Click the Dropbox icon in your taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).

To check the sync status of all files and folders: Note: Dropbox Backup users will see slightly different wording on some syncing statuses. Your files are up to date: This status indicates that your files have synced to your Dropbox account and are current. The status will show the timestamp of when the pause expires. Syncing can be paused for 30 minutes, 1 hour, Until tomorrow, or Indefinitely. Syncing paused until : This status indicates that you have paused syncing.

Syncing files: This status indicates that a specific number of files are syncing with your Dropbox account. Syncing : This status indicates that a specific file is syncing with your Dropbox account. While in this state, changes to files will not be reflected. Indexing: This status means your files are preparing to sync with your Dropbox account. These are the different syncing statuses you may see when using the Dropbox desktop app: Check the sync status of files in the Dropbox desktop app Not using Dropbox yet? See how Dropbox makes syncing files easy. You can also learn how to pause and resume syncing.

This article explains how to check if your files are syncing, what their sync status is, and what order they’re syncing in. The Dropbox desktop app needs to update (or 'sync') whenever you add or update files in Dropbox.

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