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The dropbox client only uses a fraction of the CPU of every other cloud syncing client I've tried, and even most simple menubar utilities. Do you know of one th
by krrrh 13y ago
The dropbox client only uses a fraction of the CPU of every other cloud syncing client I've tried, and even most simple menubar utilities. Do you know of one that uses less CPU? I'm genuinely curious.
- Nimi 13y agoIt didn't need those amounts of resources when Dropbox first started... What changed? Now it's literally causing Windows Explorer to be stuck on folder renames etc, I'm dying to get off the bandwagon the first opportunity I get. This isn't a good way to compete in a crowded market - hope the competition is just as bad.
- shin_lao 13y agoBitTorrent Sync is more lightweight.
- krrrh 13y agoReally? With both sitting idle on Mavericks right now, BitTorrent Sync is using 1.4% of CPU, Dropbox 0.1. Energy Impact 4.1, and 0.1 respectively. And BTSync is managing 5MB with no more than 3 peers, while Dropbox is keeping eyes over 36GB. That's pretty consistent with what I've always seen from them. Maybe the windows client is better optimized? I wish this wasn't the case because I would love to switch to something free and distributed, as it is I disable BTSync unless I'm plugged in.