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schmidtsp's avatar
schmidtsp
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Dropbox files on PC are not showing up on the Dropbox website

I recently had to re-install Windows 10. I re-installed Dropbox using the install function from the Drobbox website. What shows in the Dropbox folder on my computer does not match what shows on the w...
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Larry Placido's avatar
Larry Placido
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Jay, 

Currently, the system tray doesn't show dropbox. However, when I put my cursor over this blank area where the dropbox icon is supposed to be, it tells me, it can't sync because I am out of space. I accessed my account via the website to check on a few files just now.  

 

At the top of the screen, I got a notice that my account is out of space and asked me if I wanted to upgrade.

 

So now, just from that, it is the lack of space that prevented everything from syncing together. OK, I understand that...

 

But, then my next question is, why does my desktop show all the images? If I were running out of room while I uploaded that particular file, why did all the images show up on my desktop then?

 

Or am I just overthinking this too much?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larry

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Megan
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4 years ago

Hi Larry Placido!

 

Your desktop might be having enough space, it's your Dropbox account that doesn't have the space to sync the changes. 

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