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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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sidan5
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
I have same issue. Using latest MacBook Pro (Touch Bar) and latest OS-X.
This is crazy because Dropbox just takes all the battery. First I though it's the new MacBook Pro battery but now I guess it's Dropbox issue.

I must say Dropbox is IDLE when taking all the CPU and I don't have too many files.

This adding up to the warning that Dropbox doesn't work well with Sierra and I could loose files. I guess I need to cancel my paid plan and move to another provider if this doesn't get solved ASAP.
  • Ventus's avatar
    Ventus
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago
    Same issue here. I was thinking to adopt pro version but instead I'm thinking to work with an another platform probably Google.

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