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Extremely slow upload speed on Dropbox compared to Google Drive
I'm using both Dropbox and Google Drive on my laptop (Macbook Pro) here at home, and I've noticed in the past few weeks that my upload speed to Drobox is extremely slow.
I've read the following...
Thank you for your response, Lusil! I would like to update you that I tried using a VPN, and my Dropbox upload speed is back to normal. I suspect that my ISP might be throttling Dropbox traffic because my friend using the same ISP was also experiencing extremely slow service with Dropbox and also got their Dropbox upload speed back to normal when they turned on their VPN. So this is something you might want to suggest to other users experiencing similar.
jojosimi Charlene2 I was able to get back my normal Dropbox upload speed by using a VPN. It seems to be an ISP throttling issue for me. If you want to try using a VPN and need help choosing one, I found this comparison chart very honest and helpful:
Thank you for your response, Lusil! I would like to update you that I tried using a VPN, and my Dropbox upload speed is back to normal. I suspect that my ISP might be throttling Dropbox traffic because my friend using the same ISP was also experiencing extremely slow service with Dropbox and also got their Dropbox upload speed back to normal when they turned on their VPN. So this is something you might want to suggest to other users experiencing similar.
jojosimi Charlene2 I was able to get back my normal Dropbox upload speed by using a VPN. It seems to be an ISP throttling issue for me. If you want to try using a VPN and need help choosing one, I found this comparison chart very honest and helpful:
I am using TunnelBear as my VPN and I see no difference. I have 7GB across 5 files I need to upload with speeds as slow as 10kbps. I have a 120mbit download and 10mbit upload connection. At this point I'm debating cancelling my account. I'm not paying for this result.
Thanks for the info, feanne. I'm new to all this. I have an HP desktop, and I just bought a new HP desktop, so I wanted to upload all data folders plus Outlook-based email to Dropbox so that I could then download them all to the new desktop. The computer arrived yesterday, but I haven't opened it yet because Dropbox is taking forever. Currently claiming upload speed of 755Kbs, but that hasn't changed for a while, so maybe it's frozen. Maybe I'm doing it wrong too. From Windows File Explorer, I dragged the main folders (Documents, Photos, Videos, Music), with all their subfolders, to the folders of same name I set up on Dropbox (the desktop app). Maybe I should not have tried to do these nearly all at once, because a day and a half later nearly none of those folders is anywhere near done. If there's a way to pause the uploads, I don't know how. And I looked at your link to the VPN rundown with all their many names, but I just got confused on which to choose (let alone how to use, if I were to choose one).
Too many questions, I know. Thanks for any help you or others might send my way.
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