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Bind mount permissions for Dropbox
Goal: to have ~/Desktop, ~/Documents, ~/Downloads, and /~Pictures synced with Dropbox.
I used to use symlinks, but those stopped working a few years ago, so I'm using bind mounts in /etc/fstab as ...
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Problem with Dropbox Folder - Ubuntu 22.04
I have just installed Dropbox two days ago, but I can't find the Dropbox Folder. I had a laptop with Ubuntu 20.04, and when I installed Dropbox a folder appear in my "Home" folder.
I try to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Dropbox icon systray
After vanilla installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I have noticed 2 related issues with the icon in the systray.
For clarity, the client was installed from Ubuntu Software, following the usual ...
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How to install Dropbox without apt-key?
Apparently apt-key is deprecated because its design contains a security risk.
The solution is to download the key and store it in a location writable only by the root and then to manually create a ...
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Dropbox on a dual-boot machine
I have a dual boot laptop- Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10, both located on same HD, different partitions, and a third one, meant to be for common use.
To avoid putting my Dropbox folder on each OS, I ...
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How to install Dropbox under Kubuntu 21.10
I want to install Dropbox under Kubuntu 21.10. The well-recognized problem is that Dropbox is integrated with the file-maintaining app Nautilus, but Nautilus doesn't play well with Kubuntu. There are ...
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Upload Files in Chromium which are stored in a Cloud-Storage
I use Chromium.
When I want to upload a file, then Chromium only let me choose local files which I have on my laptop.
I would like to upload images from a cloud-storage (gdrive, dropbox, onedrive, ...)...
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How can I change the Dropbox folder location using only the command line/remote access?
I have Dropbox installed on a remote machine which I can only access via command line. The Dropbox folder installs by default to ~/, which is on a low-capacity SSD that holds my OS and programs. I ...
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Fix kfilebox unsatisfied dependencies
When I try to use Dropbox in Kubuntu, I soon discover that Dropbox normally requires nautilus, which does not play well with Dolphin. The app kfilebox, available at Sourceforge, is supposed to deal ...
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Dropbox settings have a font problem
I'm running Dropbox in Kubuntu 20.04 on a Dell laptop with a very high default resolution. When I click on the Dropbox icon on the taskbar, the menu comes up in an incredibly tiny font. How can I fix ...
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How to install and use Dropbox in kde
Dropbox doesn't quite work right under KDE because it relies on nautilus. There's a package called kdropbox available that's supposed to make Dropbox easier to use. I installed it, but calling ...
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Dropbox Repository
I checked on linux.dropbox.com and the most recent repository is still Disco whose version apparently passed end of life and is not supported anymore.
Is it okay from a security point of view to ...
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How can I use Dropbox to back up arbitrary folders?
Symlinks are no longer followed in dropbox, so this answer won't help: How can I make dropbox back up folders in my Home Folder like Music?
I have photos folder, I'm on Ubuntu, I want to back up my ...
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Dropbox syntax error
I do not believe dropbox is running. running dropbox status generates an error.
When I invoke dropbox from a terminal, I am getting an error message
~$ dropbox
File "/usr/bin/dropbox", ...
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is there a utility similar to dropbox/google drive that you can choose multiple folders?
All Dropbox competitors I've tried have the same problem, they only sync one main local folder (all other folders must be inside), is there any utility that you can choose multiple folders on OS to ...
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