Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨‍💻? Find out how to check here.

Forum Discussion

Jeremy VdP.'s avatar
Jeremy VdP.
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Why does it take so long to upload video files to Dropbox?

I have Dropbox Pro because I have to upload videos for clients and share them. This process has been taking far too long, and last night I started to upload 8 videos totaling about 10Gb. Three of the...
sync
upload
Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
10 years ago

David - dont use the web interface. Its not designed for large uploads. 

Grace - upload is totally limited by your own ISPs speeds. Put the files in to the Dropbox folder and leave them making sure in preference you have set upload speeds to DO NOT LIMIT. 

 

[This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Dropbox Community here.]

About Create, upload, and share

Find help to solve issues with creating, uploading, and sharing files and folders in Dropbox. Get support and advice from the Dropbox Community.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!