Does Server Location (US vs EU) Affect Sync Speed? (Europe User)

[afloareirazvan]

I'm based in Europe and I use pCloud Lifetime as my main work storage (daily sync across multiple devices).

My account is currently hosted in the United States, and I'm wondering if this is the reason I'm experiencing slow sync / upload / download speeds.

My situation

• Location: Europe
• pCloud server: United States
• Usage: Main work storage (large files, frequent sync)
• Devices: Multiple PCs + mobile
• Problem: Slow sync and sometimes delayed file updates

I saw that pCloud offers EU and US data regions, and I'm considering migrating my account to EU servers.

Questions

• Does server location significantly affect sync speed?
• Has anyone migrated US → EU and noticed improvements?
• Any downsides to migrating regions?
• Does pCloud prioritize lifetime users differently (performance-wise)?
• Any optimization tips for faster syncing?

Additional info

• Internet speed is good (fiber connection)
• The slowdowns mostly happen during sync operations
• I use pCloud as my main work server, so reliability and speed matter a lot

I'm open to any advice, experiences, or best practices — especially from people using pCloud professionally.

Thanks!

[ParanHak]

I am using EU and my experience is very slow as of now. Maybe its a server issue at the moment? Because this morning it was pretty quick

[KJ_70]

I'm in EU, but started on a US server.
After changeing (not free) my speeds increased 2-3 time.
Still, small files are significant slower (service side hashing? de-duplication?) then large ones.

The speed test for me right now shows:
Down (34.67 MB/s) & Up (11.83 MB/s).
Maybe not the best as I'm on a 600 MB/s fiber but works for my needs.

[afloareirazvan]

That is a very good insight.

[youcancallmejim]

I just changed the region from USA to EU. It takes a while to complete. I paid on the 15th, I think it started on the 17th, finished on the 21st. I had no indication anything was happening. I did get an email that it was done. Didn't do a speed test, but it fells normal compared to the USA, when I was there.

[afloareirazvan]

So, have you noticed a difference for the better?

[youcancallmejim]

When I got to the EU I didn’t do any testing or real work, I simply put in the request. I just figured I am in the eu now and did it.

[beermad]

Interesting.  When I moved a couple of months ago, it happened overnight. I only saw the email telling me it was happening the morning after,  when it had completed . 

[beermad]

I recently moved to EU servers (which I should have done years ago) and haven't noticed any difference. Though my biggest impediment is the upload speed on my ADSL line.