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johnpeach
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Dropbox can't sync on Pop!_OS Linux 22.04; stuck on "Connecting..."

Hi, I have Dropbox version 2020.03.04 installed on Pop!_OS Linux 22.04 LTS, which historically has worked, but is no longer able to connect to the Dropbox API, so it can't sync my files.   Clicki...
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MutationDevice
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Same issue here. I believe it's a cosmetic/UI glitch. The daemon is actually working. Running dropbox status on the command line displays the real status.

 

I'm not sure this is related, but it looks suspicious. When I run dropbox start on the command line so I can see the console output, I get this warning:

 

(dropbox:5713): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 16:53:26.397: About to Show called on an item wihtout submenus. We're ignoring it.

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