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RAM memory usage goes through the roof
I'm using Ubuntu. Dropbix used to work fine on my system but recently something happened and when trying to sync files, the memory usage rapidly increases to max up 32 GB RAM, and then the system fre...
That is a long list of domains to check, but I've had no problems with syncing. The problem is that RAM usually monotonically increases.
I have more than half a million files, but again this has been no issue in the past ~5 years.
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Hey eltrompetero. If all of these files are syncing locally on your Dropbox app, it’s still possible that this could be the reason why you’re having this issue.
In general, syncing more than 300k files locally may cause performance issues from time to time and it’s suggested to remove any excess folders you don't access often on the Dropbox app with selective sync.
