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bequibar
8 days agoNew member | Level 1
Why is Dropbox Backup using up 3.5 GB? How can I check what's taking up storage?
Hi,
I'm one of the users who suddenly lost god knows how much storage space and Dropbox stopped syncing, even though I keep almost nothing in those folders.
I've tried deleting all the shared fo...
- 8 days ago
Dropbox backup is.... as it says ;)
You cannot view that via the usual web interface so go to www.dropbox.com/backups to see it and if you dont need it considering disabling it via https://help.dropbox.com/organize/how-to-use-dropbox-backup
Mark
Super User II
Dropbox backup is.... as it says ;)
You cannot view that via the usual web interface so go to www.dropbox.com/backups to see it and if you dont need it considering disabling it via https://help.dropbox.com/organize/how-to-use-dropbox-backup
bequibar
8 days agoNew member | Level 1
OMG Mark, can I love your reply rather than like it?
I had completely forgotten that Backup was an automated feature I had set up years ago and it was backing up an entire array of folders in my laptop, not just the single folder that lives in Dropbox 😅
Thanks again!
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