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Upload speeds from Synology NAS - Dropbox slow vs much faster Google Drive
I have a Dropbox business account. I am trying to upload files directly from my Synology NAS to my Dropbox business account.
I am using FileStation on the Synology NAS to directly upload them to Dropbox, essentially that NAS itself is uploading the files itself rather than going to Dropbox via my computer, but the speeds are very slow. Currently for Dropbox I get about 5-10MB/s.
My current internet connection is a 1GB up/down direct-to-home fibre connection. I have run speed tests on the internet itself and there are no problems.
I also did a file upload test with Google Drive in the exact same way and was able to get over 60Mb/s upload. So it can't be the NAS itself that is limiting the upload speeds.
I have removed the upload limit in the bandwidth settings in the Dropbox desktop app.
I'm unsure as to why Dropbox specifically is giving me significantly slower speeds?
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- @Thanushan
Probably not best practice to mention another provider on this thread but maybe they’ll hear us if so… I tested Box last night and I got 2.5x the speeds I get with Dropbox. This speed thing is going to pose issues for us so I may have to switch. - I just wish GD didn’t go back on their word with unlimited storage. - Rich
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Round 7 Productions wrote:
Why am I getting faster speeds to Google Drive than Dropbox? Is it simply a different process and one is faster than the other?
I can't answer that as I'm not familiar with how the sync process works for Drive.
I've contacted both Synology support and Dropbox directly about this ...It's unlikely that they'll be able to assist you. You're using an unofficial sync client that wasn't created by Dropbox.
