DTPO 2.9 sync transfers indexed Dropbox folder over and over

[kaderan]

After I posted my question I did stumble over another user with the same problem:

Sync (2.) is re-downloading already dowloaded files

Hi, I synchronise my databases between 2 macs via dropbox. On my laptop the Activity window pops up all the time telling me that it is downloading 6211 files (“Downloading items from Devonthink.dtCloud”) . When it is finished, this messages appears sporadically ( I have the feeling nearly every 1-2 hours) again. As I am just sitting at on mac and I know for a fact that the other mac is turned of, I wonder, what triggers this re-downloading. Looking at the spinning wheel in the sync preferen…

I should note (in answer to questions made to him in that thread) that:

1. I did not use the sync beta software – my syncstore was created in the released 2.9 version,

and

2. For some reason, nothing happens when I choose the “Report Bug” function in DTOP. If this is supposed to generate an email, I should note that I do not use Apple Mail (PostBox is the default mail client on my system).