That’s what puzzles me Peter. I only use it for Excel, Word and PDF files. My total use is 2.6 GB of my free 5 GB.
> On 28 Feb 2017, at 7:24 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> On 27 Feb 2017, at 11:06 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Every so often my iMac slows down considerably. >> I can hear the HD humming away but I have no idea what it is doing. >> It seems to happen more often just after start up, but not always. >> Sometimes everything grinds almost to a halt and I have to simply sit and >> wait. >> >> A couple of weeks ago I uninstalled Intego Net Barrier & Intego Virus >> Barrier thinking they were the cause. >> However it happened again yesterday several times. >> But it has not happened today. >> >> I have checked Activity Monitor and noticed that DropBox seems very >> prominent a lot of the time. >> There are quite a few websites claiming that DropBox can slow a Mac down. >> I am not convinced that DropBox is the culprit though because it is so >> popular and well respected. >> >> Any ideas please folks ? >> >> iMac 21.5 inch Late 2012. >> i7 processor 3.1GHz >> 16GB RAM >> Latest Sierra macOS >> >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> > > Dropbox could well be involved, depending on what you have stored there. Just > as an example, Dropbox has the annoying habit of asking you if you want to > store your photos there, every time you attach a mobile device or an SD card. > A friend of mine brought her work’s network to its knees after unwittingly > agreeing to this, at which point Dropbox commenced syncing over 1200 photos > to its servers. The activity saturated their little wireless router, > rendering the network virtually unusable while her computer was on. > > I’m not saying this is necessarily the problem in your case, but it would be > instructive to have a look at just what you have in your Dropbox folder. > Dropbox is certainly a safe, reliable service, but like everything it does > need a little care and attention. I make sure I only use it for smallish > files. The really important stuff I keep at home. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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