# I solved Android stopped syncing (dropbox)

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-solved-android-stopped-syncing-dropbox/33988>\
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**Created:** [1 December 2023 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-solved-android-stopped-syncing-dropbox/33988 "2023-12-01T11:22:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [14 December 2023 01:13 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-solved-android-stopped-syncing-dropbox/33988/4 "2023-12-14T01:13:11Z")

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I'm surprised the bug you linked isn't prioritized yet. I haven't seen a developer response for this specific issue. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough?

[This doesn't seem to be Android-specific.](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-does-not-finish-and-cannot-cancel/30405) No responsive feedback when sync gets stuck doesn't help.

Third-party workarounds to Dropbox like Dropsync and Syncthing can work for some. Caveats like Syncthing's wifi-only sync, lack of iOS support, [storage bloat by encrypted copies](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-sync-options-and-considerations-advice-needed/30105/5), and [other snags](https://blog.hyperlinkyourheart.com/joplin.html) can also be dealbreakers.

If slow or stuck sync is just a symptom of [no direct filesystem access and everything going through Android FUSE, causing slow performance](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/filesystem-sync-not-working-well-on-android/28830/2), then perhaps that should be visibly communicated? I doubt it is, though.

I can't speak to most of the encryption points but I'm looking forward to someone else filling in, as well as a first-party solution for this issue.

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