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CETO
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I'm told my disk space on dropbox is nearly full - I can't see how

I have checked my files and folders in Dropbox and they sum up to a total of 662 Mb. My account has 2 Gb storage space. Why should I need to upgrade? I'm on Mac OS Monterey, ver 12.6.1   I have re...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    The difference in quota is the main factor, since the desktop app should always show the correct quota shown on the site.

     

    However, after reading the message again and translating it, the warning is a year old, so it should no longer be valid.

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CETO
Explorer | Level 3

Hi Jay, as far as I know it's the same account. At least the content is the same wether I look at the desktop or in the web window. What exactly is it that indicates two different accounts?

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Jay
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2 years ago

The difference in quota is the main factor, since the desktop app should always show the correct quota shown on the site.

 

However, after reading the message again and translating it, the warning is a year old, so it should no longer be valid.

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    CETO
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Jay , thank you for identifying the "problem". In the process I've also learned more about Dropbox.  

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