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Cressida Downey's avatar
Cressida Downey
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Deleted shared folders, but my space is still full

Hi, I have deleted shared folders and files, but still have no storage space, I can see that the space is still taken up with shared folders, but when I go to remove myself from these folders, I can not find them, they are not in shared or deleted files.

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    2 years ago

    What options are you getting when you click on the ellipsis (three dots) icon in your first screenshot Cressida Downey

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    I think I know what we're missing here, Cressida.

     

    In order to see the "calculate size" option, you'll need to:

     

    1.  Be in the "All files" page
    2. Click the arrow on the left of the "Who can access" column header (right above your files) and select "Size"

     

    Once you do that, you'll see the "calculate size" option, after clicking the "..." (ellipsis) button.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hey Cressida Downey, based on the screenshots you provided before, it seems that each of the shared folders is 1GB, which would justify the 2GB of taken space.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    2 years ago

    Glad to have sorted this out Cressida Downey 

     

    Let us know if anything else comes up and have a lovely week ahead! 

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