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Florence Q.
New member | Level 2
4 months ago
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Why does the Dropbox Backup site show folder size as ">...." instead of the actual size?

Dropbox plus Imac  Sequoia 15.4.1   Question or Issue Various folders backed up using the desktop app. Verified that all my files had been properly backed up in my dropbox backup folders....
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 months ago

    When you view the full backup on the site, what is the current status? Does it show up as Done, Error, or another option?

Florence Q.'s avatar
Florence Q.
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

It shows up as done. I guess I am just being extra cautious and these files sizes not showing made me a little nervous. So maybe I don't need to be. 

I still find it very strange that the file size would be mentioned as greater than 6.47GB when the folder is 15.32GB. If it said greater than 1GB or greater than 10GB it would make more sense to me. And again why not give the full size of the folder....

Thanks 

Florence

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