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jaymeetee's avatar
jaymeetee
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Dropbox folder in File Explorer in Windows 11 is painfully slow

I recently 'upgraded' to Windows 11 and the new File Explorer is now painfully slow when navigating the Dropbox folder. Simply navigating the hierarchy takes seconds and the Windows busy ring appears...
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jlinck's avatar
jlinck
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

My issue went away. No idea why. I didn't use dropbox for about a week (used the Dropbox Windows App, which is ok, but not all the functionality I need). Then one day it just started working. No updates came in, no notes from dropbox. Mystery to me.

liffeyd's avatar
liffeyd
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Same here. DropBox takes 25 to 28 seconds to open a folder. GoogleDrive and OneDrive are both instant.

 

I have tried the "revert to explorer from Windows 10" suggestion with no success. My machine is fully up to date.

 

A laptop running windows 10 has no issue.

 

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