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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...
I've found a workaround. Create a new folder within the mount point of your ext4 drive. Then, simply choose that folder as the target in the Dropbox app. Here's an example:
Mount point of ext4 drive:
/media/mynewdrive
Make new directory within the mount point, say "DropboxContainer". Now choose the following path (simply choose in the Dropbox GUI) as the sync target:
/media/mynewdrive/DropboxContainer
To confirm, your Dropbox sync folder would look like this:
/media/mynewdrive/DropboxContainer/Dropbox
In my case, it used to complain about the ext4 thing, but this workaround seems to have done the job. Please let me know if it works for you.
Your workaround works for me with Ubuntu 18.04 fresh install
@pwang
What ... you needed to do the Gparted fiddle after your Ubuntu 18.04 install too ?Reading updates on other posts, Dropbox users say it may have updated recently and started working again that way. So I'm still not 100% if it was what I did with Gparted or an update.
Good that it is working though on 3 of my Ubuntu machines.
Maybe I will do a test VM in the future with a fresh install and see when it works.I think you're mistaken. When you create a new partition with gparted, it automatically mounts in /media/username/new-drive-label, hence three levels down the root. The problem is when you try to mount your new drive fewer than 3 levels down the root, ex. /media/new-drive-label.
So, I guess as it stands, the problem is not resolved yet.
