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jojo_59
1 month agoNew member | Level 2
The total storage used doesn't match the size of files I see under the All files page.
I'm trying to get my storage down below the 2 GB limit, to go back to the free plan. I've made sure to delete all public files and other folders I wasn't using. I now have only one folder of photos l...
jojo_59
1 month agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks, everyone. I had been trying to get rid of that old Shared folder with an audiobook, and I think it's now fully removed, so that shouldn't be an issue. When I click the calculate size on my one remaining folder, is does update to 2.2 GB. However, if I log out it and back in, it goes back to the 885.1 MB size, until I hit calculate again. Why wouldn't it just consistently show an accurate size? I have not made a single change with it.
Rich
Super User II
1 month agojojo_59 wrote:When I click the calculate size on my one remaining folder, is does update to 2.2 GB. However, if I log out it and back in, it goes back to the 885.1 MB size, until I hit calculate again.
Does the folder have subfolders? Could it be that the folder itself (minus any subfolders) has 885.1 MB of data, and the content of the subfolders makes up the rest which isn't known until you calculate the entire folder?
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