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Methuselah
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
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Folder has too many files to download - iOS Version 11.4

I am a Dropbox Plus user with 1TB of files in Dropbox currently syncing most of my files offline on my iPad (tons of spare memory capacity fyi). These files are broken into ~259 folders with ~2100 files in all (@~ 7.6GB total).

 

The folder which has now ceased to sync has ~770 files in it - in ~180 folders (~325MB). I'm loathe to break it down into a different structure as the current one suits my business purpose. Also, to be frank, the quantities in this folder seem pretty darn low to be presenting a problem for a business-grade product.

 

Can you please advise the 'fix'?

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Bernard

 

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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    8 years ago
    Hi Methuselah, thanks for getting back to me on this.
     
    You could check out if you have any incompatible characters by running a bad file check.
     
    However, due to account sensitive info and because I’d have to investigate using our internal tools so as to narrow down the issue, we need to move forward with the email interaction. 
     
    Cheers! :nerd:

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  • STyke's avatar
    STyke
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I have the same problem described here.  
    Would like to know how it was resolved.

    cheers

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    6 years ago

    Hi STyke; welcome to our Community and thanks for joining the discussion here.

     

    Just to make sure we're on the same page, can you let me know the version of the mobile app you use on your device and its OS version?

     

    Also, are you getting this for a specific folder of yours or any folder you're trying to access through our mobile app? 

     

    Let me know what you find and we'll take it from there. 

  • taeerk kim's avatar
    taeerk kim
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    same problem here on ipad 13.6 version

     

    Please let me know how to solve

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    6 years ago

    Hello taeerk kim, thanks for nudging us on this thread. 

     

    I'd be happy to help look into this with you, I'll just need a bit more info, such as:

    • How large are the folders you're trying to download? 
    • Are you getting any error messages? 
    • Are you running the latest version of the mobile app? 

    Any screenshots (without personal details) would be very helpful. 

     

    Thanks!

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