Dropbox almost always using 100% or more of CPU even when not running (Mac)

[iyiyi]

I just got a new iMac. It has 32gb of ram. The only thing on it right now is dropbox. I synced all of my files and it has read "up to date" for about two days. However, it is basically constantly using 100% or more of my CPU. Nothing is being uploaded or used by dropbox. No other programs even open. The only way to stop it is to quit dropbox. 

I have use the find ~/Dropbox -type l -exec ls -lah {} \; terminal command to check for symlinks and there arent any

I have never had this issue on any other computer. I need to use dropbox for work and I am unable to run basically anything else on a maxed out iMac because of Dropbox. It's so frustrating. 

What is going on here? I can't get a hold of dropbox to help.

Appreciate any help.

[Lusil]

Hi there @iyiyi, thanks for posting here again!

The first step to troubleshooting high CPU/RAM usage is by going through the steps suggested in this article. 

Could you have a look and let me know how it goes? Cheers!

[iyiyi]

Hi, 

Yes, my first step was to go through that article. Nothing worked. 

[Lusil]

Could you try following Daphne's steps to correct the hardlinks and permissions within the Dropbox folder, in case that does the trick?