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peteraschindler60's avatar
peteraschindler60
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

The System Data on my macOS computer shows 7.9TB used when it's not

Dropbox Plan Business Standard Device MacBook Pro 14" Nov 2024  Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 238.4.6075 Question or ...
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jameswalker's avatar
jameswalker
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

This does sound very frustrating especially with such a large SSD. It looks like system data may be counting cached or synced files twice. Dropbox local storage and indexing can sometimes inflate system data. A rebuild or reset may help but it is hard to know without clear guidance. Hopefully someone has seen this exact case and can confirm a fix.

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peteraschindler
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Hello jameswalker,

that is exactly what I suspect is happening.  I need an expert in the Dropbox Support team to help confirm that this is what is going on.   

In the meantime, thank you all for your constructive replies.

Cheers,

Peter

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