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MatteoG's avatar
MatteoG
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Dropbox very slow with Windows explorer

After wasting time, as usual, with Dropbox's assistance, I try to ask here. My problem is relatively simple to explain and consists in the fact that if I use Windows Explorer, navigating in the Dropb...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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3 years ago

Thanks for the additional info!

 

If you quit the Dropbox app on your computer, and then open your File Explorer again, does that seem to help at all? 

 

For how long have you been having this issue?

MatteoG's avatar
MatteoG
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Obviously the problem is related to Dropbox. If I exit the client application and therefore Dropbox is not present in windows explorer, the problem does not exist.

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