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thedbuser
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

[Linux] Deleted files keep returning

I "mainly" use Dropbox on my Linux [Fedora] workspace.  I also have it on my phone (Android [Pixel]) and my Windows [11] laptop that I rarely use so those are my 3 devices.  I would delete files from...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi thedbuser, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Are the files re-appearing on the Dropbox site as well?

 

According to the events page and version history of one of the files, are the files being added to the site from the Linux device or another device?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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thedbuser
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

It says Desktop but I don't know if that is my Windows or Linux.  I'm guessing Linux because the Windows machine is not on and hasn't been since yesterday at 2pm.  

 

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    thedbuser
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    But here's what's even more weird.

     

    Dropbox]$ du -h -d 1 --exclude=.dropbox.cache | sort -h
    4.0K ./Dreams
    4.0K ./Penelope
    12K ./.ssh
    16K ./Errors
    16K ./My PC (DESKTOP-IJGOO2E)
    100K ./Tickets
    280K ./School
    520K ./Business Cards
    972K ./Movies
    1.1M ./Medical
    1.3M ./workspace
    2.3M ./Data
    2.3M ./Me
    3.0M ./Shared Things
    3.2M ./Housing
    6.9M ./Personal
    11M ./Music
    13M ./ServiceNow
    42M ./Scripts
    50M ./LG
    63M ./Books
    83M ./Scans
    97M ./Work
    120M ./From_BrotherDevice
    135M ./Apps
    214M ./Photography
    496M ./Phone
    879M ./Programs
    1011M ./Documents
    6.9G ./Backup
    11G .

     

    One says I'm at 11G and the other says 9.73G.  But I don't have the red flag or message that I'm over my limit.

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    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Hi there thedbuser, sorry to jump in here. 

     

    There must be a process or program on your computer that's bringing these files back and causing you to go out of quota. 

     

    Can you please hover your mouse over the 'Desktop' mark shown in your screenshot and see if you can recognize the device's name? You can see a list of your connected devices in your Security page (below the web sessions) if needed. 

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      thedbuser
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      There was a backup job running that was getting the original file (which I thought was gone) and putting it back into the Dropbox directory.  I will remove the original files and that should resolve my [user error] issue.

       

      Thanks everyone for your assistance.  I'd like to leave this open for a day to verify though.

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        Walter
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        3 years ago

        Sure thing thedbuser - just let us know of any updates!

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