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Dropbloke
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox stuck indexing files

My Dropbox has been stuck indexing 1,694 files for the last few days. My Dropbox folder content is different on my home and work computers. And desktop folders "don't exist"  online if I try to share...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    2 years ago

    Hey Dropbloke, sorry to jump in here, but could you try fixing your hardlinks and permissions as outlined here and let us know if syncing gets stuck at the exact same number of files again? 

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Dropbloke
Explorer | Level 3

172.4.7555

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 years ago

Can you see which files are indexing according to the Dropbox desktop application? Are there any sync issues showing in the the options under the avatar on the top right?

  • Dropbloke's avatar
    Dropbloke
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    No sync issues reported. It's been stuck at "1,694 files" for the last week. I don't think any new content syncs.

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      2 years ago

      Hey Dropbloke, sorry to jump in here, but could you try fixing your hardlinks and permissions as outlined here and let us know if syncing gets stuck at the exact same number of files again? 

      • Dropbloke's avatar
        Dropbloke
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Followed that procedure, logged out, and logged in. Files synced but now I have 2 Dropbox locations on my computer - one in my favorites bar, but the Dropbox under locations is now gone. I can go to it manually, but it has different content.

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