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tommy_m
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7 years ago

Slow upload speeds via Dropbox API via GoodSync

I'm currently syncing a folder to online-only access via GoodSync using the Dropbox API that they have implemented.  I was forced to do this because using the Dropbox desktop client my files were upl...
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tommy_m
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

I've tried this process on two separate connections, each with a different ISP.  The upload speeds in each case never went above 3 MB/s.

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

I'm sorry to hear that trying this with a different ISP didn't help. Unfortunately, there isn't any way to configure the upload speeds you get on your Dropbox account, but you may wish to contact the developer of the app. Depending on how they've implemented the upload process, they may be some optimizations they can make to improve overall upload speed.

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