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jkahne
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago
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Slow sync on Mac M1

Hi, Switched to a MacBook with the M1 (Big Sur 11.4, Dropbox V126.4.4618).  I am experiencing extremely slow sync rates.  I've tried:  - Rebooting the machine  - Rebooting the router  - un/reins...
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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    5 years ago
    Hi jkahne, Welcome to the Dropbox Community! 

    This could be caused due to some permissions settings that block Dropbox. 

    Could you try out the steps provided in my reply here? 

    I'd love to hear how this works out for you. Let me know.
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Megan
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5 years ago
Hi jkahne, Welcome to the Dropbox Community! 

This could be caused due to some permissions settings that block Dropbox. 

Could you try out the steps provided in my reply here? 

I'd love to hear how this works out for you. Let me know.
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jkahne
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Lori,

 

That seems to have done the trick - it took both hard link and permissions, but once I did that and restarted DB it finished syncing up 155 files and quit.

Thanks for the solution - I'll have to remember that one.

 

Regards

JK

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    5 years ago
    That'a awesome to hear jkahne! 

    Don't hesitate to get back to us if anything comes up.

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