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High CPU usage even when not syncing or indexing
For the past couple of days, Dropbox has been consistently using around 30% of my CPU, when not syncing or indexing anything (i.e., the menu bar drop down says `Up to date`). Any idea why this might ...
I also have issues with DropBox using CPU for no apparent reason. I first noticed it today. It seems like with each update things just get more bloated and slower. +1 @Michael M.224, I agree these features only make the product harder to use and less useful altogether. It would be great if there was an "advanced" version of DropBox that you could use strictly for (wait for it) online file storage. Just link a folder to an account and build a simple (not bloated) UI that is responsive and does not constantly get confused about the status of my DropBox. The icon takes several minutes to figure out what happened when I add a file to DropBox. I'd happily pay a subscription for a non-bloated version of DropBox. I thought I was willing to pay having more storage in DropBox, but frankly I'm not sure it's worth it if the interface is so slow to update.
I noticed that DB was using excessive power and CPU constantly even though it claimed to be up to date, so I checked for linked files and found none.
I remembered, though, that I use a DB folder for QB backup files, assuming those files are inert and I also now remembered that QB has a server that tracks all QB-related files and wondered if there was some sort of loop happening. So I cut the backup directory out of DB and pasted it into Documents.
Almost immediately DB went back to almost no CPU usage and very low power consumption -- and remained that way.
As a longtime subscriber, I am with the users who remember when DB was just simple and reliable cloud storage, and just worked.
When my subscription runs out, I'll likely move to a simpler and less 'helpful' and ambitious cloud storage solution, something like DB classic if it existed.
