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Dropbox ignore rules still indexing ignored directories
Application Affected
(Dropbox)
Device
(Macbook Pro 16 2019)
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
(Windows 11)
Dropbox App Version (if using the app)
(246.3.3430)
Question or Issue
I am trying to use the new ignore rules file to ignore things like "node_modules" using rule "node_modules/".
It seems to correctly ignore and not upload the node_modules directory, but it still spends a lot of time indexing them. This is not what I would expect. If it matches an ignore rule, why waste time and CPU indexing it?
Thanks,
D
1 Reply
- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi there damienbutt - thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Can you please send us a screenshot of where you're spotting the CPU spikes including the Dropbox desktop app's status as shown in the taskbar?
Also, since you're running a beta version of the app, you could try installing the latest stable version from this page directly. Just make sure to toggle off the 'early releases' from your account's settings first.
Let me know of any updates!
