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shoeb ikhlas's avatar
shoeb ikhlas
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox keeps asking me to relink the app after moving the local folder to another location.

I have a ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS desktop. It has a SSD on which OS is installed and a HD for other non-OS things. By default Dropbox store local data in Home dir of ubuntu. I was running out of storage, s...
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archcount's avatar
archcount
New member | Level 2
1 day ago

I have the same issue on ubuntu 25.10

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    1 day ago

    Hi archcount! Can you give me a few more details on the drive you’ve moved your Dropbox folder to? Is it internal or external? 

    I’d also like a screenshot of any messages that you keep receiving on your end.

    • archcount's avatar
      archcount
      New member | Level 2
      21 hours ago

      Hi Nancy 

      It is an internal SATA 3.5" drive.

      Mounted From: /dev/sda1
      Mounted On: /media/{username}/files

       

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        20 hours ago

        Hi archcount, is the external drive detected immediately when loading into Ubuntu, or is it mounted later by the system?

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