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Hannujar
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2 years 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 pa...
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  • Hannujar's avatar
    Hannujar
    2 years 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.  

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Megan
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2 years 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
    2 years ago

    Hi Megan,

     

    Yes, completely empty, screenshot below.

     

     

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      Nancy
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      2 years ago

      Thanks for the screenshot, Hannujar! Are you still not seeing any backup files if you follow these steps?

      • Hannujar's avatar
        Hannujar
        New member | Level 2
        2 years 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.  

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