have 3 folders in my account at the moment amounting to around 117 Mb.   However, I keep getting mess...
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abuislam5
Explorer | Level 4
That sounds frustrating! It might be worth checking if there are any hidden files or backups taking up space. Sometimes, deleted files in the 'Deleted files' section can still count against your storage. Have you tried clearing those out?
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Walter
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3 months ago

Have you tried deleting your backups from the backups page directly HJL?

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    HJL
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 months ago

    I have gone into the "backup" area and done a delete, but it is still saying PC1 has 2.17gb on backup.   Do I need to do something else?

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      HJL
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 months ago

      I managed to delete the Backup files, and it seems to have fixed the problem.     Thanks for your help and patience.

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