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millerjg
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
External drive backup stalled and is no longer syncing
external drive backup stuck at 1 percent, changed from beta, started syncing, but now stuck at 24 percent for days... what can I do?
13 Replies
- Hannah3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Sorry to see you're having this issue, millerjg.
Are you doing this on a Mac or Windows computer?
What's the sync status and version of the Dropbox app at the moment?
You can hover over your Dropbox icon, to see this info.
Let me know and we'll go from there.
- millerjg3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Thx
Windows 10
Dropbox 180 4 4912 - millerjg3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Thx
Windows 10
Dropbox 180 4 4912 - Calvin2DBX3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi millerjg,
Let me see if I can help you out here.
There should be a status report for the app after you click to expand it, there will be a bar with text that says "Your files are up to date", "Syncing [filename]", "Syncing [x] files", or "Syncing paused until [x]"
Let me know what you find!
- millerjg3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Syncing
- Calvin2DBX3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi millerjg,
Thanks!
Sorry if you already tried this, but unplug then re-connect the drive, and let's make sure the connection works i.e. you can access the content on the drive from your computer.
If it's still stuck at exactly the same percentage, a screenshot of that is always welcome for any clues we might be able to spot.
- millerjg3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
yes, ive tried all that
see screenshot
- millerjg3 years agoExplorer | Level 4Can you help me please?
- Hannah3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey millerjg, since it was the weekend and it's been a couple of days now, can you check and let us know if the issue persists?
- millerjg2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Good morning Hanna – I am afraid the same thing is happened again – ext drive sync using DB v 201.4.5552 now stuck at 11 percent, and not recognising the file
s on the external disc that need to be synced (2+ days' worth) – deleted dropbox_ignore and recycle bin files, but still no sync – can you help please? – Gavin
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