# Upload usage not matching the plex dashboard

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/upload-usage-not-matching-the-plex-dashboard/749333>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [October 8, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/upload-usage-not-matching-the-plex-dashboard/749333 "2021-10-08T18:22:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/upload-usage-not-matching-the-plex-dashboard/749333/2 "2021-10-08T18:28:21Z")

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This is normal.

> [@How accurate is the Plex bandwidth graph?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-accurate-is-the-plex-bandwidth-graph/440403/2):
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> Even if you set your average bandwidth to be at 4 mbps, it doesn’t mean that the individual “chunks” of data are transferred to the client at 4mbps. Instead they are using whichever bandwidth is available. i.e. there is no “traffic shaping”.

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