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andy03
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
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Upload app sync speed is insanely slow compared to web speed

Located in South Africa.  I have 500 mbps down/100-200 mbps upload.   When I use the browser to upload 1 gb, it uploads in a minute or so. When I upload the same 1gb via the dropbox app, it c...
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    andy03
    2 years ago

    Update:
    I uninstalled NordVPN app and suddenly dropbox upload speeds are back up to 14,000 kb/s.

     

    Which means that even though NordVPN was OFF, and not active, it still had some bizarre impact on UPLOAD speed. No effect on download...

     

    The confusing part is that my laptop also has the NordVPN software installed. However, it has no issue on that computer. 

     

    Laptop is running windows 11, while main machine is running windows 10 pro.

     

    Would really love to find a solution if anyone has one.

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liGERMANY
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Uninstall any kind of VPNs, also stuff like ZeroTier.

 

Then reset Windows firewall to default.

 

Then go to Settings / Network & Internet / Advanced network settings / Network reset and reset all network stuff from there.

 

Worked on my device.

 

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