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BeachGuyCasey38
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Files stuck in sync mode

After I upgraded to the beta I have 1 folder and a .dropbox file that seem to be stuck trying to update with a solid blue circle with two white arrows going in a circle beside the files. I'm online w...
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Mark
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2 years ago

Try dragging the files out of Dropbox temporarily to say the desktop, let Dropbox sync and complete the sync and then replace. It should recognise it has had them recently and just reindex instead of full upload (even if it says its uploading!)

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    BeachGuyCasey38
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Mark I did what you suggested and it did work, but when I restarted my computer the issue came back. The files in the 1 folder that says it is updating are updating it is just the folder itself that says it is updating. The .dropbox file is also stuck on updating.

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