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jjbveld
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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Waiting to sync (Mac)

Since yesterday, Dropbox won't sync files on my iMac. The app constantly says 'syncing 175 files', but nothing happens Manual upload does work. So apparently there is nothing wrong with the interne...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago

    Is it possible to see which files are syncing based upon the icons of the folders in Finder?

     

    If so try moving the folder/directory out of Dropbox to say desktop, let it sync to clear icon/up to date and then return it the folder. That usually works. 

gammaray79's avatar
gammaray79
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

dont think so. everything was working fine until 2 weeks ago. i didn't install anything new

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
2 years ago

If you rename the files slightly, like adding a letter or number, do they sync?

  • gammaray79's avatar
    gammaray79
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    nope. can't work.

    thnx!

  • gammaray79's avatar
    gammaray79
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    hi Jay, any other solutions pls?

     

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    gammaray79
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    ok resolved! thank you!

  • Theresa's avatar
    Theresa
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    2 years ago
    Hi there gammaray79  and welcome to the Dropbox Community. I am glad to see your issue has been resolved after an advanced reinstall :tools:. 
     
    I'm super interested to hear how you use Dropbox! If you're open sharing, I'd love to listen šŸ¤— šŸ™Œ. 
     
    I'm always eager to learn about different workflows, and who knowsā€¦ we might have some great tips to share with you, or perhaps your Dropbox story will inspire some new ideas for our internal team šŸ‘©ā€šŸ’»āœØ!
     
    T šŸ˜ø (Dropbox Community Manager)

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