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corncobweb
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

My macOS desktop app is using 1GB of memory - can I reduce it?

Is there a way to have my files sync on my desktop computers, without consuming almost 1 GB of memory? I don't care about the other features of the desktop app.   I dislike how prevalent it is ...
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corncobweb
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

OK here's the screenshots again.

0.8 GB while syncing had stalled.0.8 GB while syncing had stalled0.6 GB after quit and reopen.

0.6 GB after quit and reopen.

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DBX_Pedro
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2 years ago

Hi corncobweb,

 

Just jumping in to check in to see if you were able to resolve the issue. 

 

Could you please confirm?

 

Feel free to reach out to us anytime. 

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    corncobweb
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    No, I don't think there is a solution, other than "sync fewer files" or "use an unsupported third party client."

     

    What I'll be doing instead is just quitting the Dropbox app when I want to, and then open it later to let it catch up on syncing.

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