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kamadforge's avatar
kamadforge
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

RAM memory usage goes through the roof

I'm using Ubuntu. Dropbix used to work fine on my system but recently something happened and when trying to sync files, the memory usage rapidly increases to max up 32 GB RAM, and then the system fre...
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kennygs's avatar
kennygs
New member | Level 1
2 years ago

It's the same problem on Windows 11, even pause sync doesn't stop it from consuming tons of RAM, the app is the problem, please fix the app it doesn't make send to consume a tons of ram when I pause syncing it shouldn't consume so much ram al the folder in sync, on may laptop, please spend time to fix the app....

As you can see, it takes more RAM than Adobe Lightroom, and it is on pause. 
this is a super bad experience... 

 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    Hey kennygs. I’d also like to know the Dropbox app's syncing status and app version you see on your end. 

    Besides that, are there any third-party apps that are accessing the files in your Dropbox folder?

    Have you rebooted your device in the meantime and the issue persists?

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