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birdenvy
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Scan Document feature freezes on "Waiting to Upload"

Howdy all, I keep getting a glitch when attempting to create a document through the Dropbox "Scan Document" feature. I can scan the document, make adjustments, etc, but once I hit "Save" it gets stu...
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  • Ross_S's avatar
    Ross_S
    7 years ago

    Hi all,

    We have pushed a server-side fix. You should see that the Doc Scanner now functions as expected.

    There's no need to update to a new build, as the fix exists on our server.

    Many thanks for your patience!

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ylauarch
Explorer | Level 3

when i go to my camera upload folder in dropbox app, the progress bar shows up at top but no progress. Also no error message, just seems stuck. phone is fully charged and i have also tried with it plugged in. This was working before ios 12 with icloud backup on. i do not want to turn off my icloud backup.

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hi there, if you keep iCloud backup on, and have its "Optimize iPhone Storage" setting enabled, this will save your full-resolution files in iCloud and store "optimized" versions on your phone.
 
Since the full-resolution images are stored in iCloud, the camera uploads feature needs to connect to the iCloud servers to upload each full-resolution image to Dropbox. This can be a slow process that depends on the strength of the connection to the iCloud servers.
 
Could you confirm if the optimize setting is enabled on your iCloud settings?
  • ylauarch's avatar
    ylauarch
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    Hi Jay

    Turns out my iCloud Storage is not on for photos. Does it need to be on?

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 years ago

      No it doesn't, however if it is on, and Optimize Storage is on, this makes uploading images to Dropbox much slower.

      • Djboissy's avatar
        Djboissy
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 years ago

        My uploading all of a sudden started working.  All is good now.  I bet something is going on behind the scenes at Dropbox...........

         

  • ylauarch's avatar
    ylauarch
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago
    It turns out my iCloud photo is off, does it need to be on?

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