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Shawn B.14
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Dropbox is stuck syncing after an update, what can I do?

I have the "Dropbox Plus" subscription and I run the client on 4 computers.   Yesterday (Monday, 13-Jan-2020) I signed onto my desktop (which is always on) and has a full local sync of my dropbox...
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DarseZ
Collaborator | Level 9
6 years ago

Daphne"I didn't want to rule out reinstalling another version of the app"

 

But it wouldn't make a difference because the app would immediately update!  It seems as if you might be making things more convoluted by suggesting things that aren't possible.

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tonyskate
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

It is actually not that complicated. They **bleep**ed up and they don't want to admit it. Fix hardlinks now only works for a few hours and then the issue is back on.

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