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Kindy K.
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Dropbox not recognizing username change in Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS

When I first got this laptop I installed Dropbox. Later on I had to change my username (i.e. the name that's in /home).   Dropbox hasn't been working since then (not syncing, starting, and app inte...
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    Kindy K.
    3 years ago

    I guess I fixed it, there was an entry in ~/.var/app that needed to be deleted

Kindy K.'s avatar
Kindy K.
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

I guess I fixed it, there was an entry in ~/.var/app that needed to be deleted

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