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dropbox install problems centos 7.6
Trying to install on a new centos build. Tried using the .rpm files but kept getting this: python3 is needed by nautilus-dropbox-2019.01.31-1.fc21.x86_64 python3-gobject >= 3.14.0 is needed by na...
To summarize:
1) Format home directory as ext4 at CentOS 7 installation (to be compatible with DropBox)
2) Enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/
3) Download the FlatPak DropBox: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client
Operating System: CentOS7
Probelm 1: Dropbox is not allowing me to select /mnt/raid5 to sync my files to because the mnt directory is not showing in the Dropbox gui when I try to find the directory.
What have I done: I have installed and uninstalled Dropbox sucessfully twice now using Flatpack as per instructions and have let the files sync for over a week each time. This clearly isn't working.
Desired result: Sync Dropbox to /mnt/raid5 directory and there can be peace across the land.
As you can see the image in the left shows /mnt directory but the image on the right does not show the /mnt directory as an option. Solution have a developer add the /mnt directory which is a standanrd Unix location to the GUI. Problem solved. Or tell me how I can download my files to my local machine /mnt/raid5. I am aware I am unable to download more then 10,000 files at a time.
What I tried to do was create a sym link from /home/Dropbox to /mnt/raid5 as a work around.
It looks like the sync is partially working as you can see some of the files in /mnt/raid5 however the files are taking space and being saved on /home/Dropbox not /mnt/raid5 and now /home is completely full as you can see in the image below yet raid5 has only 1% used, clearly stating the files are being saved on /home/Dropbox even though the symlink is working as per UNIX standards.
Problem 2:
Dropbox "start up automatically" setting is not saving settings to "start automatically". I select the box, press supply, but if I reboot my server the check mark for "start up automatically" is removed.
Problem 3:
There is no ETA of how long the sync will take place in the Dropbox toolbar.
