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Shawn B.14
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Dropbox is stuck syncing after an update, what can I do?

I have the "Dropbox Plus" subscription and I run the client on 4 computers.   Yesterday (Monday, 13-Jan-2020) I signed onto my desktop (which is always on) and has a full local sync of my dropbox...
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Fiona
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6 years ago

Hello again everyone.

PatWard I located your case and it is no longer with Daphne, this is why you don't have a response. The case is escalated from what I see and I just added a note with feedback and raised the priority. You should have a response soon. Keep me posted. 

Server_Align Thank you for your participation. 

AngstromZA I believe this article will help you understand more about this issue you are reporting:  Why is the Dropbox desktop app using so much memory or CPU on my computer?

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tonyskate
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Any progress on endless syncing, high CPU & disc usage? Not even Fix hardlinks is working now. Are you still gonna blame your paying users or finally admit that the latest two versions are buggy? Why there is not option to block auto update so we can install older version and have a working Dropbox?

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