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How to delete files when your drop box is full
My drop box is a personal account account and is full. How do I delete files to free up space as it won't give me access to my space / files? When I'm logged in it asks me to pay and upgrade - I don'...
Hi there,
Thanks for reaching out to us!
When your Dropbox folder is over quota then file syncing will stop. Files are not removed and once you bring your account under quota the syncing will resume.
To get your account under quota you can do any of the following:
1. Upgrade your account
2. Increase your storage quota by referring friends. Please see here https://help.dropbox.com/space/earn-space-referring-friends to earn more space by referrals.
3. Leave shared folders. Check out Help Center article https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/leave-shared-folder.
4. Remove files from your Dropbox. For more information on how to remove files visit https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/delete-files.
Hope this helps! Let me know how it works out.
Thanks,
Vivian
Vivian
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there,
Thanks for reaching out to us!
When your Dropbox folder is over quota then file syncing will stop. Files are not removed and once you bring your account under quota the syncing will resume.
To get your account under quota you can do any of the following:
1. Upgrade your account
2. Increase your storage quota by referring friends. Please see here https://help.dropbox.com/space/earn-space-referring-friends to earn more space by referrals.
3. Leave shared folders. Check out Help Center article https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/leave-shared-folder.
4. Remove files from your Dropbox. For more information on how to remove files visit https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/delete-files.
Hope this helps! Let me know how it works out.
Thanks,
Vivian
Thanks for your suggestions Vivian
I don't want to upgrade (option 1).
I can try referring friends (2). But the problem is this: I've exceeded my quota, and now dropbox has locked me out. I can't see my files online, just the message telling me to upgrade. So I'm unable to do options 3 or 4. I've removed files (not online, just using file manger, so I'm now back under my quota) but it won't sync. In other words dropbox is trying to force me to upgrade. If I refer friends but then in the future accidently exceed my quota then the same thing will happen.
In the past I have just removed files, no problem.
Any suggestions anyone?
Thanks
Did you have any luck in getting a useful response? I have the same problem. I would delete files if i could so I don't have to upgrade but I can't get into the account.
Oh dear, I can't remember how I figured it out in the end. I think I got my daughter to sign up, which gave me enough credit to access my account so that I could delete files. Though I don't know how I managed that if the friends thing was disabled. Sorry, the only part I'm remembering clearly was that it was really annoying!
Oh, and now I find that the abilty to refer friends also seems to have blocked, at least I cannot find it under settings/account.
Also, I do have quite a lot of shared files, most of which I created. So am wondering if there's a work around I can do by getting the people I share those files with to cut me out of them....
Thanks, worked!
This is ridiculous and frustrating. It won't let me in to remove any files per your instructions. The pop up insists I pay $12.99 per month. I am not interested in upgrading ..it's a money grab. I just want to get my files off Dropbox and use it as little as possible in the future.
This is insanely frustrating, I am also locked out and unable to delete without upgrading. I am trying to manage dropbox for our startup and this is an unacceptable situation. Definitely going to cancel our companies Dropbox account as soon as I can get my data out!
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