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Beatboxer's avatar
Beatboxer
Helpful | Level 6
28 days ago
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The Dropbox app isn't syncing on my Linux computer (Fedora 42).

So once again Dropbox is not working on my Fedora 42 box. I went through uninstall and reinstall of the RPM I downloaded from Dropbox. When I go into my apps and click on Dropbox, the file manager opens to the Dropbox directory. But when I copy a file into the directory, it does not show up in Dropbox (checked with the browser app), nor is anything syncing from other of my Dropbox sources. And the dropbox icon is not showing in my Desktop panel, even though I did install the Gnome AppIndicator extension.

If I try to open it from the command line I get "permission denied."

 .dropbox-dist/dropboxd
bash: .dropbox-dist/dropboxd: Permission denied

I've spent a couple of hours going back and forth on this. There's got to be a right way to do this that I'm not finding anywhere.

Thanks.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    28 days ago

    Glad to hear that, Beatboxer. Let us know if the same issue occurs again, and we’ll be happy to look into it.

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  • Beatboxer's avatar
    Beatboxer
    Helpful | Level 6
    28 days ago

    Now the file I added to the directory is up at Dropbox. I don't understand. Stay tuned. Maybe it's working, maybe not.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    28 days ago

    Glad to hear that, Beatboxer. Let us know if the same issue occurs again, and we’ll be happy to look into it.

  • T_theresa_A's avatar
    T_theresa_A
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    19 days ago

    Hi Beatboxer​, welcome back to the Dropbox Community! It’s wonderful to see you here again, and I’m really happy to hear that your issue has been sorted out 🤗.

    I’m Theresa, one of the Community Managers around these parts. You’ll often catch me jumping into conversations or starting new threads across different topics. I’d love to know - what’s your favorite Dropbox feature? It’s always fascinating to hear what people find most useful and how Dropbox fits into their everyday routines.

    Looking forward to hearing from you!

    T😸 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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