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JvdMaarel
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Dropbox full due to invisible automatic backup?
Hi, I have a serious problem and hope someone here can help me with it. I've enjoyed using my Dropbox free plan for a lot of years now, up until about a month ago. The size of my Dropbox is 1...
- 3 years ago
I had the same problem.
This was the solution for me:
Sign In to dropbox.com
Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.
Click Backup from the menu that appears.
Dropbox Backup will open in a new tab.
Click the tree dots to the right of the disk you no longer want to backup and choose Delete.
JvdMaarel
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Здравко , thanks for your reply.
I know it would seem that way, but those things are the first things I changed/checked after I searched Dropbox support and google for similar problems.
I did disable the backup and the hidden files and folders in the Dropbox root show contain no significant data, see my screenshots:
Freebooter
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
I had the same problem.
This was the solution for me:
Sign In to dropbox.com
Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.
Click Backup from the menu that appears.
Dropbox Backup will open in a new tab.
Click the tree dots to the right of the disk you no longer want to backup and choose Delete.
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