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Dave H.'s avatar
Dave H.
New member | Level 2
10 years ago

(OS X) Dropbox consuming a lot of CPU whenever any file or folder is changed anywhere

On my OS X 10.9.5 system I'm seeing Dropbox consume CPU whenever anything on the file system changes, regardless of whether the changed files or folders are in the Dropbox synced folders. The CPU usa...
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Somen S.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

The truth is Dropbox does not give a damn about problems faced by power-users with large file base to start with. They thrive on people uploading pictures 1 - 10 at a time and keep milking them for premium membership. Their deafening silence in this issue is a sign of lack of willingness to put our need in their roadmap since we are already paid members- Newsflash Dropbox you have started SUCKING !!!!

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