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Axiom2018
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

Dropbox is compatible with Ext4 but doesn't recognize ext4 drive?

So, like most Linux users, I've gotten the message about needing to upgrade to an ext4 drive. I had an extra drive in my machine with nothing on it so I formatted it to ext4. I rebooted then went int...
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Jeroen O.
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

I have a sneaking suspicion that Dropbox checks the location of the binary (/usr/bin/dropbox). I run a recent Ubuntu version with nautilus-dropbox installed. The root partition is ext3, the separate /home partition is ext4 so it should be good, yet Dropbox complains. I hope somebody can confirm this.

Jeroen O.'s avatar
Jeroen O.
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Well, Dropbox's really lost it. Today I got a second warning from Dropbox for a different Linux system, where *all* relevant partitions are ext4.

 

Message to Dropbox: please fix your filesystem detection routine or improve the error message, or Dropbox goes in November. There are alternatives.

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    jdu
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    Just want to add that I have a similar issue here. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, root system in ext3, dropbox folder in ext4 but not recognized as such by the app.

     

    It's unfortunately to see the lack of response so far, but maybe this is just part of some cost cut decision to reduce the resource on providing Linux support in general (may make sense from a business perspective).

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