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

[ChrisVermont]

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 upgrades to the latest version and the problem returns.

Any ideas how to fix this? All i can do now is Pause sync which immediately stops the problem.. but continues the second i resume syncing.

There is nothing really uploading or downloading.. it's just stuck here.

[Walter]

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 · Accepted solution]

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!