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Roy buchan's avatar
Roy buchan
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Drop box almost full but I have less than 1 gb of data

Drop box says I have 1.6 gb of data but when I add it up it’s less than 1/2 a gigabit. What’s up with that? 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    Roy buchan wrote:

    Drop box says I have 1.6 gb of data but when I add it up it’s less than 1/2 a gigabit. What’s up with that? 


    Checked your Backups page? When you look at your breakdown of usage on your Plan page, where does it say the space is being used? Regular files, shared, backup, etc.?

    • Roy buchan's avatar
      Roy buchan
      New member | Level 2

      Hello. I can’t find anything called a backup page. I really only have about thirty songs in drop box all about 3-4 mg

       

      how can i find the backup page you are talking about? If I have drop box on three devices does that triple the usage? 

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey Roy buchan, Rich has linked the Backups page in his message. You can also click here to access it.

         

        Also, there’s one copy of your files on the Dropbox server, which is reflected on each one of your devices, so that doesn’t duplicate them.

         

        Hope this helps!

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