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rnbwpnt
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Linux Headless Client Stuck "Upgrading Dropbox"

Debian 10 Dropbox daemon version: 119.4.1772 Dropbox command-line interface version: 2020.03.04   dropbox.py status reports "Upgrading Dropbox..." forever.   Sync still works.   Other ...
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    camaulay
    3 years ago

    I just ran into this issue. It seems that the headless linux can detect when there is an update available for the dropbox daemon but cannot install it and so it hangs, blocking all syncing.

    Assuming you have installed the headless client following the instructions @ https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux

    the solution that worked for me was to

     

    1. Stop the dropbox daemon
      ~/dropbox.py stop
    2. Install the latest dropbox as per https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux
      cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
    3. Start the dropbox daemon
      ~/dropbox.py start

    Seems to be working for me now.

    We'll likely have to do this every time there is a daemon update.

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camaulay
Explorer | Level 4

I just ran into this issue. It seems that the headless linux can detect when there is an update available for the dropbox daemon but cannot install it and so it hangs, blocking all syncing.

Assuming you have installed the headless client following the instructions @ https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux

the solution that worked for me was to

 

  1. Stop the dropbox daemon
    ~/dropbox.py stop
  2. Install the latest dropbox as per https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux
    cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
  3. Start the dropbox daemon
    ~/dropbox.py start

Seems to be working for me now.

We'll likely have to do this every time there is a daemon update.

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sydsydsyd
Explorer | Level 4
10 months ago

Is this still the only solution?

Be good if there was either an "auto update" or an "ignore update" so the daemon doesn't hang/crash

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