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paulmalc
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago

Dropbox app on Macbook Pro M1 using high RAM.

Hi Dropbox is running considerably high RAM, and has done for some time. By looking at the forum it seems to be a constant problem - what can I do to reduce this? It is by far the most RAM intensiv...
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Megan
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1 year ago

Hi paulmalc, I hope you're doing well!

 

As a first troubleshooting step, it'd be nice if you had a look at this Help Center article.

 

Also, feel free to let me know the syncing status of your app, along with how many files exist within locally in your Dropbox folder. 

 

You should be able to check the "Get info" and see there. 

 

Can you check, and keep me posted? Thanks!

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paulmalc
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago

Hi - thanks.

 

The number of files was sent over already, plus I have already mentioned the bulk of the data is cloud only.

 

Its a constant issue with DB.

 

thanks

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