Speed Up Dropbox&#39;s File Syncing with a Simple TweakS

File-syncing service Dropbox is magical—even if it's got a fresh new competitor. It syncs files between your computers and the web hassle-free... except when the file's taking too long to sync. If you've ever stared impatiently at Dropbox, waiting for a file to sync, there's likely an easy solution.

By default, Dropbox automatically limits your file upload speeds, presumably to avoid eating up too much of your bandwidth at one time. That's nice of them, but the automatic upload rate wasn't running nearly as fast as I'd wanted, which meant large files were taking forever to sync. The fix is simple:


You can likewise tweak your download speeds if you so please. It's a small, simple tweak, but if you've been unhappy with your Dropbox syncing speed, it could make all the difference.