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We've deleted a large shared folder, but it's still taking up space from my Dropbox account.
I recently had large data (1.4TB much more than the limit for my account) stored in my Dropbox folder. This folder is created and the data were shared by my coauthor. Now, both of us don't see the shared folder because we decided to remove the folder to save storage charge. But I still see the warning sign saying I am…
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All my files were deleted after an upgrade. Why?
All my files deleted were by Dropbox, in February, 2026, Why? My accountant paid a $127.07 fee February 13 and apparently my files were erased as a result. The account was exclusively for my use and free up to that point. I assume this was an upgrade and for that reason all history was erased! WTF! Please restore. Thank…
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Remove backups from a device not linked?
Support guides for removing backups (https://help.dropbox.com/organize/delete-dropbox-backup) say "If you no longer have access to the device, you can delete your backup by unlinking the device from your Dropbox account." In that help file (https://help.dropbox.com/security/device-list-remote-sign-out) it says to "Click…
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I deleted 4 files in my Documents folder, now I can't open the Documents folder on my laptop
I have exceeded the limit of files permitted in my Dropbox account and must delete files by the end of the month. I started by deleting four documents in my Document folder on Dropbox. Now I can no longer open the Document folder on my laptop. When I try to open it, a message pops up on my laptop that reads "“Documents”…
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Dozens of my photos have disappeared from my Dropbox account online.
I have a Dropbox Plus - 2TB account and my trouble is that I can't find dozens of photos that I'm sure I didn't delete as I've deliberately never synced my photo folders with any computers or smart devices: they have always been only online/in cloud. Anyway I checked the deletion history for the last 30 days, made the…
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It's difficult to delete files and the option to permanently delete them is grayed out
I have the message to clean up my space. It tells me to delete things, which I am happy to do. However, I have to try multiple times to get anything to delete and permanently deleting is grayed out. I have done all the usual stuff; closed browser, restarted computer, cleared cache, and used incognito window. Not sure what…
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I recently accessed my Dropbox account, and my account is empty. Why?
Hello DB Community, this is my first time accessing the Help Community. I've been offline for a few years and recently revisited my DBox. I thought I had a stack of photos stored but that file is empty. Did DB do anything different with images in the last few years. Thank you in anticipation. SianW
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I used to upload some files in my Dropbox root, and now I'm not sure where they are.
This is a real mystery! I used to upload images to the root of my dropbox over the course of 2 years or so, maybe a total of 20 images, every month or so. All of a sudden I noticed all those images are gone. I still have 3 older folders in root, public and two folders I created. I clicked "Photos" in the menu, and could…
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I deleted a folder but I can't seem to be able to restore it
Have a folder with work files of about 30 gb. Accidentally deleted yesterday. Need to get back, but when i go to it, there's one file in it - I can't restore for the life of me. There's no where to press restore after I select that folder with one item in it. Is this something that may take days to download, and then i can…
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If I delete my Dropbox account will my synced files be deleted off my computer as well?
I have a Dropbox Basic plan on my Mac. Most of the files on my Mac are synced with Dropbox. If I delete my Dropbox account, I understand that I will lose my files on Dropbox. Will Dropbox also delete the same synced files on my Mac?