# Sync with Dropbox taking hours

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-with-dropbox-taking-hours/34621>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [23 December 2023 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-with-dropbox-taking-hours/34621 "2023-12-23T13:19:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BernhardB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BernhardB](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/BernhardB)\
**Post date:** [23 December 2023 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-with-dropbox-taking-hours/34621/1 "2023-12-23T13:19:17Z")

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### Operating system

macOS

### Joplin version

2.13.10

### Desktop version info

Copyright © 2016-2023 Laurent Cozic  
Joplin 2.13.10 (prod, darwin)

Client-ID: c9d22e4685664b56aba53fbe28fa6297  
Sync-Version: 3  
Profil-Version: 44

### Sync target

Dropbox

### Editor

Markdown Editor

### What issue do you have?

The Sync is working, but it takes hours and hours (for a really small amout of data). I use it on two MacBooks and I love Joplin and use it long time already. But this problem is new an only on one of my MacBooks (both on Sonoma 14.2.1). I am syncing via DropBox, could it change something when I use WebDAV instead ? (I deleted already the app verification for Joplin at DropBox and made it new but it changes nothing)  
Thanks,  
Bernhard

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**Author:** ![Ranicloudy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ranicloudy/32/19027_2.png) [@Ranicloudy](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Ranicloudy)\
**Post date:** [23 December 2023 13:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-with-dropbox-taking-hours/34621/2 "2023-12-23T13:56:52Z")

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If you're already using Dropbox on your Mac, sync locally to Dropbox/Apps/Joplin.

Or...  
OneDrive, WebDAV, [Syncthing](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid), [Dropsync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync)... Use these instead and you should be fine.

I had that problem too, so I changed it.

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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:** [22 January 2024 13:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-with-dropbox-taking-hours/34621/3 "2024-01-22T13:56:57Z")

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