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Mac slows down on starting with paid Dropbox.

Mac slows down on starting with paid Dropbox.

pmeier
Explorer | Level 3
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I have to wait on my macs (27" and two 13" Macbook, three and four years old, newest systems) almost 10 to 15 Minutes until i can use other apps, as dropbox syncs so slow the list. After list is loaded, the file syncing is in normal speed.

An update to the next level (where Smartsync is possible) is too expensive.

So what to do?

Best regards

Josef

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tinam
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I have this problem and have two unusable iMacs - one with memory recently upgraded to 32gb. My laptops are fine my desktops are not and I am not impressed. I don't want to have to use a small screen in the office. I think replacing Dropbox might be the answer.

Rothman and Company
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where to find out how many files you have in Dropbox folder.  I have a lot there (350 GB), but I don't know how many different files.

pmeier
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Thank you for the tips. Meanwhile the 27 Mac had 10th birthday. The books do fine with loading. Only the 27 takes about an hour to load. The Dropbox is 260 GB with lots of photos. The system is refreshed - since then it is 15 minutes more. For this I do not expect a solution anymore. That's computer life. In earlier days, it was much more complicated.

davidsman
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I have been suffering on both my Intel iMacs for years with the same issues.  Takes about 15 to 20 minutes for my Mac to become usable while it waits for Dropbox to "startup" and then sync after.  

 

Surprise, upgraded one machine to new M1 iMac and the process takes 30 seconds.

 

I wonder if anyone had to cahoones to delete dropbox and their dropbox folder, and then re-=download the entire filed and see if that fixed the issue?

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