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dnalor
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Unable to delete Dropbox shared folder from my account because of deadlock (no storage capacity left

I’ll think I’m in a deadlock situation.   I have used 104% of my Dropbox storage space.   I have several shared folders which I no longer need. However I removed myself as owner in the past (not ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi epicurean vegetarian, if you're not seeing the option to delete this, is it possible that quota is being used up elsewhere?

     

    Could you check the Dropbox Backup page to see if you have a backup running?

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dnalor
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hi Hannah, the backup mystery is solved. I wasn't aware of the DropBox backup (beta) utility. Because of whatever reason, most likely because I agreed 😊, my Garmin device was backed up. I removed this device and deleted the backup file to recover my DropBox space. Thanks for all your help. Regards, Roland

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Thanks for keeping us updated on this, dnalor!

 

I'm glad to see this is now resolved for you.

 

If you have any other questions or issues, please let us know.

 

Have a great week ahead!

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