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MikeB1971
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago
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Excessive RAM usage while syncing large files

Hi Folks, I typically sync pretty large files (image backups) and these can be as much as 250 GB+ in size. While syncing, I notice that Dropbox reserves a seriously huge amount of memory, like the ...
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  • codex174's avatar
    codex174
    3 months ago

    large file syncing in dropbox often shows high ram usage because of how blocks are mapped and checksummed before upload it’s not the same as a straight ftp copy since dropbox breaks files into chunks for deduplication and recovery if the mapping isn’t optimized it can create a memory bottleneck during sync the actual app footprint stays small but the process of chunking big files can eat ram fast limiting other tasks

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codex174
Helpful | Level 6
3 months ago

large file syncing in dropbox often shows high ram usage because of how blocks are mapped and checksummed before upload it’s not the same as a straight ftp copy since dropbox breaks files into chunks for deduplication and recovery if the mapping isn’t optimized it can create a memory bottleneck during sync the actual app footprint stays small but the process of chunking big files can eat ram fast limiting other tasks

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masonbrooks074
Explorer | Level 4
3 months ago

thanks now i see how dropbox chunking big files can cause a ram bottleneck during sync

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