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nm_14's avatar
nm_14
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Error space limit reached but there's still space available

I like to use dropbox to back up my photos from my iPhone. I have a folder storage limit of 5.25 GB. Recently it's failed to upload photos if the amount exceeded 3 or 4 GB. Made sense at first, getting close to that 5.25 limit. But now it won't import even small numbers of photos (1GB or less) , I get error messages saying "Importing these photos would fill up all  your Dropbox space. Failed to import..." and direct me to upgrade and get more space, but I currently only use 81.5 MB out of that 5.25 GB limit. I've tried restarting my computer, restarting dropbox, nothing has fixed it. 

 

Any suggestions?

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

    Hey there nm_14, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

     

    Could you send us a screenshot of the app's exact status as shown in your system tray/menu bar so that we can have a visual too?

     

    Also, can you clarify if you're using the automatic camera uploads feature or if you're manually uploading your photos to your Dropbox account? 

     

    Thanks so much!

    • nm_14's avatar
      nm_14
      Explorer | Level 3

      I'm not sure what you mean by status in the menu bar but I took a screenshot of what it shows on the account section with the space percentage. 

       

      Yes it automatically uploads the photos, I took a screenshot of that too.

       

       

  • michael_oost's avatar
    michael_oost
    New member | Level 2

    I have the same problem, very akward.

    Dropbox says that 5 days ago, I uploaded pictures???

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