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mickey_muds
6 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Desktop Syncing from Cloud Stuck / Takes Forever
Its been days now that my desktop dropbox isnt syncing with my Dropbox account. Several camera pictures were taken from my phone have been uploaded to the cloud network but unable to sync my desktop...
- 6 years ago
After several attempts of troubleshoting, trial and error on several settings...
uninstall / reinstall desktop application
unlink / relink my computer
proxy / no proxy
fix hardlinks and permissions
reset OS folder location and reset file warning options
leaving laptop online for days and nights waiting to sync from the cloud...
....
finally it synced. Unfortunately, root cause still unknown and no direct solution was identified for this issue. Thank you.
bburch
6 years agoNew member | Level 2
My Dropbox was continually attempting to sync a few files. Using the Dropbox icon in the menubar, I navigated to Preferences/Account and clicked "Unlink This Dropbox...." In my Mac's Applications folder, I then double clicked on the Dropbox application, which alerted me to the need to unlink several devices.
bburch
6 years agoNew member | Level 2
These steps solved the problem, so that Dropbox now syncs correctly.
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