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I can't configure dropbox on Ubuntu 24.04

I can't configure dropbox on Ubuntu 24.04

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Explorer | Level 3

Hi, I am required to use Dropbox for work on an Ubuntu 24.04 system, which is apparently supported as "Ubuntu 22.10 or higher"

 

I followed the instructions at https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux and it installed and logged me in successfully, and a Dropbox icon appeared in the top bar. It then began syncing all folders with hundreds of GB of data, it wants to copy the entire company Dropbox to my local system. Clicking the Dropbox icon does nothing, it does not respond. I am unable to stop the sync, and unable to configure Dropbox. Uninstalling Dropbox following the instructions at https://help.dropbox.com/installs/uninstall-dropbox failed to stop Dropbox actually running, now there is a zombie process that is still trying to sync hundreds of GB of data to my laptop.

 

Why is this broken, who is responsible for testing this software? How can I repair my system?

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20

Take a look here for some details and possible way to workaround.

Good luck.

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