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Large Size Discrepancy between local disk, and folders there.
Hi,
On local disk I am 1.3TB which is, I think, correct. I am pretty confident about this as it is pretty simple. I basically have two different 500GB folders and then one folder which is m...
Online only is maybe the issue. Maybe combined with a copying problem of some kind (related to another program)... I made some changes. Let me see what results with those.
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there, CVB2, let's jump right into this!
I'd like for us to check a couple of things.
The first being your plan page online, and what it reports and the second being your Dropbox folder locally, and the file size it contains.
Feel free to right click on it, and check its properties, in order for us to have a visual.
If you could send me a few screenshots, that'd be amazing.
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
Here you go
- Megan
Hey CVB2, thanks for the screenshot!
Is it possible that you're using either selective sync, or online-only for some of your folders/files locally?
I'm asking, because that'd affect the file size you see in your Dropbox folder there.
Online only is maybe the issue. Maybe combined with a copying problem of some kind (related to another program)... I made some changes. Let me see what results with those.
