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Paul C.32's avatar
Paul C.32
Helpful | Level 5
2 days ago

The app re-indexes all files after each restart on Mac.

Each time I restart my Mac, Dropbox goes through reindexing of (seemingly) all files in my folder. The Mac's CPU usage goes up and the fan kicks in - it makes the computer slow for at least 15 minute...
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Paul C.32's avatar
Paul C.32
Helpful | Level 5

Hi Megan! Here are my details:

  • Sonoma 14.6.1
  • Dropbox 212.4.5767
  • Files: 5,075 (however, this is lower than it truly is, since I'm not syncing all folders to this computer, and Dropbox's "Online-only" option is on. Also, whenever this problem happens, the Dropbox sync message reads something like "Indexing 51,962 files", so I assume that's about how many files I truly have).
Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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2 days ago

Hey Paul C.32, I hope it's okay for me to jump in!

Is it possible that you have some kind of third party app that's looking at your Dropbox files, like a security app or a backup service?

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    Paul C.32
    Helpful | Level 5
    12 hours ago

    Hi Hannah, I can't think of anything. I don't have an antivirus installed, and Time Machine is off.

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