Device
iMac 2019 27-inch Retina 5K
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Sequoia 15.7.2
Dropbox App Version (if using the app)
v238.4.6075
Syncing Status
"Syncing 60,850 files "
Question or Issue
I recently updated my mac OS to Sequoia 15.7.2. Since that update my dropbox has been stuck at syncing thousands of files and has severely slowed my computer to the point that I can't use it (painfully slow and chugging along for a simple task). As you can see in the screenshots, it's no wonder since it is taking up so much CPU power (180-200%). For the first few days I've tried to let it run but the number of files had jumped up to double what it is with nothing actually going down.
Important things to note:
1. new files are getting synched despite it syncing all these other files. I can see the updates in my other computer.
2. at around the same time I updated I attempted to have dropbox backup my photos as well which is the largest files and it could also be related to this slowing. I did this right after I updated my OS. As a result, I changed the dropbox settings and turned photo backup and syncing off (I had never synced my photos to Dropbox before). I also deleted any previous backups just to be sure and paused backups entirely.
Please help!! My iMac is unusable and I need it for work.
I almost attempted to delete everything and do a fresh sync but I'm worried it will just aggravate the issue and cause a full file sync even larger than what it is now. I can't tell if this is in some stuck problematic state or if it is in fact synching so many files because of some recent change (FYI I did not update that many files on dropbox that would warrant that large sync)
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