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BBN
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3 years ago
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How can I check the size of my folders in Dropbox?

Question  When I use my Dropbox from the browser I can see the size of my Dropbox and how much of that space is being used. But if I click on folders within my Dropbox I cannot see how many files are...
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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey mcs2 - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

 

Have you tried clicking on the column header and selecting the size option from there? 

 

Here's a screenshot of how it looks on my end for example: 

 

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mcs2
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

My DropBox doesn't look like the image you are showing. I have selected 'List' and there is no pull down menu like what is shown in your image. 😞

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