# Sync target error

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-target-error/24858>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [3 April 2022 13:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-target-error/24858 "2022-04-03T13:09:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![leozianliu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leozianliu/32/4476_2.png) [@leozianliu](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leozianliu)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2022 13:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-target-error/24858/1 "2022-04-03T13:09:53Z")

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**version number: 2.7.15**  
**os: mac os 12.3.1 for m1 chip**  
**sync method: dropbox**

Hi Joplin community. I have encountered a problem while updating the sync target after upgrading to the latest version of Joplin. Can someone please spare a minute and help me to troubleshoot? Thanks a lot in advance!!!

**The full error was:**

request to [https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete\_v2](https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete_v2) failed, reason: connect ETIMEDOUT 108.160.167.158:443

FetchError: request to [https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete\_v2](https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete_v2) failed, reason: connect ETIMEDOUT 108.160.167.158:443  
at ClientRequest. (/Applications/Joplin.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node\_modules/@joplin/lib/node\_modules/node-fetch/index.js:133:11)  
at ClientRequest.emit (events.js:376:20)  
at TLSSocket.socketErrorListener (\_http\_client.js:475:9)  
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:376:20)  
at emitErrorNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:106:8)  
at emitErrorCloseNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:74:3)  
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task\_queues.js:82:21)

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**Author:** ![leozianliu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leozianliu/32/4476_2.png) [@leozianliu](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/leozianliu)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2022 03:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-target-error/24858/2 "2022-04-04T03:49:11Z")

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Update: Seems that it has to do with the Dropbox. Tried Onedrive sync method and it worked. Solved.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2022 03:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-target-error/24858/3 "2022-05-04T03:49:54Z")

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Closed on 4 May 2022 03:49 UTC

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