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Shawn B.14
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Dropbox is stuck syncing after an update, what can I do?

I have the "Dropbox Plus" subscription and I run the client on 4 computers.   Yesterday (Monday, 13-Jan-2020) I signed onto my desktop (which is always on) and has a full local sync of my dropbox...
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Shawn599's avatar
Shawn599
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Ditto - who is that superhero behind the mask of Server_Align?  Dropbox seems to be working better after doing the 9 steps exactly.  Instead of 32,000 + files, it got stuck at only 918 files.  I rebooted and we'll see if it finishes.

***  Update ***

Rats.  Dropbox is still stuck syncing 918 files.  These files are older and synced just fine before.

tonyskate's avatar
tonyskate
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

That solution works but only until you restart your PC. Well, another proof that the issue is not on our side, but Dropbox **bleep**ed up.

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