Title: Errors uploading to Dropbox Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Errors uploading to Dropbox * Resolved [Purpleharmonix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purpleharmonix/) * (@purpleharmonix) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-uploading-to-dropbox/) * I’ve been seeing these errors in my log regarding upload to Dropbox. What needs to be done to correct this? * 2012/12/06 03:08.55: 1. Try to sending backup file to DropBox… 2012/12/06 03: 08.55: Authed with DropBox from Brian Pendley 2012/12/06 03:08.55: 2.25 GB free on DropBox 2012/12/06 03:08.55: Upload to DropBox now started… 2012/12/06 03: 09.04: Undefined offset: 1 **2012/12/06 03:09.04: [ERROR] DropBox API: (35) Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443** 2012/12/06 03:09.04: 2. Try to sending backup file to DropBox… 2012/12/06 03:09.05: Authed with DropBox from Brian Pendley 2012/12/06 03:09.05: 2.25 GB free on DropBox 2012/12/06 03:09.05: Upload to DropBox now started… 2012/12/06 03:10.05: Undefined offset: 1 **2012/12/06 03:10.05: [ERROR] DropBox API: (35) Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443** 2012/12/06 03:10.06: 3. Try to sending backup file to DropBox… 2012/12/06 03:10.06: Authed with DropBox from Brian Pendley 2012/12/06 03:10.06: 2.25 GB free on DropBox 2012/12/06 03: 10.06: Upload to DropBox now started… 2012/12/06 03:11.12: Undefined offset: 1 **2012/12/06 03:11.12: [ERROR] DropBox API: (55) SSL_write() returned SYSCALL, errno = 32** **2012/12/06 03:11.12: [ERROR] Step arborted has too many trys!** 2012/12/06 03:11.12: One old log deleted 2012/12/06 03:11.12: Job done in 202 sec. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/) Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Contributor [Michael De Wildt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaeldewildt/) * (@michaeldewildt) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-uploading-to-dropbox/#post-3267205) * This does not look like log from my plugin. * Are you sure you are using WordPress Backup to Dropbox? * [rickserrat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickserrat/) * (@rickserrat) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-uploading-to-dropbox/#post-3267309) * I’m the same error… * ``` 10:24:13: A fatal error occured: The backup is having trouble uploading files to Dropbox, it has failed 10 times and is aborting the backup. 10:24:13: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_2288-430x430.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:12: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040930-1024x768.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:12: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040917-430x430.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:12: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040870.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:12: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040886-150x150.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:11: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc06564-300x225.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:11: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040886-256x256.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:11: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1040866.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:11: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc06564.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:11: Approximately unknown% complete. View uploaded files» 10:24:11: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_2283-430x430.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:10: Error uploading '/home/milhoran/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc06601-80x80.jpg' to Dropbox: Error Processing Request: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api-content.dropbox.com:443 10:24:05: Approximately unknown% complete. View uploaded files» 10:23:59: Approximately unknown% complete. View uploaded files» ``` Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘Errors uploading to Dropbox’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox_ffffff. svg) * [WordPress Backup to Dropbox](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/reviews/) * 2 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [rickserrat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickserrat/) * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-uploading-to-dropbox/#post-3267309) * Status: resolved