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jgale
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Recovery of old files dropped in dropbox after running out of dropbox space

If I ran out of space in my dropbox, can I recover files stored in dropbox after I ran out of space if I buy extra dropbox space?

  • jgale's avatar
    jgale
    Explorer | Level 3

    I just posted a question and got this reply from the community: "Dropbox doesn't delete your files when you run out of space. It just stops syncing until you have space available." I just bought more dropbox space but when I open the Word files that I put in dropbox after I had run out of space (but before I bought more space) I don't see anything (the Word files are blank). Does that mean that syncing is not automatic after I buy the extra space? How do I see my files?

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

      Hi jgale, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

       

      How were you able to upload files to your account when you were overquota? 

       

      This wouldn't be possible, since the lack of space would prevent them from syncing.

       

      This will help me to assist further!

      • jgale's avatar
        jgale
        Explorer | Level 3

        I kept on saving files in my dropbox folders even after I ran out of space. I was never alerted that it wasn't possible. My computer died (will send out to professionals to recover the files if possible). After it died before I added more space to my dropbox, I could see the Word files in my dropbox (with the file name given them when I saved them) but when I opened them, the Word files opened up as blank Word files. Based on the question I posited, and that the community answered (saying that the files are not deleted just not in sync), I bought more space believing that doing so would result in being able to see text in those files, but it still looks the same. Is there something I need to do sync these files or is that supposed to happen automatically? The only reason I bought more space was to be able to see these files. Any guidanace is much appreciated. 

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

    jgale wrote:

    If I ran out of space in my dropbox, can I recover files stored in dropbox after I ran out of space if I buy extra dropbox space?


    Dropbox doesn't delete your files when you run out of space. It just stops syncing until you have space available.

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