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SeoulGalVP
Helpful | Level 7
5 months ago

Dropbox update has caused Windows File Explorer to slow so badly I cannot work

Ever since this update was forced upon us, my File Explorer no longer works properly. It takes forever to load with a green bar at the top and white icons. When it does finally load, if I click on a ...
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SeoulGalVP's avatar
SeoulGalVP
Helpful | Level 7
5 months ago

Thank you for this. I may try this but for now I've managed to get it work okay ish by gradually making more and more available offline. I'm afraid to make changes now because Dropbox is the worst for suddenly deciding to reindex or reup/download the entire file system of several hundred thousand files with the slightest change! It loses me hours and hours at work which I cannot afford. I would have liked an opt out at the start. 

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vladgasan
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5 months ago

Glad that you managed to get it to work!

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