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Shaun S.10's avatar
Shaun S.10
Collaborator | Level 8
8 years ago

Unable to view trash can files

Has anyone run into an issue with being unable to view any deleted files in the trash can? It's been 1 week since I upgraded to Dropbox business and since day 1, when I click on the trash can I see a ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    Personally Shaun I never use the deleted items list for that exact reason - it also actually does NOT show big deletions which to me makes it a bit useless.

    Personally I go through my folder structure with the 'show deleted items' turned on as I find it so much easier.
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lesleyd
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

If we don't delete the files in Trash the files remain on our "GB used". Like you I see a spinning circle when I try to enter the Trash. This has been happening for months. Does anyone know how to fix this? I have asked Dropbox tech support 5 times how to fix this bug, to no avail.

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