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User_624's avatar
User_624
Explorer | Level 3
19 days ago

How can I figure out which files/folders take up space on my Dropbox account?

Hi team,

I started my account long time ago but am new to the  community forum. my account shows storage full. eventhough I have only. around 600MB files in my drive. How to check which folder takes up most space? I tried clicking each folders in the homescreen under  'All files' which has only around 600MB files. here it shows regular files,   how to find which files or folder location?

 

can you help me to find more information.

 

regards

  

 

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Storage space
  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    18 days ago

    Hi User_624! Welcome aboard our Community. 

     

    From your first screenshot, it looks like your personal Dropbox files are taking up most of the space indeed. 

     

    To calculate the size of your files/folders, you can follow these steps.

     

    Finally, keep in mind that shared files/folders use space from your Dropbox account, as well. 

     

    Let me know if that helps or if I can assist further.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    18 days ago

    Hi User_624! Welcome aboard our Community. 

     

    From your first screenshot, it looks like your personal Dropbox files are taking up most of the space indeed. 

     

    To calculate the size of your files/folders, you can follow these steps.

     

    Finally, keep in mind that shared files/folders use space from your Dropbox account, as well. 

     

    Let me know if that helps or if I can assist further.

    • User_624's avatar
      User_624
      Explorer | Level 3
      17 days ago

      thanks for the response. I had 2 folder which was showing >400MB which I thought , just 400 but when I deleted those, the storage space issue resolved. 

      once again thank you. 

      have a nice day 

       

      regards

      • T_theresa_A's avatar
        T_theresa_A
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        15 days ago

        Hi User_624, I am glad to see that your storage space issue has been resolved. 

        I am Theresa one of the Community Managers here at Dropbox 👩‍💻 . 

        I'm super interested to hear how you use Dropbox! If you're open to sharing, I'd love to listen 🙌. 

         I'm always eager to learn about different workflows, and who knows… we might have some handy tips to share with you to make your Dropbox experience even better 🤝🎉.
         
        Looking forward to hearing from you, 
         
        T😺 (Dropbox Community Manager) 

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