Uncheck folders that you do not need immediate local access to.
For her main working folder, she went to the Dropbox web interface → Folder settings → Rewind . She discovered a hidden problem: a colleague had accidentally moved and renamed a nested folder 5,000 times in a loop two days ago. Dropbox had been trying to sync those ghost changes ever since. She rewinded the folder to a point before the loop, then re-synced cleanly.
A frequent user concern is that the desktop client makes their computer "hot" during the initial installation and sync. This usually occurs because the app is calculating checksums for thousands of files simultaneously. To mitigate this: Use Smart Sync dropbox desktop install hot
Before you start, make sure your desktop meets the system requirements for Dropbox:
Dropbox 桌面端安装时需要足够的本地存储空间。用户应确保系统盘（Windows 中的 C 盘或 Mac 的启动盘）有足够可用空间用于安装应用本体，此外还需要为 Dropbox 文件夹预留足够的同步空间。 Uncheck folders that you do not need immediate
file and double-click the Dropbox icon to begin the installation.
and set both upload and download speeds to "Don't limit" to finish the initial sync faster. Enable LAN Sync Dropbox had been trying to sync those ghost
当前 Dropbox 桌面端最受关注的变化之一是简化版迁移。自 2025 年 10 月开始，使用 Windows 7、8、8.1 及 macOS 10.13、10.14、10.15 的用户将迁移至简化版桌面端应用。虽然简化版保留了文件同步和共享等核心功能，但自动备份、Dropbox 标记、截屏编辑、加密文件夹访问等高级功能将不再可用。
