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mobin68
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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Can't see the progress bar in sync history on a Mac computer

Hi everyone, Hi everyone, Does anyone know whether the progress bar on dropbox on Macos can be visible? I’m new on Mac, and on windows, in sync history, there was a queue in sync history showin...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    You should be able to see which files are attempting to sync in the desktop app by following these steps.

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mobin68
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
Yes, there is only ‘sycnhing, at the bottom.
And it does take a long time, yes
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi mobin68, have you tried checking if there is a limit to the bandwidth in the Dropbox desktop application, which could be slowing the sync process?

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    mobin68
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    Yes, I removed the limit.
    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      You should be able to see which files are attempting to sync in the desktop app by following these steps.

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