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Dropbloke
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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Dropbox stuck indexing 1,694 files on my Mac.

My Dropbox has been stuck indexing 1,694 files for the last few days. My Dropbox folder content is different on my home and work computers. And desktop folders "don't exist"  online if I try to share...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    2 years ago

    Hey Dropbloke, sorry to jump in here, but could you try fixing your hardlinks and permissions as outlined here and let us know if syncing gets stuck at the exact same number of files again? 

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gbonawitz
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

sure!

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Walter
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2 years ago

Thanks for your cooperation gbonawitz  -you've got :envelope: 

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