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pdoucette
New member | Level 1
3 months ago

I uploaded 200GB of files via my desktop app, but it's now stuck uploading 8k files for days.

I recently moved some folders containing a lot of photos into my Dropbox folder on my windows desktop. On the desktop app I could see the progress of the uploads going vey fast and it appeared that t...
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motyki's avatar
motyki
New member | Level 1
3 months ago

Sometimes, specific files get "stuck" due to corruption, size limitations, or metadata issues. Try the following:

  • Pause syncing in Dropbox, wait a few minutes, and then resume it.
  • Identify if specific files are causing the problem:
    • Right-click on your Dropbox icon > View Sync Issues.
    • If certain files are stuck, try moving them out of the Dropbox folder, then back in one by one to see if they sync.

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