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No storage space but no files in dropbox
Hi,
I have a Dropbox Basic account that I have been using for years. Since a few weeks now, I am having issues.
Whenver I have received storage limit notifcations in the past, I was able to remove some files from my account to free up some space.
Now I am getting notifications that my account is out of space (I received an email, have a popup at the top of my screen when I'm looking at my files in my browser, and the desktop app says I am out of space) despite that there are no files currently in my dropbox. I haven't uploaded anything out of the ordinary or particularly large to my account.
Current displays:
Desktop app: 102.4% of 2.4 GB used. Can't sync "filename" (your dropbox is out of space).
Any ideas what the root cause is, or why my space usage is not displaying the correct storage? I am perplexed as to why things were operating smoothly and are suddenly not.
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I have received an email with a link to a Dropbox. When I select "add to Dropbox" from the email, I'm taken to my Dropbox account and this screen
This is my plan page
- Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi JulieBee, happy Friday!
Based on what you mentioned about the link, and the ability it gave you to add it to your Dropbox account, it sounds like you just received a shared folder invite.
Keep in mind, that shared folders take up space on both the sender's, and the recipient's account. Therefore, you're redirected to purchase more space, in case you need to add the content to your account.
Alternatively, you can free-up some space, by deleting some of your content and then try to add it again, depending on the folder's size.
I hope this clarifies.
@Megan, as you can see by my screen shots, I have deleted ALL OF MY CONTENT. There are no files at all. And all I'm trying to add is a single word file.
- Megan
Hi JulieBee, sorry I missed that second screenshot!
In this case, let's check why your storage is reporting as full. Is it possible that you used to have Backups enabled at some point?
If so, do you see any content there when following the below link: https://www.dropbox.com/backups/PC ?
Hi, I'm having the same issue. Here you can see I am being told I am out of storage but you can also see I'm only using 0.26GB of 2GB space
Just to further demonstrate this, this is what my subscription page is telling me
And finally, I do not have any backups in place per this.....
Can someone please help me?
Thanks
I'm getting it immediately, not trying to do anything but log in.
- Walter
There should be a way to close this window, can you try zooming out and let me know how it goes chosen2945?
Otherwise, you could try clearing your browser's cache or another browser.
How did you fix this problem?
- Hannah
Hey bmwspw, is your space taken up, but don't have any files in your Dropbox?
Have you checked your backups page, to see if that's what's taking up your space?
