diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
index 3b2a8f210..b73b8c789 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ async def index_connector_content(
                     "indexing_options",
                     {
                         "max_files_per_folder": 100,
+                        "incremental_sync": True,
                         "include_subfolders": True,
                     },
                 )
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/dropbox_indexer.py b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/dropbox_indexer.py
index 33282288d..977bb146d 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/dropbox_indexer.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/dropbox_indexer.py
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ async def _index_full_scan(
     log_entry: object,
     max_files: int,
     include_subfolders: bool = True,
+    incremental_sync: bool = True,
     on_heartbeat_callback: HeartbeatCallbackType | None = None,
     enable_summary: bool = True,
 ) -> tuple[int, int]:
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ async def _index_full_scan(
             "stage": "full_scan",
             "folder_path": folder_path,
             "include_subfolders": include_subfolders,
+            "incremental_sync": incremental_sync,
         },
     )
 
@@ -294,12 +296,16 @@ async def _index_full_scan(
         raise Exception(f"Failed to list Dropbox files: {error}")
 
     for file in all_files[:max_files]:
-        skip, msg = await _should_skip_file(session, file, search_space_id)
-        if skip:
-            if msg and "renamed" in msg.lower():
-                renamed_count += 1
-            else:
-                skipped += 1
+        if incremental_sync:
+            skip, msg = await _should_skip_file(session, file, search_space_id)
+            if skip:
+                if msg and "renamed" in msg.lower():
+                    renamed_count += 1
+                else:
+                    skipped += 1
+                continue
+        elif skip_item(file):
+            skipped += 1
             continue
         files_to_download.append(file)
 
@@ -330,6 +336,7 @@ async def _index_selected_files(
     search_space_id: int,
     user_id: str,
     enable_summary: bool,
+    incremental_sync: bool = True,
     on_heartbeat: HeartbeatCallbackType | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[int, int, list[str]]:
     """Index user-selected files using the parallel pipeline."""
@@ -345,12 +352,16 @@ async def _index_selected_files(
             errors.append(f"File '{display}': {error or 'File not found'}")
             continue
 
-        skip, msg = await _should_skip_file(session, file, search_space_id)
-        if skip:
-            if msg and "renamed" in msg.lower():
-                renamed_count += 1
-            else:
-                skipped += 1
+        if incremental_sync:
+            skip, msg = await _should_skip_file(session, file, search_space_id)
+            if skip:
+                if msg and "renamed" in msg.lower():
+                    renamed_count += 1
+                else:
+                    skipped += 1
+                continue
+        elif skip_item(file):
+            skipped += 1
             continue
 
         files_to_download.append(file)
@@ -382,7 +393,11 @@ async def index_dropbox_files(
         {
             "folders": [{"path": "...", "name": "..."}, ...],
             "files": [{"path": "...", "name": "..."}, ...],
-            "indexing_options": {"max_files": 500, "include_subfolders": true}
+            "indexing_options": {
+                "max_files": 500,
+                "incremental_sync": true,
+                "include_subfolders": true,
+            }
         }
     """
     task_logger = TaskLoggingService(session, search_space_id)
@@ -420,6 +435,7 @@ async def index_dropbox_files(
 
         indexing_options = items_dict.get("indexing_options", {})
         max_files = indexing_options.get("max_files", 500)
+        incremental_sync = indexing_options.get("incremental_sync", True)
         include_subfolders = indexing_options.get("include_subfolders", True)
 
         total_indexed = 0
@@ -439,6 +455,7 @@ async def index_dropbox_files(
                 search_space_id=search_space_id,
                 user_id=user_id,
                 enable_summary=connector_enable_summary,
+                incremental_sync=incremental_sync,
             )
             total_indexed += indexed
             total_skipped += skipped
@@ -461,6 +478,7 @@ async def index_dropbox_files(
                 log_entry,
                 max_files,
                 include_subfolders,
+                incremental_sync=incremental_sync,
                 enable_summary=connector_enable_summary,
             )
             total_indexed += indexed
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/connector-popup/connector-configs/components/dropbox-config.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/connector-popup/connector-configs/components/dropbox-config.tsx
index 164c81858..457ab8b95 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/connector-popup/connector-configs/components/dropbox-config.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/connector-popup/connector-configs/components/dropbox-config.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ import type { ConnectorConfigProps } from "../index";
 
 interface IndexingOptions {
 	max_files_per_folder: number;
+	incremental_sync: boolean;
 	include_subfolders: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_INDEXING_OPTIONS: IndexingOptions = {
 	max_files_per_folder: 100,
+	incremental_sync: true,
 	include_subfolders: true,
 };
 
@@ -295,21 +297,37 @@ export const DropboxConfig: FC<ConnectorConfigProps> = ({ connector, onConfigCha
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
-				<div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-2 border-t border-slate-400/20">
-					<div className="space-y-0.5">
-						<Label htmlFor="db-include-subfolders" className="text-sm font-medium">
-							Include subfolders
-						</Label>
-						<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-							Recursively index files in subfolders of selected folders
-						</p>
-					</div>
-					<Switch
-						id="db-include-subfolders"
-						checked={indexingOptions.include_subfolders}
-						onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleIndexingOptionChange("include_subfolders", checked)}
-					/>
+			<div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-2 border-t border-slate-400/20">
+				<div className="space-y-0.5">
+					<Label htmlFor="db-incremental-sync" className="text-sm font-medium">
+						Incremental sync
+					</Label>
+					<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+						Only sync changes since last index (faster). Disable for a full re-index.
+					</p>
 				</div>
+				<Switch
+					id="db-incremental-sync"
+					checked={indexingOptions.incremental_sync}
+					onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleIndexingOptionChange("incremental_sync", checked)}
+				/>
+			</div>
+
+			<div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-2 border-t border-slate-400/20">
+				<div className="space-y-0.5">
+					<Label htmlFor="db-include-subfolders" className="text-sm font-medium">
+						Include subfolders
+					</Label>
+					<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+						Recursively index files in subfolders of selected folders
+					</p>
+				</div>
+				<Switch
+					id="db-include-subfolders"
+					checked={indexingOptions.include_subfolders}
+					onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleIndexingOptionChange("include_subfolders", checked)}
+				/>
+			</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);