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JaneLH
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
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Missing files and photos after adding them to Dropbox and syncing to a new laptop

I recently bought a new laptop and wanted to transfer all my files and photos over to it.  Dropbox looked like an easy way to do it, but I am noticing many of my photos and files are missing from the...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 years ago

    Could you try changing the bandwidth limit on the Dropbox desktop application to increase the download speed in the app for files to sync faster?

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Jay
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4 years ago

Could you try changing the bandwidth limit on the Dropbox desktop application to increase the download speed in the app for files to sync faster?

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JaneLH
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

I changed the download limit to 50, and that seemed to work.  Thank you.

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    Jay
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    4 years ago

    Thanks for the update, if you require any further assistance in future, please let me know.

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