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ChrisVermont
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Extremely high CPU load on windows 10 with the latest version of dropbox

Task Manager is giving Dropbox a constant load of 50% slowing down and heating up my machine. I downgraded to the previous version of dropbox.. things are normal.. but within an hour Dropbox upgrad...
Desktop
Setting up the apps
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  • ChrisVermont's avatar
    ChrisVermont
    2 years ago

    I had no idea that option existed! Maybe that will also reduce the frequency of updates. Will install stable, disable the option and try again.

     

    Thanks for the fast reply Walter!

Walter's avatar
Walter
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Hi there ChrisVermont, sorry to hear about this.
 

It seems that you're running a beta version of the desktop app. Could you try installing the latest, stable version from this page and let me know if you notice any difference?

 

Just make sure to toggle off the early releases from your account's settings first. 

 

Keep me posted, Chris. 

ChrisVermont's avatar
ChrisVermont
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I had no idea that option existed! Maybe that will also reduce the frequency of updates. Will install stable, disable the option and try again.

 

Thanks for the fast reply Walter!

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