Google Drive OSX application is very heavy on the CPU

5 points by inglondon 14y ago ↗ HN

When running the Google Drive OSX application the CPU goes into overdrive while syncing my local files to the Google servers and pushes the CPU temperature to around 100° Celsius. The temperature is measured with iStats which I have heard is not always reliable but the laptop becomes noticeably hot and the fans kick in. Is anyone else experiencing the same issues?

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LuxuryMode 14y ago ↗

I'm experiencing the same issue. Fans blazing as we speak.

johnmarshall4 14y ago ↗

Yes, Google Drive for Mac is poorly written. It is taking 2-4% CPU just idling - even when paused. I won't be using it until they get this fixed. http://johnmarshall4.tumblr.com/post/21864353801/gdrive-suck...