If you’d like to allow Dropbox the maximum amount of bandwidth that’s possible, and potentially increase the speed of the Dropbox desktop app, choose Don’t limit.
Your internet has a limited amount of bandwidth, and many applications on your computer may be using your internet bandwidth at the same time. Your download rate affects how fast this happens.īoth of these actions use your internet bandwidth. When you add or change files on or anywhere else you access your files in Dropbox, those changes are reflected in the Dropbox desktop app. Your upload rate affects how fast this happens. When you add or change files in the Dropbox desktop app, your changes are reflected everywhere you access your files in Dropbox. You’ll see the option to limit or not limit your bandwidth for both your download and upload rates. To manage how much available bandwidth your internet uses to run the Dropbox desktop app: Manage how much internet bandwidth Dropbox is using You can also pause syncing temporarily to decrease how much bandwidth Dropbox is using. This can help you prioritize how fast or slow the Dropbox desktop app runs, relative to other applications on your computer. You can manage how much bandwidth your internet uses to run the Dropbox desktop app in your desktop app preferences.
