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Hannujar
New member | Level 2
10 months ago
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My account shows there are 33GB of backups, but my Backups page is empty.

Hello,

 

My account shows that it's out of storage, I have only 180MB in regular files and a 33GB backup, but I don't see it anywhere else than in the subscription page. Nothing on the backups page. I can't delete this file to free up the space. Where can I find access to it?

 

  • Hi Nancy,

     

    I had already checked and there were no backups, but I just got the issue solved by logging out of the Dropbox desktop app, uninstalling and reinstalling it and then logging in again, now the mysterious backup is gone.  

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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Hey Hannujar, welcome to our Community! 

     

    Interesting indeed. Just to double-check here: when you visit your Backup page online, it shows as entirely empty, right? 

     

    Would you mind sharing a screenshot with me, please? 

     

    Let me know more! 

  • Hannujar's avatar
    Hannujar
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Hi Megan,

     

    Yes, completely empty, screenshot below.

     

     

  • Hannujar's avatar
    Hannujar
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Hi Nancy,

     

    I had already checked and there were no backups, but I just got the issue solved by logging out of the Dropbox desktop app, uninstalling and reinstalling it and then logging in again, now the mysterious backup is gone.  

  • fatin 's avatar
    fatin
    New member | Level 1
    4 months ago

    Hi Nancy, 

    I faced the similar problem now . My storage shown as above but I couldn't find where is the backup file . i want to free up my space and storage . Please help . TQ

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 months ago

    Hey Fatin, I hope you're doing well!

    Can you try accessing your Backup page online, and let me know if you see any active backups there that you can disable? 

    Keep me posted!

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