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Dropbox for Linux using up a lot of RAM
Application Affected
Dropbox
Device
Lenovo Xiaoxin Mini PC
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Debian13
Dropbox App Version (if using the app)
237.3.5516
Question or Issue
Within a few minutes of starting Dropbox, it consumes most of my machine's memory. My machine has a total of 32GB of RAM, and when it reaches about 25GB, the kernel's earlyoom is triggered, causing Dropbox to be killed. After I restart Dropbox, it is still killed within a few minutes, making it impossible for me to use it normally. I want to know if Dropbox has a feature to limit its own memory usage, or if there are any other solutions?
5 Replies
- Theresa
Community Manager
Hi there cyenx , and welcome back to the Dropbox Community 👋
Thanks so much for coming back to update us, your reply really helps show others that this kind of issue can be resolved. It’s always great when people take the time to share what worked.
By the way, I’m Theresa 👩💻, one of the Community Managers here at Dropbox HQ. Since you’ve been using Dropbox on Linux, I’d love to know... what’s your favourite feature? Whether it’s something simple or more technical, I’m always curious what people find most useful.
Looking forward to hearing more,
T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)
Uninstalling and reinstalling fixed the issue, thanks for the reply
- Haven't tried uninstalling and reinstalling, will try later
- No GUI interface, I installed the pure daemon version
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi cyenx, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Have you tried uninstalling the Dropbox CLI entirely, and then reinstalling it to see if this helps?
Do you have any GUI in order to attempt to load the full Dropbox desktop application itself?
Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!
