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Desktop Syncing from Cloud Stuck / Takes Forever
Its been days now that my desktop dropbox isnt syncing with my Dropbox account. Several camera pictures were taken from my phone have been uploaded to the cloud network but unable to sync my desktop...
After several attempts of troubleshoting, trial and error on several settings...
uninstall / reinstall desktop application
unlink / relink my computer
proxy / no proxy
fix hardlinks and permissions
reset OS folder location and reset file warning options
leaving laptop online for days and nights waiting to sync from the cloud...
....
finally it synced. Unfortunately, root cause still unknown and no direct solution was identified for this issue. Thank you.
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi mickey_muds, thanks for posting on the Community!
Could you try the steps in this thread to see if they help at all?
Let me know how it goes!
Hi Jay,
Thanks for the response. I followed the instructions from the thread you gave. The Fix HardLinks and Fix Permissions. I even restarted my laptop twice. However, the issue is still the same until now. It just shows "Syncing 8 files" and when I click to see the Sync Queue list, all the files are "Waiting to Sync" status.
Basic User
No issue on hard disk space - 40GB Free
No issue on Dropbox space - only 51% utilized
8 files pending to be sync from cloud - only 5MB total
- Lusil
Hi @mickey_muds, I just wanted to jump in and ask if you could confirm for us that you're running the latest stable version of the desktop app (100.4.409)?
If you are, could you also have a look and see if the photos/files you're trying to sync contain any incompatible characters?
Let us know what you find, thanks!
Hi Lusil,
Yes, I have been using the latest version 100.4.409 ever since. I have reinstalled the application twice as part of my earlier troubleshooting. Here is the screenshot from my taskbar. Prior to June 22, all camera uploads files were sync so I don't think its due to the filename format created by my phone. Nevertheless, please feel free to assess. Thank you for the help.
