Dropbox uploading/syncing speeds are extremely slow

rg_arc · 2011-09-20 20:53:12

I've noticed that when I am in Windows my Dropbox uploading speeds are relatively fast but when I am using Arch Linux it uploads at a crawl. When I initially start the program it jumps up to a fast rate and then almost immediately starts to slide down to about 20 kbs.

I looked at my Dropbox settings and I made sure nothing is throttled including the download speeds. Does this have something to do with my specific network configuration in Arch Linux? Its definitely not my ISP since in Windows using the same connection Dropbox is really fast.

rg_arc · 2012-11-16 11:13:56

I couldn't find a thread about this topic anywhere, I didn't want to make a copy of the same one. I still haven't found out why uploads are capped at 50k in linux... but not with Windows.

Arctus · 2012-11-16 12:02:54

My dropbox uploads with ~510 kB/s. How fast is your Windows?
Also, which version/package are you using?

Last edited by Arctus (2012-11-16 12:03:33)

illusionist · 2012-11-16 12:41:03

Whoa... you haven't got the answer in one year ???
Have you checked your dropbox settings ?
There is a checkbox which says something like maximum upload speed or something similar ( I dont remember exactly ). Try unchecking that .

rg_arc · 2012-11-16 14:16:52

well I've looked at all the settings and did what was required to get the upload speed faster... but still the AUR dropbox doesn't go past 50k uploading

illusionist · 2012-11-16 17:43:05

I could only find this on the internet, besides that I am out of ideas:

Preferences > Network > Bandwidth > Change Settings. Once there, change your Upload rate to "Don't limit", or if you're familiar with your network's upload bandwidth and want to exercise a little more control, pick an upload limit that you're comfortable with in the Limit to field.

Maybe it is related to your network configuration. Dropbox is working fine here.

ag · 2016-02-07 04:27:01

I am facing the same trouble. Upon a little google, I found the following.

On the dropbox website (https://www.dropbox.com/help/8838), it reads

" ... If Dropbox appears to sync files quickly at first, but then appears to be stuck at the last moment, " Then for Linux system, they suggest as follows:

1) Quit Dropbox by right-clicking on the Dropbox menu from the menu bar and selecting Quit
Open a terminal window and copy and paste the following line into the terminal (exactly as written below):

2) sudo chown "$USER" "$HOME"
sudo chown -R "$USER" ~/Dropbox ~/.dropbox
sudo chattr -R -i ~/Dropbox
sudo chmod -R u+rw ~/Dropbox ~/.dropbox
If your Dropbox folder is not ~/Dropbox, make sure you modify all the commands above to point to the correct location.

3) Restart Dropbox by going to the Internet menu under Applications.

I will now try it and post if my problem is solved.

jasonwryan · 2016-02-07 05:15:27

Please don't necrobump: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … bumping.22

Closing

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#1 2011-09-20 20:53:12

Dropbox uploading/syncing speeds are extremely slow

#2 2012-11-16 11:13:56

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