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Monnakkies
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Make it easy and fast to locate and delete the largest files in your account.

I have 10 years of content on my dropbox. When it's full or when I want to clear some space, it takes me 4 hours+ to select all folders, calculate the space and then delete them. Why is this so u...
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Monnakkies
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

I'm looking for a feature that many other apps have.
When the space is near full, that you will get an overview on what files are large, and haven't been used in a while. That way the app can propose ways to easily make space.

Also that you would be able to see with a few clicks where the biggest space is taken.
Now it's all guess work and manually selecting all, having to calculate the space etc. 

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Dell_Dropbox
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2 months ago

Thanks for your feedback Monnakkies​, I'll make sure its forwarded to the relevant team. Great suggestion!

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