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Axiom2018
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Dropbox is compatible with Ext4 but doesn't recognize ext4 drive?

So, like most Linux users, I've gotten the message about needing to upgrade to an ext4 drive. I had an extra drive in my machine with nothing on it so I formatted it to ext4. I rebooted then went int...
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Axiom2018's avatar
Axiom2018
Helpful | Level 6

Hi.

 

No, ecrypt is not running, it's actually not even installed.  Here's the df -Th output

 

/dev/sdb1      ext4      459G   70M  435G   1% /media/daryl/storage500GB

 

I read somewhere here about having it on the same drive as / , is that correct? If so, I'm not going to format my system just to use dropbox.

I also checked and removed an old install from 2 years ago thinking it could have been that machine (not likely in my mind since the app wouldn't let me select the drive in my current machine but who knows) and still have the same issue.

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Walter
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7 years ago

Thanks for the update Axiom2018!

 

Have you tried installing our software normally and then point the Dropbox folder to the drive you'll be using ( the ext4 )?  If so, are you still getting this message? 

 

Also, could you please verify that your device's setup is meeting our minimum requirements and that it's actually supported? 

  • Axiom2018's avatar
    Axiom2018
    Helpful | Level 6
    7 years ago

    Hi Walter

     

    The software is currently working and has for years on the same set up.  Only issue is with the ext4 drive

     

    GTK2-engines 2.20.2-3

    Glib 2.42

    Libnotify 0.7.6-2

    Libappindicator 0.4.92-3.1 (latest version)

    Nautilus 3.14.1-2

    Dropbox 2015.10.28

     

    /home/XXXXXXXXX# cat /proc/version
    Linux version 3.16.0-4-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 4.8.4 (Debian 4.8.4-1) ) #1 SMP Debian 3.16.51-3 (2017-12-13)

    • Axiom2018's avatar
      Axiom2018
      Helpful | Level 6
      7 years ago

      Ok, I did uninstall and reinstall the software with a fresh download from the site. I went in to change the location and same issue

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        7 years ago

        Thank you for the additional information Axiom2018 - much appreciated. 

         

        While we don’t officially support Debian, people have reported building from source on Debian. Your results may vary though. As long as your drive is formatted in ext4, you should be fine. 

         

        Also note that Dropbox uses Qt 5.5, and as such needs the following software to work on desktop environments:

         

        • GTK 2.12 or higher
        • Glib 2.22 or higher
        • Libnotify 0.4.4 or higher
        • Libappindicator 1.0 or higher
        • Nautilus 2.30.0 or higher. 

        I know this is not much but I sure hope it helps to some extent. Let me know how this goes. 

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