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Rinconman
Helpful | Level 7
7 years ago

Dropbox makes Windows Explorer Slow

I have D for B.  Dropbox makes windowes explorer very slow.  If I pause syncing or exit dropbox it is fine.  Slow as in renaming a file can take 20 seconds.

 

I have a dell precision 7710 with windwos 10.  

My drive is a Samsung 970 Pro SSD

40GB Ram

 

Any ideas?

 

Although I do not want to do it, will uninstalling and reinstalling DB help?  Or are there temp files I can clean out?

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    7 years ago
    Which version of Dropbox Mike?

    What does Dropbox say if you mouse over its icon on the status bar?
    • Rinconman's avatar
      Rinconman
      Helpful | Level 7
      7 years ago

      ver 52.4.58.

       

      This has been going on for a while with previous versions as well.  I thought it was my SSD, but I upgraded from a 960 Pro to a 970 Pro and the same issue.

      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        7 years ago
        Any idea how many files are within your Dropbox folder?

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