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jeanlouival
Explorer | Level 4
8 months ago
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Dropbox says that I'm using more space than I actually do.

Hello, there is a problem with my storage space... I am told that I am using 7.32 GB out of 13.5 GB but I am only using 582 MB!!! Where has the difference gone? Thank you for looking and thank you for your response

  • Thanks for your post, jeanlouival.

    Can you send me a screenshot of what you see on this page

    If you go to your Backups page here after that, do you see any backups that could explain the storage usage?

    Let me know what you find.

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 months ago

    Thanks for your post, jeanlouival.

    Can you send me a screenshot of what you see on this page

    If you go to your Backups page here after that, do you see any backups that could explain the storage usage?

    Let me know what you find.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 months ago
    jeanlouival wrote:

    I am told that I am using 7.32 GB out of 13.5 GB but I am only using 582 MB!!! Where has the difference gone?

    Take a screenshot of your usage as shown on your Plan page and reply with it here. It should look like this:

     

  • jeanlouival's avatar
    jeanlouival
    Explorer | Level 4
    8 months ago

    FABULEUX ... l'erreur provenait de 2 sauvegardes en échec !!!! MERCI, MERCI, MERCI 😀😍

    FABULOUS ... the error came from 2 failed backups !!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU 😀😍

  • Theresa's avatar
    Theresa
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    8 months ago

    Hi jeanlouival​ and welcome back to the Dropbox Community. I am glad to see you have found the reason as to why your storage was full. 

    By the way, my name is Theresa, and you might see me popping up around the Community 👩‍💻. I absolutely love hearing from our members and learning how they use Dropbox in their daily lives 💙.

    If you're open to sharing, I’d love to hear how you use Dropbox 💡. Who knows, you might inspire some helpful tips we can share with others or even spark ideas to pass along to our internal team! 🤗

    T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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