You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Dropbox is taking up all of the space on my harddrive
Dropbox is killing me. I have 2TB of space on my laptop, Dropbox is taking up almost 700gb of it, despite all of my files being set to Online Only. I've also followed the steps suggested by other users to toggle "Online Only files on Mac" which appears to have done nothing. I finally resorted to deleting the Dropbox app with the intent of re-downloading it, hoping that that would clear out whatever data it is supposedly storing, but when I deleted the dropbox app, the folder in the finder window still stayed there, and is STILL showing 700gb of storage being taken up. I can't seem to get rid of it. Can anyone give me any advice?Dropbox uses a ton of hard drive space despite most files being online only
So, I've put ALL my files on online-only because my Mac was running out of space. In my Mac settings, Dropbox takes up 108 GB currently. Once I actually look at what folders are taking up space it's less than 2 GB (you can see in the screenshot what I mean). What is taking up all this space?
Complaint regarding Dropbox's sabotage of the Mac app for free users
Dear Dropbox Support, I am writing to express my deep frustration and disappointment with the recent changes made to the Dropbox Mac app for free users. As a long-time user and advocate of Dropbox, I am appalled by the current state of the application and the treatment of loyal users like myself. Firstly, the Dropbox Mac app has become virtually unusable, as it frequently locks up and restarting the application does not resolve the issue. This renders the app completely ineffective, hindering my ability to access and synchronize my files seamlessly. Such a significant deterioration in performance is unacceptable and reflects poorly on Dropbox's commitment to user experience. Furthermore, I was shocked to discover that Dropbox now restricts free users to syncing only one file at a time. This severely hampers my productivity and workflow, as I rely on Dropbox to synchronize multiple files simultaneously. This sudden limitation has had a detrimental impact on my ability to work efficiently and has caused unnecessary delays in my projects. To exacerbate matters, despite deleting several gigabytes worth of files from my Dropbox storage, the app still claims that I am out of space. I find it ludicrous that Dropbox continues to hang up on the first file and erroneously displays the "out of space" message, even after taking substantial measures to free up storage. This technical glitch is not only frustrating but also reflects a lack of attention to detail and quality assurance on Dropbox's part. Moreover, I cannot help but feel that these recent changes and issues are part of a deliberate effort by Dropbox to coerce long-time users like myself into upgrading to a paid plan. As someone who has been using the Dropbox app since its inception, I have actively recommended it to friends and colleagues, thereby contributing to its growth. However, the current situation leaves me with a bitter taste, as it seems Dropbox is prioritizing monetary gain over the satisfaction and loyalty of its original users. I kindly request that you address these concerns promptly and take the necessary steps to rectify the issues outlined above. As a valued user, I believe it is crucial for Dropbox to uphold its reputation for reliability, user-friendly functionality, and fair treatment of all users, regardless of their payment status. I hope to receive a satisfactory resolution to these problems soon. I look forward to hearing back from you regarding the actions Dropbox intends to take to resolve these issues and restore the trust and confidence I once had in the service.I updated the Dropbox app on my Mac and now it's trying to re-download all of my online files
Hey, so I recently updated dropbox, and now it's seemingly trying to redownload all of my online only files. Obviously I don't have that much storage, and I don't even have the option to make them 'online only' anymore. Everything I've seen online says to go into preferences and use selective sync. I did, and that didn't seem to change anything. I didn't try to use a different application either, as others mention. I simply updated dropbox and now it's become really hard to access my older files. Please help me
Real folder size won't show in Finder
Hello, I am looking to resolve an issue I'm just experiencing now for the first time. When I do a command + i to see the size of a dropbox folder on my finder, the finder now just show me the size that the folder take locally. Before I could see the size of the full folder + the local size. For example, I have a folder of 20 go with 5 go of it accessible offline : Before the finder was saying "20 go (5 go on the local disk)" Now the finder show me "5 go (5 go on the local disk)" Here is a screencaps that illustrate the issue : To the left I have the folder "PLAN 1" in the dropbox via finder, it indicates 25 ko for 551 elements To the right I have the exact same folder on my back-up hard drive, it indicates 42 go for 551 elements (the real size of the folder). So my question is, how this feature suddenly disapperead and how can I make it come back ? It is an essential part of my business to be able to check precisely the amount of data I have ! For info, I'm running Ventura 13.6. One of my attempted was to update de MacOS because the problem started when I was on Monterey. Thanks a lot ! 🙂
I have ALL my files in "ONLINE ONLY" Mode; yet my hard dive space is full and overwhelmed.
I have ALL my files in "ONLINE ONLY" Mode; yet my Mac OS hard dive space is full and overwhelmed with all my Dropbox files. It is so absurd. I thought that having Dropbox was to use their company space while having all the computer storage reserved for computing.
