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Linux - Unable to change Dropbox directory
I'm using Fedora Workstation 25 with GNOME.
Trying to change the Dropbox directory results in the utterly useless message "Unexpected errors occurred. Your Dropbox is ok!".
Steps to recre...
I was having this same issue. I found a fix in creating a Dropbox folder in my home directory prior to connecting my account. This caused the installer to throw an error about a Dropbox folder already existing that prompted me to either delete the Dropbox folder or select a different location. Eureka! (for me at least...)
Guys solved, and the solution was the easiest and logic.
I expose my situation:
sda1 300GB --> /
sda5 8TB --> /home
As I explained, I wanted to install Dropbox below /home directory, but playing as "root" user, by default, it forced the installation on /root
So I just installed the daemon using the user who owns the home directory I want and it works properly, just remember to add the "user" to the root group.
If you need more details, don't hesitate to ask.
wrote:I was having this same issue. I found a fix in creating a Dropbox folder in my home directory prior to connecting my account. This caused the installer to throw an error about a Dropbox folder already existing that prompted me to either delete the Dropbox folder or select a different location. Eureka! (for me at least...)
This didn't work for me, but I did find a similar solution! I created a "work" dropbox account and set up a fresh installation of dropbox with that account, which places the "work" Dropbox folder in the defaut ~/Dropbox. I then deleted everything in ~/.dropbox* (with rm -rf ~/.dropbox* ), reinstalled dropbox and set it up using my personal account. Now since the folder in ~/Dropbox already contains the dropbox for the work account, I got the prompt that allowed me to either delete the Dropbox folder or select a different location for my personal account. Somehow this worked when simply moving the folder within dropbox wouldn't... I hope this helps somebody! (using Fedora 27 btw)
Just saying... you should check permissions on those empty directories.. or even on their website.. it will have a lock next to the icon.
tharris104 wrote:
Just saying... you should check permissions on those empty directories.. or even on their website.. it will have a lock next to the icon.
What empty directories?
I have no shared folders. I can reproduce the problem even after deleting everything in my Dropbox directory. I can move the Dropbox directory within ${HOME}. I think we have both encountered things that cause the Dropbox client to chuck out the same generic error message but the underlying issues are entirely different.
mike _. wrote:
What empty directories?
I have no shared folders. I can reproduce the problem even after deleting everything in my Dropbox directory. I can move the Dropbox directory within ${HOME}. I think we have both encountered things that cause the Dropbox client to chuck out the same generic error message but the underlying issues are entirely different.
You are probably right aboout that.. The directories I am talking about are created on the mount (or wherever your moving to) after trying to move the folders.. I was messing with mount points and actually ended up with my 2TB mounted inside home. But after looking at the empty folders, thats when I saw the permissions it was trying to move..
