What do I do to stop Finder in Mac OS 10.9.3 from crashin every time I open a Dropbox Folder ?

Right after I installed the latest version of Dropbox 2.8.3 on my MacBook Air with Mavericks 10.9.3, my Finder restarts every time I try to access the Dropbox folder.
I know the documents are there because I can access some of them directly from the "Recent items" menu in some programs.
The problem persists even after I quit the Dropbox Program on the menu bar. I have also restarted the computer (also tried it in Safe Mode).
Don't know what else to try. 
Pretty much all my documents are in Dropbox so the Mac is almost useless until I solve this problem. 
Any suggestions Please ?
Thanks.

Linc Davis
Posted his solution here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3768164?start=0&tstart=0 :
Back up all data if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to the state it’s in now.
Launch the Terminal application by entering the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. If that doesn’t work, then in the Finder, press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
Copy or drag – do not type – the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:
find ~ -type f -name .DS_Store -delete
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. When a new dollar-sign (“$”) prompt appears below what you entered, quit Terminal.
It solved the problem.

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