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RichJ
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6 years ago

My computer's experiencing a lot of high CPU usage

I have a fresh install of Windows 10 on a 32Gb i7 laptop. Dropbox was installed a week ago with most files set to online only, and the initial sync completed within a few hours.  Now, Dropbox frequen...
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RichJ's avatar
RichJ
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

...and the last throw fails. Fresh install of Dropbox, fully synced up, syncing paused, and taking up 35-40% CPU.

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Lusil
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6 years ago

Hey alexvorn, thanks for checking in with us and, RichJ, thanks for keeping us in the loop. 

 

alexvorn, could you let us know if you've tried any of Walter's suggestions? Are you still having trouble with high CPU? 

 

Also, RichJ, thanks for the ongoing troubleshooting so far. Could you have a look at our Support page and check to see your options for contacting our team?

 

Thanks everyone!

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