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caconym
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

Can't un-exclude directories with `dropbox.py exclude remove <directory>` on Ubuntu 20.04.2

I have a Linux machine (running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, "Focal Fossa") upon which I am running a "headless" Dropbox daemon as per here: https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux   The Dropbox daemon is u...
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ckrapu
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

This bug has ground all of my work to a halt. I can't keep using my 2 TB Dropbox account for my work if I can't selectively pick which of my directories are being used on a Ubuntu machine.

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alanpaulkwan
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

For whatever reason the developers at Dropbox don't want to spend the week of developer time it would take to fix their program up.

 

My solutions to this are twofold:

  • Insync (which is also headless) although your I have not tested this for taxing workloads. 
  • As I said in a previous post VNC --> GUI works.

 

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    ckrapu
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    I didn't realize using Insync could be a solution to this. I had used them in the past for Google Drive but that sounds like a good idea. Thanks! GUI is out of the question for me 😞

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