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Dropbox using 7 processes and 234 MB of memory
My question is similar to this one: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Apps-and-Installations/Why-are-7-versions-of-Dropbox-exe-running-on-my-Windows-11/td-p/610743, but in that question, the largest a...
I just noticed it the day I posted the message. I think I went into task manager to kill some process, and noticed seven Dropbox tasks, and all the memory they were using.
I rebooted Windows, and Dropbox immediately grabbed something over 220 MB. I just restarted Dropbox. One process immediately ran its memory usage up to 198 MB. The next two biggest were about 10 and 20 MB. By the time I finished typing those sentences, it was up to about 260 MB total. So restarting Windows and Dropbox made no difference.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey DouglasInNewark, can you let me know more, in regards to the app's syncing status currently?
Is it up-to-date or is it maybe stuck syncing content?
When I right click on the icon in the system tray, at the bottom of the window that pops up, it says "Your files are up to date."
Oops. Browser gave me an error, so I posted reply again, but it actually had posted my first reply. So, ignore this.
- Jay
Hi DouglasInNewark, this would be generally the amount of RAM and processes that Dropbox would use when running.
Could you clarify what OS you're currently running on your device?
My OS is Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1, 64-bit.
When you say "this would be generally the amount of RAM and processes that Dropbox would use when running", do you mean it's normal to use 260 MB of memory?
