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riccardo28's avatar
riccardo28
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

It takes AGES to download files

I don't know why but it suddenly got super slow, 1 day to download 7gb to give you and idea. I have a family plan. 

 

I've already checked my internet connection and it's fine; I've already tried to download the same files from Google drive and it works fine there; I've already checked the dropbox broadband and it's not restricted and also I've already tried to uninstall and reinstall. 

 

When I tried to upload something it works with no issue, so the problem is related only to download. 

 

I'm a Mac user. 

 

I don't really know where the problem could be !

 

 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    Does the issue persist after clearing your browser's cache or on another browser/incognito window riccardo28

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

    Hey riccardo28, thanks for bringing this to our attention. 

     

    Are you referring to downloading files from our website? 

     

    Or is the Dropbox desktop app taking a long time to sync files to your computer?

     

    If the latter, which version of Dropbox are you using? 

     

    You can see that by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your menu bar with your mouse.

     

    Keep me posted.

    • riccardo28's avatar
      riccardo28
      Helpful | Level 5

      both, the desktop version and the website version !

       

      My current version is 160.4.4690

  • Amacc1920's avatar
    Amacc1920
    New member | Level 2

    I got the same problem, just my connection with dropbox download

      • riccardo28's avatar
        riccardo28
        Helpful | Level 5

        no, there are no restrictions for that, 

         

        I have a Mac with macOS Monterey 12.5.1

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