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High memory usage on Mac M1
Hi, I've just installed my first M1 iMAC and entered the Dropbox beta program. I need to add that I run an Intel base MB Pro in parallel and I've entered the beta program there as well. So far ...
Issue was resolved.
Many thx to the Dropbox support team!
Root cause:
- a faulty, external USB hard-disc which was configured for a Dropbox backup. Actually, this drive seemed to work properly but unmount/mounted themself periodically.
@hgz How did it go for you so far? I am currently getting 31GB+ Dropbox memory usage on a brand new Mac Studio Ultra 64GB ram. It's forcing it to use 4.5GB disk cache, wearing my SSD... Not to mention the CPU 100%. It is uploading a ton of files at the moment, but still...
Hi goBiGGER
unfortunately my memory (leak) issue still exists and I need to kill & restart the Dropbox process every 3 days.
Dropbox support was very kind and proactive so far and we ran through all possible user actions like re-indexing, checking security settings on the Dropbox folder (btw Apple Silicon machines need full access) and so on. As said, unfortunately the issue still exists and as far as I understood support, they will forward it now to engineering. I would assume that your experiences will help engineering identifying the root cause as well.
KR
Hans-Georg
did the same, restarted and that got it down to 2.9GB at the moment. But I suspect if I leave it on another week or two it will get large again... A memory leak by the looks of it...
