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256shadesofgrey
8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Disable autostart permanently
I installed dropbox for linux on debian 9 (with cinnamon) from the sid repository (there is none for stretch). Because I run it on a notebook and dropbox tends to drain the battery like crazy when it...
- 7 years ago
Debian:
Only solution that I have found for this problem is to edit
~/config/autostart/dropbox.desktop
file and change line
Exec=dropbox start -i
to
Exec=dropbox stop
and then comes the most important thing and that is to change ownership and deny access to dropbox.desktop file so that that file could not be again overriden.
Not elegant solution.
Sanchez
Dropbox Staff
My mistake, 256shadesofgrey. If you’d like, go ahead and submit a support ticket here. One of our agents can gather all the details surrounding the issue, and forward it to our app specialists.
Thanks
gospdomazet
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
Debian:
Only solution that I have found for this problem is to edit
~/config/autostart/dropbox.desktop
file and change line
Exec=dropbox start -i
to
Exec=dropbox stop
and then comes the most important thing and that is to change ownership and deny access to dropbox.desktop file so that that file could not be again overriden.
Not elegant solution.
- 256shadesofgrey7 years agoExplorer | Level 4Thank you. This works.
- Sanchez7 years agoDropbox StaffHey gospdomazet, thanks for coming back and posting your solution here! I’m glad that you found a way to make this work.256shadesofgrey, thanks for confirming!Cheers :sunglasses:
- Sanchez7 years agoDropbox StaffHey gospdomazet & 256shadesofgrey,If it’s not too much trouble, would you mind taking a minute of your time to fill out a survey sharing your experience using our Dropbox Community? You can access the survey here: http://bit.ly/2lNKIxTThank you![This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you can ask here]
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