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Re: understand how dropbox calculates volume of storage used

understand how dropbox calculates volume of storage used

jerome1303
New member | Level 2
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Hi,

I have 1,1 GO of files in my dropbox

Dropbox indicates 2,35 GO

Deleted files folder is empty 

So I don't understand

Thanks for your help

Jérôme

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Rich
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@jerome1303 wrote:

I have 1,1 GO of files in my dropbox

Dropbox indicates 2,35 GO

Deleted files folder is empty 


Deleted files don't take up space, so there's no need to empty it. Check your Backups page.

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Rich
Super User II
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@jerome1303 wrote:

I have 1,1 GO of files in my dropbox

Dropbox indicates 2,35 GO

Deleted files folder is empty 


Deleted files don't take up space, so there's no need to empty it. Check your Backups page.

jerome1303
New member | Level 2
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Thanks,

indeed, I had lunch a PC back-up unintentionnaly and that is someting we don't see on the dropbox page.

Best 

Jérôme

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