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MHBoise
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Linux... move the Dropbox Folder

I have been looking but not finding anything... can anyone point me in the right direction for moving the Dropbox folder?  I have Ubuntu Server (no Gui) installed and the Dropbox folder (and the two ...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
7 years ago

Hi MHBoise,

Did you try "mount" either the separate drive or directory (using mount --bind) in Dropbox directory (or corresponding subdirectory)? If not yet, try it. Similar example with some additional options could be found. Take a look there. 😉

Hope this helps.

PS: Just replace symbolic links with mount points. Nothing more!

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MHBoise
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

I will check out the link.  The drives are mounted in the Linux system as they are available to access from other computers in the network.  Everything was working fine until until the Update from Dropbox

 

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