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I only have 750GB synced on my 1TB external drive, but it keeps getting full.
I bought a Mac Mini earlier this year and as most Mac Mini owners, the internal drive is too small. So I added a 1TB SSD to a Acasis case (the mini Mac Pro lookalike-case) and followed all the instru...
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I'm on Sequoia 15.6.1.
Dropbox 233.3.4791
Last time it happened, I deleted the app and reinstalled it. And now it has been fully synced, registered and indexed for a couple of days. But that was the status before as well, and then something happens and it starts downloading files, filling the drive and stops syncing.
I don't think I have any apps that wants to access this huge amount of files? I would love for RekordBox to download online files, but it doesn't.
Hannah
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the update!
Would it be possible that an antivirus or some kind of security app scans the files, when you start the computer? This could be a reason why they get downloaded.
Not any that I have installed. I don't think Mac OS Sequoia has that sort of apps built in.
- Nancy
Hi again, lowenhamn! I see that you’re currently running the beta app version (233.3.4791), which is experimental.
Can you try switching to the stable app version instead (232.4.5988) and let me know if this behavior persists? You’ll need to turn off early releases on your General tab first and then, download the stable version via this link.
Hi!
I had to wait a week before doing this, but now I have a stable version installed and so far so good. I'll try it out and if it runs without a hitch for a month or so, there's probably a problem with your Beta versions and the File Provider / Mac OS connection.
Cheers!
Hi!
It happened again yesterday. Out of the blue the folder Camera Uploads started downloading and that folder is huuuuge. So I have, several times, set it's as Online only.
This time I discovered it while it was syncing so I could, again, set it as Online only before the drive filled up.
Yes, I had added lots of files to that folder, in the phone, but since the folder is set to Online, and not the files, it should not start sync to this drive.
It did not start to download on my other computer, so this looks like it's related to File Provider.
I installed the latest stable version of the app earlier this week. Yesterday I upgraded to Mac OS Tahoe, and now my Dropbox version is: 233.4.4938
There's a couple of folders that starts to download, so the drive fills up very quickly.
- Jay
Hi lowenhamn, thanks for the details. In order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.
