@John Thanks a lot for your reply! I had to remove 2 ';' to make that find expression work but here is the requested information:
ayers@schiefer:~$ dpkg -S offload_queue.py python-ubuntuone-client: /usr/share/pyshared/ubuntuone-client/ubuntuone/syncdaemon/offload_queue.py python-ubuntuone-client: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntuone-client/ubuntuone/syncdaemon/offload_queue.py ayers@schiefer:~$ ( find ~/.local/share/ubuntuone/shares/ -type d; u1sdtool --list-folders 2>/dev/null | awk -v ORS="\0" '/subscribed=True/{print substr($0, 64)}' | xargs -0 -Ix find x -type d ) |wc -l 9736 (This is the default after I had commented my setting to increase the watchers. See bug #761578 ) ayers@schiefer:~$ sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 8192 ayers@schiefer:~$ cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/trip_point_0_temp 91000 If the temperature exceeds 91 degrees for more than a really short tome, the system shuts down. I don't know if there is a sysctl I can set that would slow down the CPU earlier. So I'm not sure how to get this CPU under control. This is a Dell Inspiron 1525 that came with Ubuntu preinstalled and is supported. The only major change is that I have an SSD in it now. ayers@schiefer:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz stepping : 13 microcode : 0xa3 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dtherm bogomips : 3325.14 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz stepping : 13 microcode : 0xa3 cpu MHz : 1000.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dtherm bogomips : 3325.35 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/913912 Title: Excessive CPU usage in syncdaemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntuone-client/+bug/913912/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs