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pentagramwookie
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago
Solved

Navigating within the Dropbox folder in File Explorer in Windows 11 is very slow

I'm having an issue when navigating through the folders in the Dropbox directory on Windows 11. It is taking approximately 30 seconds to open any folders within the Dropbox folder. I timed one just n...
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  • TaikiBessho's avatar
    TaikiBessho
    4 months ago

    Regarding the following thread on the Microsoft community, I uninstalled the iCloud app. It resolved the problem. I have never tried to reinstall the iCloud app so far.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4375161/windows-explorer-with-onedrive-extremely-slow?source=docs

Ashlington's avatar
Ashlington
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

Same issue. I had it when my computer installed update KB5062554 which I had to roll back and that fixed the issue. My computer has since automatically updated and reinstalled it again and the same issue has appeared. I found this thread from a google search. It would be most helpful if Dropbox would post solutions or workarounds here for others to find. 

  • Nyroca1's avatar
    Nyroca1
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 months ago

    Same Issue, urgent solution needed from Dropbox or my company will move to other cloud storage.

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