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Robert H.22
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

What kind of upload/syncing speed should I expect from Dropbox?

I'm a bit confused about what kind of upload speed I should expect from Dropbox. My internet connection here in the UK is 270Mb down and 26Mb up. Speed tests via a variety of sites confirm that I am ...
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Rich
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5 months ago
@Robert H.22 wrote:

Is this correct for the size of file I am uploading and the upload speed I have?

If you're using the Dropbox application to sync your files on your computer, there's a lot more happening behind the scenes than a simple upload. You can't easily compare that to an upload on other sites. Each file that syncs is hashed, compressed, then transferred, encrypted, and stored on the Dropbox servers. That entire process adds time to the "upload" process that you see.

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