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Moving files via the web interface is glacially slow - how to fix?
Hi:
I'm trying to use the web interface to move pictures out of the "Camera uploads" folder and into a holding folder for later sorting. There are around 3k images that I would like to move, but t...
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey despairbear - thanks for joining the discussion and flagging this with us.
Does this happen with only a specific web browser you're using?
Could you just let us know if you're noticing the same behavior after clearing your browser's cache or on another browser, preferably with no extensions or plugins running?
Hello Walter -
This problem occurs in both Chrome and Edge. It even happens on a fresh install of Edge (nothing cached). It's not anything to do with the browser - the problem is due to how a specific piece of the Dropbox Web UI code is engineered. If one of your engineers looks at their profiler while performing a large file move, they'll see the problem and its cause straight away.
In the meantime I can work around this by avoiding the Web UI, but I figured the result of my investigation might be useful to you.
- Walter
Thanks for the feedback on this despairbear - I've passed it on to the team internally and you can let us know if you have anything else to add.
Cheers!
