Bandwidth Preferences

Transfer speeds depend on server settings and your network connectivity. To limit transfer rates, go to Preferences > Bandwidth.

Take care to click Apply or OK to make your settings take effect.

Manual Versus Automatic Transfers

The limits you set on the Bandwidth tab can be different for transfers that are initiated manually versus those that are automatically triggered. Automatic transfers can include sync-initiated transfers, script-initiated transfers, or any other kind of background method of starting a Drive transfer.

Settings

Area Field Name Description
Manual Transfers Downloads: Limit to When the Limit to check box is selected, you can set the download rate in either megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (Kbps).

The limit you set here will apply to downloads that users initiate manually.

  Uploads: Limit to When the Limit to check box is selected, you can set the upload rate in either megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (Kbps).

The limit you set here will apply to uploads that users initiate manually.

Automatic Transfers Background downloads: Limit to When the Limit to check box is selected, you can set the download rate in either megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (Kbps).

The limit you set here will apply to transfers that are initiated for Inbox downloads or sync actions.

  Background uploads: Limit to When the Limit to check box is selected, you can set the upload rate in either megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (Kbps).

The limit you set here will apply to transfers that are initiated for sync actions.