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AnnGordon
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Dropbox is full but I have no files

Hi,

 

I was told my Dropbox was full so I deleted everything I don't need. I have checked the size of what I have left and it totals less than 3MB. Am I missing something?

 

Thanks,

Ann

 

 

  • Hi AnnGordon, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you try checking your backups page to see if you have any currently active?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey lemonbird, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

     

    Can you follow these steps and let us know if they helped? 

     

    1. Navigate to your backups page
    2. Click on Show deleted backups
    3. Select your backup and click on permanently delete
     

    This should help get back your space. 

  • lemonbird's avatar
    lemonbird
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    I keep getting this error message when trying to open the dropbox app on my mac. I have posted the error information below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

     

    bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
    bn.VERSION: 172.4.7555
    bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 61
    bn.is_frozen: True
    machine_id: 45ce8c67-c847-5c1e-a7fe-884b5032b7dc
    pid: 48114
    ppid: 1
    uid: 501
    user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='******', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Dana ******', pw_dir='/Users/dana******dalrymple', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
    effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='******', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Dana ******', pw_dir='/Users/******', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
    euid: 501
    gid: 20
    egid: 20
    group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '******', '_nsurlstoraged'])
    effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '******', '_nsurlstoraged'])
    DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
    cwd: '/'
    real_path='/'
    mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
    HOME: '/Users/******'
    appdata: '/Users/******/.dropbox/instance1'
    real_path='/Users/******/.dropbox/instance1'
    mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    dropbox_path: '/Users/******/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
    real_path='/Users/******/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
    not found
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
    real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
    mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
    real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
    not found
    parent not found
    tempdir: '/var/folders/kp/f4_34vtx12xgkwg3ld9c3b5m0000gn/T'
    real_path='/private/var/folders/kp/f4_34vtx12xgkwg3ld9c3b5m0000gn/T'
    mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
    parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 5219, in _setup_root_for_account
    File "dropbox/sync_root/helpers.pyc", line 511, in get_root_for_account
    File "dropbox/foundation/futures/basic.pyc", line 857, in result
    File "dropbox/sync_root/handlers/macos/file_provider.pyc", line 121, in set_result_or_convert_exception
    dropbox.mac.internal.MacError: [Errno -2001] Error Domain=NSFileProviderErrorDomain Code=-2001 "No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/b0c84f9f-5291-4965-93a5-02b1a1405290’." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/b0c84f9f-5291-4965-93a5-02b1a1405290’.}

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi lemonbird, let's jump right into this! 

     

    Can you please quit the desktop app, reboot your computer and then relaunch the Dropbox desktop app again?

     

    Keep me posted! 

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