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bluecrab347
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
macOS desktop app stuck syncing 32 files
As with several other users, I've been using Dropbox for years on my Macs & iPhones, but have recently noticed that the files I update on my MacBook Pro (Sonoma 14.1.2) are not appearing on my iPhone...
bluecrab347
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Nancy; yes, I was referring to downloading the latest Dropbox app version. I have now tried quitting the Dropbox app, as you have suggested, and relaunching it, but with no change to my files. They still haven't been uploaded to my iPhone or the Dropbox site. This screenshot was taken after that last action.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoHi bluecrab347, can you also send me a screenshot of the app's exact syncing status, in order for me to have visual please?
- bluecrab3472 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Megan, here it is.
- Nancy2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the screenshots! Has your Dropbox app made any progress since then? I can see there are 21 files syncing now (and not 32), so it seems to be syncing.
If you add a really small file to your Dropbox app now, and check the website after a bit, can you see it there?
- bluecrab3472 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I hate to tell you this, Nancy, but those 21 files are the same files that were apparently being sync'd when I first raised this issue; I don't understand why it said 32 files at one stage. It still says 21 files. I've added a 13KB Word file and seen no change and the almost recent 13KB file that I created 3 days ago still hasn't been sync'd. I've seen no progress at all, despite the apps on both my Mac and my iPhone being the latest versions.
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey bluecrab347 - sorry to jump in here, but could you try fixing your hardlinks and permissions and let us know how it goes?
- bluecrab3472 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Walter, that suggestion did not help me. There is no change in the app's performance.
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
How long has this been going on bluecrab347?
Have you tried any of the steps mentioned at this Help Center article?
- bluecrab3472 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Megan, I appreciate your assistance with this problem. Upon checking the dates of the unsync'd files, I can see that syncing hasn't occurred since the end of September, 2023. I was on cruise ships for several weeks after that, so internet was sketchy, but I've been home with very good internet coverage for a month now. I have tried everything listed in that article, all to no avail.
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
In this case, can I send you an email, in order for us to have a closer look together bluecrab347?
- bluecrab3472 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you, Megan, that is kind of you. I’m at [removed per Community Guidelines]
- Nancy2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
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