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MarkE's avatar
MarkE
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Slow syncing, only Dropbox.

Since several months I am finding that Dropbox sync's very slowly, but only for uploads. All suggested solutions do not work. I have set the bandwidth to the maximum. As a work-around, I log into th...
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  • Karina's avatar
    Karina
    7 years ago

    Hey MarkE thanks for the additional detail on this matter you're experiencing! :upside_down:

     

    It seems that your ISP may be throttling the traffic. Please note that our servers don’t set caps on the upload/ download speeds, so restarting your connection could get you a different route and better speeds (this is outside of our control, though). 

     

    I'd recommend checking with your ISP and local network for more information on this, and you can also have a look at: http://www.speedtest.net/

     

    Hope this helps bring some extra clarity and happy Friday! 

Mark's avatar
Mark
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Antivirus scanner?
Little Snitch?
Firewall?
MarkE's avatar
MarkE
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

I can't see any messages in either Firewall of Antivirus.

Firewall tends to block or allow, not really slow to a trickle.

 

It is very consistent. I have not been able to upload any files to Dropbox with a normal speed. I have no other issues uploading and downloading files.

  • Karina's avatar
    Karina
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago

    Hey MarkE thanks for the additional detail on this matter you're experiencing! :upside_down:

     

    It seems that your ISP may be throttling the traffic. Please note that our servers don’t set caps on the upload/ download speeds, so restarting your connection could get you a different route and better speeds (this is outside of our control, though). 

     

    I'd recommend checking with your ISP and local network for more information on this, and you can also have a look at: http://www.speedtest.net/

     

    Hope this helps bring some extra clarity and happy Friday! 

    • apraetor's avatar
      apraetor
      Icon for Super User alumni rankSuper User alumni
      7 years ago

      Could he be hitting different servers depending on whether he's using the web UI or the Dropbox sync client? I wonder whether his ISP has a peering issue, maybe they're under-provisioned for some routes.

       

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