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inscrutable-g
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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app claims dropbox is full but website disagrees

I have the Basic plan which starts at 2 GB. Over the years I've invited friends and done other little tasks to get free space and am currently allotted 3.25 GB. Of that, I'm using 2.7 GB between my f...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    2 years ago

    Thanks for the screenshots, inscrutable-g, that's pretty strange indeed.

     

    Have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it, to see if that helps?

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
2 years ago

Hi inscrutable-g , thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Could you attach a screenshot showing what you're seeing on the Android app, while naming and name and email address?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • inscrutable-g's avatar
    inscrutable-g
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    A bit of a random collection but I tried to screenshot the notifications it gave me and then opened up the app and took some screenshots in there showing that there's plenty of space.

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Thanks for the screenshots, inscrutable-g, that's pretty strange indeed.

       

      Have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it, to see if that helps?

      • inscrutable-g's avatar
        inscrutable-g
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Ok, did that. Just uploaded a photo and it didn't throw up the "Dropbox is full" error. I'll close this for now and if it reoccurs I'll open it up.

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