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Inkyj's avatar
Inkyj
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

My free account has nothing downloaded. It shows use 1.4 gb, but I see no files.

My account has been open since 2014.  It shows 6 GB of files "Not enough space to access the folder".  We were paying for our account back then. Back in 2016 or so, we "lost" all our files.  After many contacts with DropBox, we could never get an answer as to where our files went, so just gave up.  Now, I see this 6GB of "shared" files that can't be uploaded because there isn't enough space.  How can I see what these files are?  Perhaps our lost 2014 files?  How can I get access???

Thanks.

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

    Hey Inkyj, thanks for joining us on the Dropbox Community!

     

    You should be able to see all the files saved in your account, in your 'all files' page.

     

    If you don't see any files there, please make sure that you've signed into the correct Dropbox account.

     

    The email address used on the account you're currently signed into, could be different to the one used to access the (shared) folder you mentioned.

     

    Let me know what you find.

    • Inkyj's avatar
      Inkyj
      Explorer | Level 3

      All files has nothing in it.  Shared has a File with size in red 6 GB, shared on 4/12/14.  Under the red 6 GB it says in small black "Not enough space to access folder".  There is absolutely nothing anywhere else except "Recents" which has one document we created in 2014.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        Hi Inkyj, if you have a Dropbox Basic plan, which has 2 GB of quota, and you're trying to add a shared folder which has more than your quota, then it wouldn't be possible to do so. 

         

        Could you confirm your current quota from this page on your account? A screenshot of this would be great!