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Dropbox not syncing - as of about 2 days ago
My dropbox folder on my Windows 10 (v20H2) PC has stopped syncing. I think perhaps it was because I ran an automated upgrade to the Dropbox software yesterday and perhaps something went wrong - b...
It seems to be back working again. But only after I disconnected my IFTTT applet and then connected that same IFTTT applet again.
I'm pretty sure the dropbox desktop app version 115.3.529 caused these issues. I've also got a strong feeling dropbox will not admit that. I've had the same issue of not syncing suddenly for about the last week, on two different machines. I ran through all the various steps recommended and it was still stuck indexing the same 500k+ files for multiple days. Wasted multiple hours on multiple days when I should have been getting actual work accomplished. Instead I was installing, uninstalling, rebooting, unlinking, relinking, cleaning uninstalling etc etc. Requested support via a ticket (that as a business customer I should have gotten a response to within 12 hours and still haven't heard back)
Today one of my machines auto udpated to version 115.3.533 (no other changes on my side) and suddenly the number of files being indexed is actually reducing. It's not completely finished yet... but fingers crossed.
Anyway... seems like dropbox released a buggy version and broke their app from doing the very fundemental thing that it's supposed to do. Then quietly (may have) released a fix.
Well, that would both be a shame and a blessing if it turns out to be the case. I too spent several hours on this today but would be happy to see it fixed with something as simple as a behind-the-scenes auto-update to a newer version. However, with that said, the version of the installer I downloaded and ran today was 1.3.415.1 and the dropbox.exe file has a version number of 114.4.426 on it so neither match the numbers you have.
Solution found!
So after continued digging, and following the advice on this page:
I got dropbox back working (/syncing) again.
More specifically this is what I did:
- Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray.
- Click your profile picture or initials, and select Exit Dropbox.
- Press the Windows Key + R (at the same time).
- Type cmd and press Enter to open the command prompt.
- Copy and paste the following lines one at a time into the command prompt. Press Enter after each one.
- If the location of your Dropbox folder is not C:\Users\YourUser\Dropbox, modify the first command to point to its actual location. For example, if your Dropbox is in D:\Dropbox, change the command to:
icacls "D:\Dropbox" /grant "%USERNAME%":(F) /T
- Regardless of where your Dropbox folder is located, other commands remain unchanged.
- Depending on the size of your Dropbox, this operation can take more time to complete. Wait for the C:\ prompt to appear before moving to the next step.
icacls "%HOMEPATH%\Dropbox" /grant "%USERNAME%":(F) /T icacls "%APPDATA%\Dropbox" /grant "%USERNAME%":(F) /T
- If the location of your Dropbox folder is not C:\Users\YourUser\Dropbox, modify the first command to point to its actual location. For example, if your Dropbox is in D:\Dropbox, change the command to:
- Go to the Start menu and select Program Files.
- Select Dropbox.
Also, for clarity, for the first part of step 5 I entered
icacls "C:\Dropbox" /grant "%USERNAME%":(F) /T
Because on my system the Dropbox folder is on the c: drive
- It didn't work... I already tried it...
It workes for you just because dropbox updated the app...
My Desktop version of dropbox is dropping out and losing the abilty to green ticks and or share files. This is seriously slowed my workflow and costing money.
Dropbox are you listening.
Russell
The issue is not fixed on my workstation. Dropbox on my laptop seems to be working fine in that it can upload files, but still cannot get new files and updates from my workstation.
Same thing happening to me today. I installed, re-installed, etc. etc. Nothing.
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hi lc54, I'd be happy to help!
Can you clarify if the app launches at all? Does it crash immediately when you try to open it, and if so, do you see any error messages?
Let me know more!
I recently uninstalled then reinstalled Dropbox. Now I'm backing some things up. Last time I looked, though, the Dropbox folder on my PC does not contain what is in Dropbox on-line. Once the backup is complete, I'll attempt to sync (again)! I'll let you know if I have any luck.
Thanks for replying.
