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p aplin vft's avatar
p aplin vft
Helpful | Level 5
10 months ago

The desktop app shows it's up to date, even though files are still waiting to sync.

The Dropbox Task bar App shows that that the Sync is complete in the status bar, however items are continuing to download, upload and show as Waiting for Sync.

 

Why is this basic function not correct?

 

 

10 Replies

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Thanks for bringing this to our attention, p aplin vft

     

    If you open your local Dropbox folder, do you see any blue rotating syncing icons next to any of your files/folders? 

     

    Besides the syncing status of your app, I’d also like to know its app version. Is this something you started noticing after a recent update, by any chance? 

     

    Let me know more info, and we’ll take a look.

  • p aplin vft's avatar
    p aplin vft
    Helpful | Level 5
    10 months ago

    Hi Nancy,

     

    Version is v206.4.6506

     

    Not a new issue no, one of many.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    10 months ago

    Hey p aplin vft, if you haven't already, can you restart your computer, to see if that helps?

  • p aplin vft's avatar
    p aplin vft
    Helpful | Level 5
    10 months ago

    Hi Hannah,

     

    This has been happening over months, on 5 different Windows Machines, etc.

     

    Safe to assume the computer has been retarted a few times...

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    10 months ago

    Hmm, that's strange indeed.

     

    I wonder if it's a sync issue, or perhaps a visual one.

     

    If you click on the Dropbox icon, then on your initials and then on 'view sync issues', do you see anything listed?

  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
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    10 months ago

    Hi p aplin vft,

     

    Our engineering team is going to investigate this as a possible bug. Please let us know if the uninstall/reinstall worked, otherwise we'll let you know when we have more information!

     

    Thanks,

    Ben

  • p aplin vft's avatar
    p aplin vft
    Helpful | Level 5
    10 months ago

    Hi Megan and Ben,

     

    I wont be trying to uninstall as I need the computer for work.

     

    Cheers,

  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
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    10 months ago

    Hi p aplin vft,

     

    When you open the Dropbox folder in File Explorer, do you see sync icons for your files there? If so, can you please attach a screenshot? Thanks!

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