We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone, we apologise for the inconvenience - learn more here.

Forum Discussion

gmartfin's avatar
gmartfin
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Expiry notifications that files will expire in 2 days, why is that?

I'm getting a notification saying my files expire in two days. I don't have any bonus space just a basic account of 2GB. There is 785 MB of stored files in my account. I thought this service was for storage and can't understand why anything under the 2 gb limit would expire. Does it disappear? Very disappointing if so. Notifications don't pop on my computer so I wouldn't have even known had I not checked the account.

 

Ps I should add I've searched the help files and the community here but there doesn't seem to be any reference to the issue.

  • Basically that xyz file and 11 more items expire in 2 days and hasn't yet been downloaded. Trouble is I don't recall any file transfers. This is a static account for updates on word docs. Nothing I would be sending out anywhere. Anyway as long as they don't disappear I'm happy.

     

    Thanks for the response.

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hello gmartfin, I hope you're having a good day so far!

     

    The files actually stored in your account indeed won't expire at any point, so it sounds like that notification might be referring to a file transfer expiring.

     

    Would you mind letting me know exactly what the notification said there? This should give us a better insight as to exactly what's occurring.

     

    Keep me posted!

    • gmartfin's avatar
      gmartfin
      New member | Level 2

      Basically that xyz file and 11 more items expire in 2 days and hasn't yet been downloaded. Trouble is I don't recall any file transfers. This is a static account for updates on word docs. Nothing I would be sending out anywhere. Anyway as long as they don't disappear I'm happy.

       

      Thanks for the response.

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Thanks for the additional info gmartfin!

         

        That does indeed sound like a transfer that has been shared with you, rather than you sharing to another person.

         

        In this case, it seems like nothing to be concerned about on your part, unless you want to download the files that were shared with you of course.

         

        If there's anything else that I can help with, please feel free to give me a nudge here anytime. :grin:

         

        Have a great day!

    • sfnagle's avatar
      sfnagle
      New member | Level 2

      I have a similar issue (see second pic below). The annoying thing is that when I click on "Manage" there is nothing to manage (see first pic below).

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Thanks for joining us here sfnagle!

         

        Since the notification notes "7 months ago", the transfer is likely already expired.

         

        From the screenshot that you sent, can you try clicking on the "Expired" tab just under the grey dialogue box and let me know if you see the Transfer there?

         

        Let me know!

About Storage Space

Looking for help with managing the storage space in your Dropbox account? Talk to the Dropbox Community and get advice from members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!