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Justin Dave D.
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12 years ago

Why is LAN sync not working?

Hi. I'm wondering why Drobox's LAN Sync feature is a hit or miss, at least for me. Sometimes it would download the files through the internet despite being on the same network with my other PC. I've ...
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Justin Dave D.
New member | Level 1
12 years ago

Hi, Tom. I've actually left Dropbox to sync for hours hoping it would switch to LAN Sync, but to no avail. Thanks.

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