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wasting-time
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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Suddenly used 1,100% of my allowed space

I have 16 gb of space earned by referrals.  I had 7.6 gb of data stored.  I kept receiving threatening messages I had suddenly used 1,100% of my allowed space.  I repeatedly confirmed that I had on 7...
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    wasting-time
    3 years ago
    YES… I found it. you are correct… operator error. All is well. Thanks to all of you shepherding this error and cleanup. So happy to have Dropbox functioning again. Thanks again
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wasting-time
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

WHERE do I find this capability in the dropbox computer app????

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey wasting-time - you should be able to find those tabs in the app's preferences as mentioned.

 

If you cannot find them, could you try sending us a screenshot of what you see after you click on the Dropbox icon in your menu bar/system tray? 

 

Also, could you clarify if you were getting an error when trying to delete your backups from the backups page? 

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