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lampis
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

All files deleted but dropbox still full

Hello,   I have deleted all my regular and shared folders, restarted dropbox on all devices, and unlinked and re-linked my account across all devices—but dropbox STILL complains it's full. Does any...
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Storage space
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi lampis, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Is it possible that you have enabled any backups on your account?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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lampis
Explorer | Level 4

Hi Jay,

 

Indeed, there was a backup there. After deleting it, I regained all of my space — thank you so much for assisting here!

 

Lampis

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
3 years ago

Glad to hear you were able to regain your quota! If you need any further assistance in the future, please let us know.

 

Enjoy your week!

  • Coach MM's avatar
    Coach MM
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    This has been a very helpful exchange. I'm experiencing the same problem but I am concerned about deleting a backup of my entire Dropbox. Is "Backup" a new feature of Dropbox? And as a cloud storage provider, aren't backups automatic? 

    Thanks in advance for clearing up my confusion!

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