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Clifff's avatar
Clifff
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

How to remove files until I'm below storage?

Hi, I'm currently on the basic plan and using 4.7Gb storage. I would like to remove folders, music, video out of my Dropbox account until I'm below the 2Gb threshold for the free account. Being r...
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Megan
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3 months ago

Hey @Clifff, let's jump right into this! 

 

The first thing you'd need to do is check your plan page to see what's taking up space for your Dropbox account. 

 

Once you identify if it's shared content, your own content or Dropbox Backup, I'll be happy to send you the appropriate steps in order to remove them.

 

I hope this helps!

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