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RS-973
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

I freshly installed Dropbox on my computer, but it's not syncing

Files are not downloading. Reinstalling has not fixed the issue. There is more than enough hard disk space to fit everything. All files in the "Sync History" tab are "waiting to Sync". Ran...
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  • RS-973's avatar
    RS-973
    3 years ago

    On a whim, I disabled Proxy detection from "Autodetect" to "No Proxy" and it has resolved the issue.

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RS-973
Helpful | Level 6

Hi Hannah!

It's stuck at the current number of files. Before it was 6336, now it's 6504 after I added some via the website.

There are no sync issues.

OS version is Windows 10 Pro - Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.1556)

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Megan
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3 years ago

Hi RS-973, sorry to jump in here!

 

Can you try changing  the app's bandwidth limit to 'unlimited' and let me know if anything changes? 

  • RS-973's avatar
    RS-973
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Hi Megan,

    There was no bandwith limits on downloads, and limits on uploads were set to automatic.

     

    I've removed the limit on uploads and restarted Dropbox, and it has not affected the issue.

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      3 years ago

      Thanks for the info here!

       

      Would you mind reinstalling the Dropbox application, since a new version is out today, to see if that'll help at all?

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