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I'm having trouble with Explorer being slow

I'm having trouble with Explorer being slow

prquinn
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Dropbox files are opening VERY slowly in windows explorer (ie takes about 2 minutes to open a file). The beta version 90.3.292 had installed several days ago so in case that was the issue, I turned off beta, uninstalled and reinstalled version 89.4.278. Files in the desktop version open just fine now, but not in windows explorer. I prefer using the "old" way (windows explorer) because I feel it's easier to manipulate files and folders. Suggestions?

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prquinn
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The issue is resolved. I did a system restore to a date before the beta version (90.3.292) installed, so I'm all set. Just an fyi, the version (89.4.278) after the restore is the same as I downloaded when I uninstalled the beta version (I hovered over the icon to be sure).

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Lusil
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Hi there @prquinn, thanks for reaching out to us. Let's see what we can find. 

As a first step, could you check if there's a proxy, VPN, firewall, security app, or even ISP/router hindering traffic to these following Dropbox domains?

Have you also tried rebooting your computer? Maybe that will do the trick. 

Let me know how it goes!


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prquinn
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Nothing seems to be blocking traffic, and yes, I've rebooted several times.

Lusil
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Thanks for checking that out for me, @prquinn.

Could you also send me a screenshot (without any personal info) of what you see when you hover over the Dropbox icon that's next to your computer's clock?

Let me know what you find!


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prquinn
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The issue is resolved. I did a system restore to a date before the beta version (90.3.292) installed, so I'm all set. Just an fyi, the version (89.4.278) after the restore is the same as I downloaded when I uninstalled the beta version (I hovered over the icon to be sure).

Lusil
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That's great to hear, @prquinn! I'm glad that you were able to resolve this in the end. 

If anything else pops up in the future, you know where to find us. 

In the meantime, have a lovely day ahead!


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