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David Hwang
Helpful | Level 6
4 months ago
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Dropbox re-indexes files during every startup on my Mac Mini.

Application Affected Dropbox Mac version Device Mac Mini M4 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.6.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) v230.4.8797 Question or Issue ...
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  • David Hwang's avatar
    David Hwang
    4 months ago

    After several tests, I discovered that Dropbox takes an unusually long time to reindex at every startup when my Dropbox folder is on an external SSD, even if only a small number of files are kept locally.

    I eventually moved Dropbox back to my internal SSD—the last thing I wanted to do—and everything returned to normal.

    It seems that the Dropbox Mac app doesn’t work well with external SSDs, most likely due to macOS’s frustrating limitations on cloud storage.

Theresa's avatar
Theresa
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3 months ago

Hi there David Hwang​ and welcome back to the community. I am so pleased to hear things are back working as expected. Thank you so much for coming. back to share this with us. Updates like these are always appreciated and are what keep the Dropbox Community thriving. 

By the way, I'm Theresa one of the community managers here at Dropbox HQ đŸ‘©â€đŸ’». Since you're using Dropbox on a Mac Mini.. I'd love to know - how do you typically use Dropbox in your workflow. Whether it's for personal projects, work or bit of both, I'm always curious to hear how people are making Dropbox work for them. 

Looking forward to hearing more,
T đŸ˜ș (Dropbox Community Manager) 

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