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pmeier's avatar
pmeier
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
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Mac slows down on starting with paid Dropbox.

I have to wait on my macs (27" and two 13" Macbook, three and four years old, newest systems) almost 10 to 15 Minutes until i can use other apps, as dropbox syncs so slow the list. After list is loaded, the file syncing is in normal speed.

An update to the next level (where Smartsync is possible) is too expensive.

So what to do?

Best regards

Josef

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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    8 years ago
    To my mind, the most likely cause should be that files on one of your Macs are removed (i.e. using the Selective sync feature), therefore this has improved your overall syncing speed Josef (pmeier). That’s merely a guess of course, though would you mind checking back to see if this applies to your current setup on either of your devices?  
     
    Additionally, I’d suggest having a look here for some tips to adjust your bandwidth locally, which will help you speed up syncing a bit when it comes to your files uploaded/ downloaded via the client. 
     
    I hope that my advice is a bit more helpful. Let me know how you get on with these steps & we’ll take it from there Josef. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!

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  • Rothman and Company's avatar
    Rothman and Company
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    where to find out how many files you have in Dropbox folder.  I have a lot there (350 GB), but I don't know how many different files.

  • pmeier's avatar
    pmeier
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago
    Thank you for the tips. Meanwhile the 27 Mac had 10th birthday. The books do fine with loading. Only the 27 takes about an hour to load. The Dropbox is 260 GB with lots of photos. The system is refreshed - since then it is 15 minutes more. For this I do not expect a solution anymore. That's computer life. In earlier days, it was much more complicated.
  • davidsman's avatar
    davidsman
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    I have been suffering on both my Intel iMacs for years with the same issues.  Takes about 15 to 20 minutes for my Mac to become usable while it waits for Dropbox to "startup" and then sync after.  

     

    Surprise, upgraded one machine to new M1 iMac and the process takes 30 seconds.

     

    I wonder if anyone had to cahoones to delete dropbox and their dropbox folder, and then re-=download the entire filed and see if that fixed the issue?

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