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Jonathan H.1's avatar
Jonathan H.1
Collaborator | Level 9
3 years ago

Disable "almost full" and "out of space" notifications and emails

How do I remove these permanently? I have over 28 GiB of space and range between 25 GiB and 26 GiB in use. I always have well over a 5% buffer and never run out.   Yet I am bombarded with emails an...
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Jonathan H.1's avatar
Jonathan H.1
Collaborator | Level 9

Why not? It's supremely irritating to be told you're "almost full" when you're not close to being full. It makes the app unusable.

Brad B.13's avatar
Brad B.13
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I'm getting real tired of this. "Your HDD is almost full" 

 

I have 250GB remaining. Nowhere near almost full. Stop with this annoying BS please.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey Brad B.13, could you clarify if you're referring to an email notification or a notification within the desktop app or the mobile app perhaps? 

    • Brad B.13's avatar
      Brad B.13
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      The desktop app, Mac, Dropbox 175.2.4219. 

       

      250GB is a lot of free disk space to have. It's nowhere near running low

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Hey Brad B.13, would you mind sending us a screenshot of your remaining hard drive space and a screenshot of the notification, so we can investigate on this?

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