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ghanson752
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Sync never finishes - Windows Dropbox v171.4.6182

I've used Dropbox for years and never run into this issue.   Dropbox is stuck syncing about 8,500 files (1.2 GB) (the exact number changes from moment to moment). Many folders are stuck with the ...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    2 years ago

    No problem, ghanson752.

     

    Can you please simply reinstall the Dropbox app through this link, to see if that helps?

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ghanson752
Explorer | Level 4

Thanks for the reply, it says "no issues."

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Hannah
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2 years ago

No problem, ghanson752.

 

Can you please simply reinstall the Dropbox app through this link, to see if that helps?

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    ghanson752
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    It now says indexing 97,000 files but that number is going down. I'll give it some time and let you know if it's behaving better.

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    ghanson752
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    This seems to have fixed it! Thanks for your help!

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