Google Docs Silently Duplicates Files Until Drive Storage Fills Up
A user reports that Google Docs/Drive automatically creates unwanted duplicate copies of files, which accumulate until Google Drive storage is unexpectedly full. The complaint reflects confusion about file-duplication behavior rather than a documented systemic platform bug.
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