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feanne
5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Extremely slow upload speed on Dropbox compared to Google Drive
I'm using both Dropbox and Google Drive on my laptop (Macbook Pro) here at home, and I've noticed in the past few weeks that my upload speed to Drobox is extremely slow.
I've read the following...
- 5 years ago
Thank you for your response, Lusil! I would like to update you that I tried using a VPN, and my Dropbox upload speed is back to normal. I suspect that my ISP might be throttling Dropbox traffic because my friend using the same ISP was also experiencing extremely slow service with Dropbox and also got their Dropbox upload speed back to normal when they turned on their VPN. So this is something you might want to suggest to other users experiencing similar.
jojosimi Charlene2 I was able to get back my normal Dropbox upload speed by using a VPN. It seems to be an ISP throttling issue for me. If you want to try using a VPN and need help choosing one, I found this comparison chart very honest and helpful:
feanne
Helpful | Level 6
Hi Lusil, thanks! Actually, I've had Google Drive off for a while now because I was relying primarily on Dropbox. I only turned on Google Drive precisely because I noticed that Dropbox was taking forever to upload even tiny text files, and I really needed to sync some files with my phone, so I turned on Google Drive to try comparing upload speed.
Anyway, I tried turning off Google Drive again right now to check, and uploading some test images with the Dropbox app. Dropbox currently says it is "syncing 4 files", and all of them seem to be stuck forever with the "Waiting to sync" status.
P.S. I am using Dropbox Version 99.4.501 (99.4.501) on Mac OS 10.14.6 Lusil
Charlene2
5 years agoNew member | Level 2
I have the same issue and currently looking for a live person to ask the same concern. Following up on this as I need to upload files on my folder badly. Hopefully someone answers this as soon as possible.
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