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DropBox Locks Up System While Syncing (Linux)
For the last several days, every time I start my Linux system (Ubuntu 22.04) it locks up after a few minutes. DropBox appears to be the cause. It loads on startup and a few minutes into syncing the w...
Hi notredruide,
Try following list of commands:
killall dropbox sudo apt-get purge dropbox rm -rf ~/.dropbox* wget https://linux.dropboxstatic.com/packages/ubuntu/dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install $(realpath dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb) rm dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade dropbox start -iExecute the commands one by one in the order as shown. If some error brings up at some point post exact steps as they appear in the terminal together with the error message.
Hope this helps.
Hello notredruide
I am aware of the problem with DropBox's system load. Previously through Windows, later also with LINUX (my system: MX23.2 minimal - Debian based, 16GB RAM). Due to the high system load, I changed the cloud provider, but this didn't bring any improvement due to poor programming of the program. Now I'm back on DropBox. You can try to solve the problem with the system load as follows (that's how I do it); go to the menu, search for “session and startup behavior” and open it. The “Automatically started applications” tab contains, among other things, an entry for the automatic start for DropBox. It should look something like this: "Dropbox Sync your files across computers and to the web". The command line for this (you can access it by clicking on the edit icon) probably looks like this; "dropbox start -i". If this condition is met, we can continue. Next, create your own startup process by clicking on “New or Add”. An input field opens;
Surname:
Description:
Command:
Trigger:
You fill these fields with the following data:
Name: CPU limit for Dropbox (freely selectable)
Description: Reduce CPU load (freely selectable)
Command: cpulimit -e dropbox-I 25
Trigger: when registering
Then save and check the box to start automatically.
However, the package: “cpulimit” must first be installed with the command line: “sudo apt-get install cpulimit”.
This command tells Dropbox to use a maximum of 25 percent of the CPU load. You can experiment with the value "25".
I hope I can help you with this, please report any successes or if you have any questions!
DerSpitz
