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cbowen
4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Dropbox stuck on node_modules...
Dropbox is stuck trying to sync node_modules. If I hover over the icon it says indexing node_modules. If I open it up, it says Syncing node_modules. The Sync Queue permanantly says "Checking one file...
- 4 years ago
I did finally find the offending node_modules folder. Once I excluded it from dropbox, it now completes the sync.
cbowen
Helpful | Level 6
These are reasonable solutions except that I think I have about 1,000 node_modules folders on my system. If we just find the top level ones, there are still hundreds. It's stuck on one of those. If I knew the path, rather than just the directory name, I could fix that one and not feel I have to manually ignore hundreds of these folders to find that one. Even better, why is it so hard to create a simple way to ignore a directory with a given name?
Lusil
4 years agoDropbox Staff
I understand how important this is for you and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
Although there's not much I can offer on this, I'm more than happy to leave this thread open for any other users who may have additional input on this.
In the meantime, if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to give me another nudge.
Although there's not much I can offer on this, I'm more than happy to leave this thread open for any other users who may have additional input on this.
In the meantime, if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to give me another nudge.
- cbowen4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I did finally find the offending node_modules folder. Once I excluded it from dropbox, it now completes the sync.
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