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Why do I keep seeing a 'Waiting to upload' message when trying to upload files to Dropbox?
All day i have been trying to upload photos, however there is no upload activity. All i keep seeing on the photos i want to upload is "Waiting to upload". I have tried to upload the photos through my wifi and mobile data but wouldnt work. I have tried to upload different photos but wont work. I am using my iphone to download to dropbox and have turned my phone off/on but wont work. I have deleted my app and downloaded it again but it wont work. I have signed out/in again but wont work.
Can someone please tell me how to make it work!!!!
Hey Stephen - sorry to hear about this.
As a last step, could you please try to clear the cache on your app and then sign out and back into your Dropbox account?
To clear your cache, please follow the steps listed below:
1. Navigate to the “Account” tab
2. Tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen
3. Select “Clear Cache”Once this is done then please ensure you log out of the Dropbox application one last time and then restart your device and log back in again.
Let me know ifLet me know if you're still stuck with the "waiting to upload" message and I'll reach out via email to your Dropbox associated address so we can work on it together.
Thanks!
PS: I'm assuming that you've already updated your mobile's OS and our mobile application to their latest versions, right?
Mod note: edited to update the instructions [last updated 2022]
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- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi fletchermail; I'm sorry for the late reply.
If you're still having issues with this, could you provide a screenshot of the error you get and let me know the exact OS and build of the device you're noticing this on?
Thanks a bunch!
This seemed to have fixed the issue, but please flag that it will remove all of the items in your waiting to upload queue. I lost 145 items waiting to upload!
Clearing the cache and signing out helped, but only temporarily. Now I have to continually do this. Why?
Thanks!
- Jay
Hi Christopher1020, if you're not on a Dropbox Basic plan with more than 3 devices connected, could you try uninstalling the app, rebooting the device, and then reinstalling it to see if this helps?
