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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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nullptr
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago
Здравко wrote:
(just change device mount to binding). 😉 That's it.

 

I looked at the code in that post. It looks like it hard-codes filesystem type to EXT4 for stat calls and passes extra mode parameters in open calls. I don't see how this helps. Since I'm already using a bind mount on an EXT4 filesystem unsuccessfully are you saying that a solution is to change the hard-coded file system type? To what? The magic number for directory binding (does this exist)?

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
7 years ago
nullptr wrote:
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I looked at the code in that post. It looks like it hard-codes filesystem type to EXT4 for stat calls and passes extra mode parameters in open calls. I don't see how this helps. ...

Hi nullptr,

Yes, you are (almost) right. There isn't "extra mode", just parameters forward. I'm not sure what's not clear enough.

nullptr wrote:
... Since I'm already using a bind mount on an EXT4 filesystem unsuccessfully are you saying that a solution is to change the hard-coded file system type? ...

Yes, exactly!

nullptr wrote:

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To what? The magic number for directory binding (does this exist)?

I noted already in previous post. FS-type (and corresponding "magic number"), not directory!

nullptr wrote:
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Or are you saying that when you use a bind mount, that the fs type passed to stat calls is something other than ext4?

Yes, exactly!

Hope this adds some clarity.

  • Midgley's avatar
    Midgley
    Collaborator | Level 8
    7 years ago

    I suppose it might be worth a try to move the Home folder instead of doing tricky things with symlinks and mounting drives in the dropbox folder.  Even so think you would need to uninstall dropbox, move the Home folder, or reinstall Linux and designate a Home partition of your choice.  Then install Dropbox and everthing would be hunky dory.  I will try that some time but for now I have giving up on Dropbox for my work.  Currently I am just running rsync -a Lol.  

  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    7 years ago

    Hi Midgley,

    😀😃 If that's sounding easier for you... 😉

  • Midgley's avatar
    Midgley
    Collaborator | Level 8
    7 years ago

    Lol... I really does!  Well maybe not but sometimes it is better than doing too many trix and side steps. 

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