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E_G_
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Not enough space to add a shared folder, but there should be enough space
Hi.
I wanted to add a shared folder, but received a message telling me I don't have enough free space to do so.
This surprised me because the folder has a size of 2 GB and I have 2 GB of free sp...
Mark
Super User II
If its saying you dont have enough space simply put you dont have enough space.
Does the error say you need 2 gb of space? If so its badly worded. It means you need 2gb more space - i.e. 4gb.
Have a try at www.dropbox.com/gs to see if you can gain any more free space and then add it
E_G_
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
No, the error simply says "There's not enough space." - it isn't mentioned how much more space I would actually need.
The folder has a size of 2 GB and I have 2 GB of free space, but somehow that's not enough.
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