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Minion1212
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Dropbox using too much RAM memory - macOS Monterey

I use Dropbox in OS Monterey. I am not a heavy user in terms of number of files and usage complexity. I just use to sync files. My DB account has 3.8 Gb in files. Despite this simple usage, DB app i...
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biomarks
Helpful | Level 5

57.57GB memory?????

Hi, keeping the same thread in case it helps. New computer Monterrey, mbpro w32gb memory, new install of dropbox, no smart sync.

Got a notice that my applications were using too much memory - but there were few and they were small. Checked Activity Monitor and ????

 

help! this is one serious leak.

 

 

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biomarks
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

an update. After rebooting, i have kept a watch on dropbox and it has steadily crept up over the past four days - currently at 2.47 GB. Nothing like before thankfully!

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