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Dropbox Transfer "Couldn't add some files"
Hello,
I am trying to create a Dropbox Transfer of the entire contents of a folder. The folder contains 76.8 GB in total and over 16K of files. I am doing this from my Windows desktop. The folder is already within Dropbox but it appears that Dropbox wants to upload a new copy. I have the Professional plan specifically in order to be able to create large transfers.
When I attempt this, adding the 1 folder (and many sub-folders, etc), it successfully seems to prepare the transfer but after I click on Create Transfer, I eventually get the error message "Couldn't add some files. Try adding those files again or removing them." The single folder I added has "Failed to upload" in red text next to it.
I attempted again, this time adding by subfolder. It successfully prepared the transfer, with all folder being listed. After clicking on Create Transfer, like the prior attempt, it never left 0% and only showed 0 bytes out of 76.8 GB before failing. Every subfolder had "Failed to upload" next to it in red.
I am running Dropbox version 152.4.4880.
Kathy
For anyone else with a similar issue:
After my issue was brought to the attention of the Transfer team, it seems that there is both a total size and number of files limit. The transfer that I was attempting failed (nearly immediately) because the limit was 10,000 files. I was attempting a Transfer that was over 16,000 files.
Dropbox team - thanks for the quick response once my issue got sent to the Transfer team. You would have saved me a LOT of time and headache if you would include the file count limit somewhere, such as in the error message or in your Transfer documentation. I initially raised this issue weeks ago and it should have been an easy clarification.
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi oneweb2022, could you try creating the transfer on the site directly to see if this helps?
Jay,
That is what I did. But just tried again with the same files and it now worked. Think it was a temporary glitch. Thanks for your support!
- Megan
Hi organizedimages, let's have a look into this!
If you try sending the Transfer using our website, do you notice the same behavior?
Also, feel free to send some screenshots my way, in order to have a clear visual on this.
Thanks a bunch!
Same issue here since this morning using transfer on safari.
Megan, here is a screenshot from when the desktop transfer failed initially.
The transfer just failed again now when done from the website.
Even though I pay a monthly fee I cannot get a file to transfer thru Dropbox, and I cannot find a way to reach a live technical person to help me.
This seems like a ripoff.
- Megan
Hey AlexFred10021, let's jump right into this!
Can you give me some additional info on this?
Which platform do you use on your end? Do you get any specific errors?
Let me know more, and we'll take it from there.
