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GarethJax
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

Why does my disk space usage in Linux not match the Dropbox site?

I might understand why the shared files might be an issue (but i have to double check that).

What's really weird is the regular files size, compared to DU -d 1 .. 

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    6 months ago

    Hi GarethJax, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

    Is it possible that you've used selective sync to prevent entire folders from syncing to your local machine?

    This will help me to assist further!

  • GarethJax's avatar
    GarethJax
    Explorer | Level 3
    6 months ago

    Not that i know! 

    is there a simple way to check the space occupied by each folder on dropbox ?

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    6 months ago

    You can follow the steps outlined here in that case and/or your computer's OS options GarethJax 

    Let us know of any updates!

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    5 months ago

    Hey GarethJax - just circling back to see if you still need any assistance with this.

    If not, let us know what worked for you!  

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