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How to free up space in your Dropbox account
I've unshared many folders, permanently deleted lots of files but dropbox still reports that it is full. How can I free up space? I've already followed dropbox instructions with no results
Permanently deleting files isn't needed to clear space. Simply deleting them is enough. Files in the Deleted Files section do not count against your storage quota.
If Dropbox is saying your account is full, then it's still full. You need to remove enough files to bring your account back below your quota before that message will go away. It could be that you're still a member of a large share that just keeps filling your account as you make more room.
You can verify your storage usage on your Account page. It will show you a breakdown of what's using your storage (regular files, shared files, etc.), which hat may help you identify files that you can remove to free up some more space.
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- specific info woukd be helpful
well there are a couple of ways firstly you can try compressing your files this reduces the space of your existing file and also deleting things that are no longer in use is a great way of getting some more space.
- i’ve deleted files but it doesn’t change my storage size total
It's easy to do? So easy that you can't be bothered to even start to tell me how? Thanks for absolutely nothing. What is your job there?To review questions from users but not to answer them because it's more fun to annoy them?
I have deleted most of my photos after Dropbox says I have no more space, but it still tells me I am full up.Why?
salve , normalmente zippo le cartelle che utilizzo di meno cosi libero un po' di spazio
Try moving out DropBox the folder, uninstalling the app, and reinstalling it and then reincorporate the moved folder.
i want free up mu dropbox freely thanks
how can i delete regular files from dropbox to free up space? I can only find the shared files and they take up hardly any space, but the regular files are overflowing my space and I don't know what these files are because those files don't show up in my account.
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi lucianaferrari76, you can delete files from the Dropbox site, which will free up space immediately. There's no need to permanently delete files, since that won't affect your quota.
You can also check which folders and files take up the most space by checking the size of them.
