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bluespiano
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

Accessing my files on my computer is slow

I have plenty of storage space on my PC. I am trying to access my Dropbox files via File Explorer, but it seems that all of my Dropbox files are in the cloud, and that makes it very slow. Also, m...
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bluespiano's avatar
bluespiano
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

There is a cloud icon next to most of my files. There is a green checkmark beside some of them.

 

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Megan
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3 months ago

Hey bluespiano​! Sorry for our late reply here!

As a first step, could you let us know the exact OS version of your computer and the version and syncing status of the Dropbox desktop app as shown in your taskbar at the moment?

Just to confirm, has the update finished or is it still ongoing, and does the number of files seem to go down? 

As for the icons, here is what the blue cloud icon means when you're using the new Windows desktop app for Cloud files. You can always use these steps if you wish to change the status of the files and folders from online-only to available offline. 

Keep me posted! 

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