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101001101
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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iPad Won’t Stop Copying Files to Dropbox

Downloaded 2 files to my iPad from the internet. Then tried to copy them to Dropbox. Did not seem to work at first glance. (Bad internet connection?) So I kept trying to do it, in frustration. Day...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    2 years ago

    Hi 101001101! Let’s try something else, then. 

     

    What I’d like you to do is clear the Dropbox app’s cache, remove it from your device, restart your iPad, and install Dropbox again. 

     

    Are new copies being uploaded now, or do you just see a single copy of your files?

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey 101001101, let's see what we can find about this together! 

 

You mentioned that you initially tried to copy them to Dropbox, but that didn't work. What steps did you follow in order to copy them? 

 

Are these files currently inside your camera roll? And if so, do you also have your camera uploads enabled? 

 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

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101001101
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Chose the Share option on the files, chose to upload/download/copy the files onto my Dropbox (the top level public section). I think it started working, but a bad internet connection stalled it out?

 

No, the files are not in my Camera Roll. They were in my Downloads section of my Files on the iPad. Camera uploads are turned off.

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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hey 101001101, thanks for the speedy response! 

     

    Since the content has been removed, and since you're not using camera uploads this shouldn't be an issue. 

     

    The only thing that I can think of is that the bad internet connection might have somehow hindered or got in the way of the uploading phase, and the content was uploaded many times. 

     

    Did you remove the duplicates from your Dropbox account? And if so, do you still see them showing up every day?

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      101001101
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      Yes, removed them. Yes, still seeing more showing up. (Even removed more that showed up just now, in fact.)

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        2 years ago

        Hi 101001101! Let’s try something else, then. 

         

        What I’d like you to do is clear the Dropbox app’s cache, remove it from your device, restart your iPad, and install Dropbox again. 

         

        Are new copies being uploaded now, or do you just see a single copy of your files?

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