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JM2024
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago
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Sync-Problem: Linux Mint 21.3 and Dropbox v194.3.6224

Hi, I have a silly problem. If I change a small file on my Linux machine, the dropbox-icon will get blue and will show "Syncing" for multiple days. After a really long time it is going grey again...
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  • JM2024's avatar
    JM2024
    2 years ago

    Version Dropbox v194.3.6258 is working more better.

    For me the problem is solved.

    Thankyou

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JM2024
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Some more information for you:
I have the same problem on another Notebook, running the same Linux-Mint version. This one has "only" 57462 items in the Dropbox-folder.

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
2 years ago

Hi JM2024,

Execute following in terminal:

cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

What result does come back? Is it bigger of total number of files and folders in your Dropbox folder? If not, you have to increase it at least to the number of Dropbox folder entries number (again files and folders together). Dropbox uses this old technique, unfortunately, that make issues.

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    JM2024
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
    500000
    So greater than the entries under the dropbox-folder

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