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storion
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Incorrect dropbox space usage on windows
Hi Guys,
My local Windows Dropbox is fully synced with my online Dropbox. Windows Explorer file/properties shows my Dropbox folder is 576 MB but to my surprise, dropbox.com and dropbox app bot...
- 2 years ago
We can confirm that the most recent releases of Dropbox should have resolved this issue. Users affected by this issue were unable to see all of the backups on their account. This meant that when they believe they deleted some or all of their files, there could still be backups taking up space on their account. This should no longer be affecting users who should be able to see all of their backups.
You can find out deleted information on disabling and deleting backups below:
If you disable the backup and choose to "Leave content in Dropbox", your backup content would still be there until it was permanently deleted.
When you go to the Backups page and see no content, be sure to check the deleted section, too.
You can download the files from this location if you need to store them locally on your device.
To clear out the data from the deleted backup, follow these steps:- Navigate to
dropbox.com/backup/all
- Click on
Show deleted backups
- Select their backup and click on
permanently delete
Some users did not have backups, but they were members of shared folders which were taking up space on their accounts. You can remove shared folders using these instructions.
If you are still experiencing quota issues after following these steps, then confirm that we can reach out to you via email and our support agents will look into this with you. - Navigate to
EvgF
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I removed all files from my account, and after sync, it still uses 12.4 GB with 0 files.
Before I deleted all files it uses 21+ GB when IRL it was only 9 GB on the disk.
What's wrong with Dropbox space calculation?
Thanks.
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi EvgF, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Is it possible that you have a backup on your account, which is visible on this page?
This will help me to assist further!
- EvgF2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
This is it, thank you very much. But I don't remember turning this feature on before. 🤔
- EvgF2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
After backup removal, it still shows me that 12.4 GB is used.
On the website and PC app.
2 days passed since I cleaned the backup.
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Could you try checking the deleted backups page and try permanently deleting it?
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