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kikashi
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
"Syncing…" doesn't stop
MacOS, Ventura, Dropbox 177.4.5399. My Dropbox has been showing the "sync" badge for 24 hours now. At the bottom of its menu, it says just "Syncing…". No file count, just that one word. It se...
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Could you try these steps to repair the hard links and permissions in the Dropbox desktop application?
kikashi
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Done. Both fix links and fix permissions. Dropbox reported success in both (links turned into copies). Had to authorise the permissions fix.
No change to badge or message.
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Could you try pausing and resuming syncing? Have you also fully rebooted the device?
- kikashi2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
I'd already tried pausing and restarting, which didn't make any difference. I have just rebooted the iMac Pro and again, nothing has changed.
In case it's of any help, if I modify a file in my Dropbox folder, or add a file to it, the message at the foot of the Dropbox menu changes to "Syncing 1 item…" for a moment, then changes back to just "Syncing…".
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for the info, in order to look into this matter in more detail, would it be possible to reach out to the email associated with your forum profile?
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