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Dennis_Zuiderlicht
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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Dropbox uses a ton of hard drive space despite most files being online only

So, I've put ALL my files on online-only because my Mac was running out of space.

In my Mac settings, Dropbox takes up 108 GB currently. Once I actually look at what folders are taking up space it's less than 2 GB (you can see in the screenshot what I mean).

 

What is taking up all this space? 

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Is it possible that the hidden Dropbox cache folder is taking up space on your machine?

     

    Try deleting the folder using these steps to see if this helps.

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

    Is it possible that the hidden Dropbox cache folder is taking up space on your machine?

     

    Try deleting the folder using these steps to see if this helps.

  • Dennis_Zuiderlicht's avatar
    Dennis_Zuiderlicht
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Hey Jay (once again ;-),

     

    I made a screenshot of the main Dropbox folder, and also all of those folders within that. 

    Blurred out everything I needed to. 

     

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

    Hi Dennis_Zuiderlicht, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you confirm the exact size of the Dropbox folder by right clicking on it and using 'Get info'?

     

    A screenshot of this, while hiding personal info and usernames would be great.

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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