

- #Dropbox desktop app crashes memory windows 10#
- #Dropbox desktop app crashes memory pro#
- #Dropbox desktop app crashes memory password#
#Dropbox desktop app crashes memory password#
Enter the username, password, and password hint, and click next.ġ0. The next screen will have a button that says "Local account". On the right side, click on the + sign in Add an account.Ĩ. In the next screen, Other accounts will be highlighted. Click on Add a new user in PC settings.ħ. In the User Accounts screen, click on the Manage another account option.Ħ. In the Control Panel screen, click on User Accounts.Ĥ.
#Dropbox desktop app crashes memory windows 10#
If you need assistance with this, I've included the steps below:įollow these steps to create a new Windows 10 user profile:ģ. While we're at it (and since you've already performed some troubleshooting on your own) could you see if this persists on a brand new local user profile with administrator rights? Moreover, since the app is crashing, you may want to review the following article first which covers common causes of high CPU usage and the steps to resolve these: I guess you've already checked this but could you confirm that this is not caused by a security program like antivirus, a firewall or a VPN/proxy setting you may have running on the affected computer? the desktop app) on this specific computer. If that's the case, I'd advise using Selective sync to speed up the client (i.e. Dropbox is literally unusable on my primary computer, and I will have to start syncing my important files using another program just to keep my work going.Ĭan you please let me know if your account contains a large amount of files as the performance of the Dropbox application starts to decline after reaching about 300,000 files?
#Dropbox desktop app crashes memory pro#
I have been a very happy user since 2009 (and an equally happy Pro user for the past few years), but at this stage I'm not sure what else to do. I even removed the local Dropbox folder and started to re-download everything, but even then it crashes a few minutes into the download.Ĭurrently I am at the end of my wits. I have performed the advanced reinstall, with no help. Previously, restarting the app 3-5 times ensured it stayed open at least to sync whatever small changes I had made, but now it doesn't seem to start at all on this one problematic computer. This has been plaguing me for a few weeks to a month, and only on one computer. Crashing happens even if I pause the sync immediately after starting it. Usually it gets through "Starting" phase and while it's syncing or downloading files, just stops without any errors or any other notification.

Basically, Dropbox (version 64.4.141) just randomly shuts down after just a few minutes, disappearing from tray. I have similar issues as some other users on Windows 10.
