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Best Practices for large numbers of files, when selective sync is not an option
I manage Dropbox for a small business and they have about 1.3 million files in their account. I've asked them if they can reduce the number of files and they are not able to. Nor are the employees (t...
Thank you for the reply.
If nothing else, perhaps this post can help others with the one thing that has worked: seeding the Dropbox folder with the complete file set.
In this office, each workstation has an internal drive dedicated to Dropbox. I’ve noticed when waiting for Dropbox to make its initial sync that HDD activity is at 100%. I wonder how much difference a SSD would make, if any?
If nothing else, perhaps this post can help others with the one thing that has worked: seeding the Dropbox folder with the complete file set.
In this office, each workstation has an internal drive dedicated to Dropbox. I’ve noticed when waiting for Dropbox to make its initial sync that HDD activity is at 100%. I wonder how much difference a SSD would make, if any?
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
CrankyD wrote:
I wonder how much difference a SSD would make, if any?
It would make a huge difference during the indexing and writing process, though 1.3 million files would still take a very long time. The number of files Dropbox can handle is largely based on the specs of the computer, but on average you'll see performance decline beyond 300,000 files.
