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psiboxer
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Website freezes, when I try to upload files
Hi All - I've created a folder on the dropbox website (not the app) and uploaded several folders. Now trying to upload a series of Jpegs and random doc files, etc. When I select the files, the whol...
- 3 years ago
Fair enough.
psiboxer
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thanks - I actually found the upload started if I waited for about 2 minutes. But it's poor development. The site really should have a message or something that says it's preparing for the upload...
Walter
Dropbox Staff
3 years agoHey psiboxer, sorry to jump in, but does the same behavior persist on other browsers too?
Also, how many files are you trying to upload in one go?
- NilsRandrup2 months agoNew member | Level 1
I have the same problem with browser/website freezing and becoming unresponsive. I have a larger picture archive on an external harddrive I am trying to upload to dropbox with approx. 450 GB and 37.000 files via the latest Chrome browser. But I have had no luck on this, so I am trying to figure out what the max size upload that the dropbox website/browser can handle in one go.
- NilsRandrup2 months agoNew member | Level 1
I found an entry saying that the max size is 375 GB at a time so I cut the folder in half and tried with 175 GB but same result. Website becomes unresponsive and does not upload any even after waiting 30 min.
- Walter2 months ago
Dropbox Staff
Hey NilsRandrup - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.
If this persists after clearing your browser's cache and/or on another browser (preferably with no extensions or plugins running), I'd suggest doing it in smaller chunks.
In any case, please keep us posted!
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