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Constant CPU Usage - Windows 10 x64
Hey Guys -
Know there are many posts about CPU usage, but after going through a few; didn't see one that was my exact scenario. My primary system runs Windows 10 x64 and amongst many installed ap...
I ran into this problem a year ago during my graduate studies. My solution to the issue at the time was more of a work around. I would completely pause dropbox syncing when I was working on my laptop.
Mind you, my laptop is an old Intel dual core 2.2mhz dell studio xps 16...
I've reformatted many times since and I do not have that issue anymore, I can't really tell you when it stopped being an issue either.
But if you need to, just pause syncing on dropbox, by right clicking the dropbox icon in the notification bar and hitting the gear icon > Pause syncing.
I let it sync afterwards when I'm done with the PC and that's that.
I hope this helps, even if it's not a proper solution.
Pierrick, I used to have the same setup. And this issue caused me to change my workflow.
Now I save my projects in a folder in my documents and move it over to the dropbox folder a couple times a day. That is an inconvenience I could do without. :(
