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Alan C.23's avatar
Alan C.23
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

how about a force sync/refresh button?

I am looking at my drop box through my browser, everything is there and up to date. I'm also looking at my drop box on my computer, it says everything is there, no syncing icons, just a big bag of gr...
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David k.120's avatar
David k.120
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Having the same syncing issue and for whatever reason, I need to force a sync since my files are showing up everywhere but on my PC.  I know if I reboot, things will be fine.  I just don't want to reboot at the moment.  I vote for a force-sync button too.  It would help when odd things occur.  Sure it may not be DB's fault, but the button would be a great help!  

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