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brett_mileshko
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3 years ago
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Explain "Syncing" in Desktop App

Hey everyone!   When the Dropbox desktop app is syncing or indexing, most of the time it shows you the amount of files remaining in the sync and the time it will take to do so.  However, there are ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Yes, using selective sync, you can limit the number of folders that are online-only on your machine. 

     

    Once the number of files in your Dropbox folder (including the online-only files and folders) are fewer than 300,000, then the performance of the app will improve.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Yes, using selective sync, you can limit the number of folders that are online-only on your machine. 

 

Once the number of files in your Dropbox folder (including the online-only files and folders) are fewer than 300,000, then the performance of the app will improve.

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