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in Dropbox keeps eating memory on my Mac--30 gigs and counting--and eventually crashes the system Comment by ChristiYest September 20

Stuck folders like that usually happen when orphaned metadata on Dropbox's servers or a hidden locked file (like a Mac .DS_Store or Windows desktop.ini) gets stuck in a sync loop. When you delete it locally, the cloud server or another connected client sees a missing path and immediately recreates it. The best way to break…

in I have some ghost folders; I keep deleting them, but they're coming back Comment by ChristiYest September 19

Severe memory leaks like this are usually tied to corrupted index caches, conflicting file extensions/metadata, or issues with macOS File Provider integration. Here are the most effective steps to stop Dropbox from consuming excessive RAM and crashing your Mac: 1. Perform a Selective Sync Check If you have folders…

in Dropbox keeps eating memory on my Mac--30 gigs and counting--and eventually crashes the system Comment by ChristiYest September 19

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