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Dropbox Linux (Lubuntu 20.04)
I'm trying to get dropbox to sync in a slightly unorthodox way. I'm running a server with proxmox amongst other things, and Lubuntu is a VM on there (its the best behaved desktop linux to remote to),...
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey there chwynn, thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!
Could you send us a screenshot of the app's status and clarify if you've ensured that your device meets the minimum requirements as per this Help Center article?
Any additional information is more than welcome!
How do I include a screenshot here?
The application's tray icon has been flashing between 'Dropbox syncing' and 'generic folder icon'.
The status on the menu when right clicking on this icon is 'Moving Dropbox' despite Dropbox not actually downloading anything yet - it's moving an empty folder.
Those system requirements are more than met by the provisioned vm. The host has a ryzen 5800x, the vm has 6 cpu cores and 24Gb RAM. Docker uses about 30% of this typically, but it limited to 14Gb. Nothing else (other than the os) is running on this machine.
I don't really care wether I use the headless or gui version of Dropbox, I just want something to sit there and sync files as they change.
The application's tray icon has been flashing between 'Dropbox syncing' and 'generic folder icon'.
The status on the menu when right clicking on this icon is 'Moving Dropbox' despite Dropbox not actually downloading anything yet - it's moving an empty folder.
Those system requirements are more than met by the provisioned vm. The host has a ryzen 5800x, the vm has 6 cpu cores and 24Gb RAM. Docker uses about 30% of this typically, but it limited to 14Gb. Nothing else (other than the os) is running on this machine.
I don't really care wether I use the headless or gui version of Dropbox, I just want something to sit there and sync files as they change.
- Nancy
Hey chwynn! Please try clicking on the small camera icon that should be showing right above your message box (right before you post your reply).
The Dropbox Icon is the fourth from the left
Does anyone have any ideas how I can solve this? The status has been the same for the past 2 days.
- Jay
Hi chwynn, thanks for the info. From what you described, your Linux OS isn't officially support according to our requirements, so the amount of support we can provide is limited.
When you uninstalled and reinstalled the app, did you perform an advanced reinstallation?
