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Fanchy's avatar
Fanchy
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
Status:
Closed

Dropbox lite for Windows

Hi folks,
With the permanents updates that make the Windows app bigger and bigger, my laptop computer is slowing down. And I don't talk of the evil time when the app update when I want to work, eating the ressources, not even aking.
But I don't use 80% of the features ! (the vault, paper, etc...)
There really should be a lite version of Dropbox, just to sync some of the folders. End of the story.
Fast, light and discrete. Even on a 5+ years old computer. And it wouldn't update whithout my consentement, because it already do all the work I need.

Desktop
Windows
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    3 years ago
    Status changed:
    Not for right now
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    Closed

    Hey everyone, this idea has been closed as it has reached the end of the Share an Idea process.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago
    Status changed:
    Gathering Support
    to
    Not for right now

    Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!

  • Legendsmith's avatar
    Legendsmith
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    My computer is 8 years old, I'd like to see this implemented too. Feature bloat is a bane.

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    4 years ago
    Status changed:
    New
    to
    Gathering Support

    Hey peeps, I just wanted to jump in and mention that this idea is going to need a bit more support before we share your suggestion with our team. 

     
    We’ve updated the status to encourage more users to back you up.
     
    If you have any other ideas, don't hesitate to give us another shout. Cheers!
  • Zjord's avatar
    Zjord
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago

    I would like this as well. Dropbox is using a lot of my resources. A Lite version would come in handy.

     

    Here are some settings/tweaks that I use to keep Dropbox tamed on my Windows 10 machine:

     

    - The easiest option is to always have Dropbox set to pause indefinitly. Even after a restart of your computer Dropbox will start paused. Simply unpause it for a moment to update your files. Then pause it again. If the pause indefinitly options is not there try updating manually via the Dropbox website.

     

    - Set priority for dropbox.exe to "Below Normal".
    Press the "ctrl shift esc"-buttons simultaneously --> Go to Details --> Right click dropbox.exe --> Select "Priority" and click "Below Normal". If you see multiple Dropbox.exe' set them all as "Below Normal".

     

    - Set network connection as "Metered":

    I don't know if this really works for dropbox, but it helps other software using less background internet connections. Go to your network-button in de right bottom corner of the taskbar --> right click the wifi connection you want to set as metered --> click properties --> toggle "Set Metered" to on.

    Be Ware! Windows Update will now only check for updates and send you a notification that they are ready to be installed.

     

    - Disable scheduled update of dropbox (not recommended):

    Go to File Explorer --> right click "This PC" --> click "Manage" --> double click "Task Scheduler" --> Click "Task Scheduler Library" --> select both "DropboxUpdateTaskMachine..." --> Right click --> click disable.

     

    Dropbox will not update anymore! For security reasons this is not recommended.