---
id: duplicates.why-does-my-cloud-duplicate-scan-say-partial-view
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-does-my-cloud-duplicate-scan-say-partial-view
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "Duplicates in cloud accounts"
question: "Why does my cloud duplicate scan say \"partial view\"?"
alt_questions:
  - "This account is very large, so this is a partial view"
  - "very large account, partial view — scan again to cover more of it"
  - "Did it check my whole Google Drive for duplicates?"
  - "Cloud duplicates incomplete"
short_answer: "On a very large account, one pass covers as much as it sensibly can and says so instead of implying it checked everything. The duplicates shown are real; click Scan now again to cover more of the account."
tags: ["duplicates", "cloud", "partial"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-is-my-cloud-duplicate-scan-taking-so-long", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-does-it-say-the-scan-covered-only-the-first-files"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does my cloud duplicate scan say "partial view"?

On a very large account, Storage Studio covers as much as it sensibly can in one pass and then says so — *"This account is very large, so this is a partial view — scan again to cover more of it."* — instead of implying the first look was complete.

The duplicates it lists are real and can be cleaned. Click **Scan now** again to cover more of the account. If no duplicates turned up in that part, the message says *"No duplicates found so far"* rather than claiming the account is clean.