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Dropbox size on Desktop is smaller than Dropbox size online
With Dropbox Basic, I recieved an alert saying my dropbox is full -all 8.25 GB are used. But when I check my Dropbox file on my desktop it's size is 1.89 GB. All folders are marked to sync so I can...
- There is no way of looking at folder size online. Hence me saying before why not look at www.dropbox.com/events to see whats been added.
What about www.dropbox.com/bad_files_check or the use of symlinks/junctions
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIIt isnt though - the website is correct. As I said, as soon as you go over your quota it will NOT sync those changes to your computer. So, your computer Dropbox is out of data - that one is wrong.
Something has been added to your Dropbox via a device/shared folder which has put you over your limit. This this stops the syncing.
You need to delete whatever it is thats been added to bring you back under quota.
Something has been added to your Dropbox via a device/shared folder which has put you over your limit. This this stops the syncing.
You need to delete whatever it is thats been added to bring you back under quota.
I just removed a 90MB folder. just so Dropbox can fully sync.
now that is is fully synced and not full over the top there is still a large discrepancy between the Dropbox online & desktop - 8.2GB Vs 1.8GB
All folders online are synced to desktop...
now that is is fully synced and not full over the top there is still a large discrepancy between the Dropbox online & desktop - 8.2GB Vs 1.8GB
All folders online are synced to desktop...
- MarkThere is no way of looking at folder size online. Hence me saying before why not look at www.dropbox.com/events to see whats been added.
What about www.dropbox.com/bad_files_check or the use of symlinks/junctions
