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GFCH
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Why do Uploads take HOURS?
Havent used Dropbox much but recently starting using it more.
I tried to upload 4 JPGs and 4 short recently shot videos.
Once the process started, I received a message saying how long it would take. 6 HOURS!
Surely I thought that was just a momentary snapshot of time when it started. Nope, In actuality it took 7 hours. 7 hours to up 633 Kbs!
Can anyone explain to what use Dropbox is when it takes this long to do anything?
The upload was only task running on my computer, I have an extremely fast Inet, and issue certainly not my computer. This is ALL a Dropbox issue. How does one get a realistic acceptable upload speed?
Many thanks
As much as I dislike Google Drive and Onedrive with this kind of upload speed I'll have to switch.
- GFCHExplorer | Level 4
I tried multiple ways.
I initially tried just a Upload via the Website.. I let it run for a bit after seeing the timeline.
I then tried a copy and paste on my PC to the DB folder. Still showed 6+ hours.
As I had no choice. I let it run and went out for the day. Returned home 4 hours late and it had only uploaded 4 (of 4) photos and 1 video of 4!
First time I've done this. It a joke.
I couldn't figure out why everything else was so slow. I now know its because DB uses just about every bit of resource I have for syncing.
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