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nikodschroeder
Explorer | Level 3
1 month ago

Updating to File Provider API has made my Mac unusable

Hi all, I'm joining the "File Provider API broke my computer" dance and sure wish I had read more in this forum before attempting to update. Dropbox had consistently been using 600-800MB RAM even wh...
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Megan
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1 month ago

Hey nikodschroeder!

Following up to confirm whether your issue is resolved or if further support is needed. We're here to help either way.

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nikodschroeder
Explorer | Level 3
1 month ago

Hi Megan, yes, after redownloading all my files, Dropbox appears to be stable.

And yet, this multi-hour saga was a massive waste of my time, and I'm now wondering when the File Provider update will be pushed out without these massive workaround to keep the old API method, thus rendering the software unusable again.

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