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Christos K.
1 month agoHelpful | Level 5
I see no menu after clicking on the Dropbox tray icon on Fedora 43.
Application Affected
Dropbox Tray Icon Device
ThinkPad 230 Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Linux Fedora 43 Dropbox App Version (if using the app)
Dear all, after losi...
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
1 month agoHey Christos K. - thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Can you clarify the version of the Dropbox desktop app installed on your machine?
Also, have you tried reinstalling it at all since you first noticed this?
Any additional information is more than welcome!
Christos K.
1 month agoHelpful | Level 5
Dear Walter, thanks so much for trying to help! Well, I've got some news: I've tried to re-install the Dropbox daemon through the command line (using "live help" help from MS Co-pilot)... after much "ping-pong" between "my output" and what the Co-Pilot was asking me to do, the Dropbox daemon got re-installed.
After a couple of re-starts, the menu finally appeared. So, I can now see that it originally "installed" version v240.3.8407. I've noticed that upon a restart (or a fresh start), the menu does not always appear (though the blue sync symbol comes on, and the blue/green symbols on the sync folders do appear as per normal).
At some point, it appeared again (and when it appears, all menu options are initially "grey" (inactive), and after a minute or two they become black (active), and then they work fine.
Today, the version got updated from v240.3.8407 to v240.3.8460. After the first 1-2 restarts, system tray icon still didn't show-up, however when I've checked Fedora's Apps for any system-updates, it did find an update. Installing the Fedora update and following another re-start, tray icon menu re-appeared and works correctly (which is why I could see the new version installed).
All in all, it appears somewhat temperamental but eventually OK. Will keep an eye on it and I intend to install Dropbox again on my other ThinkPad T430s, also running Fedora 43 and see what happens.
What I find scary, is that I've only managed to install it using Co-Pilot (and it took me nearly 2 hours, exchanging command outputs, till Co-Pilot eventually spotted "the right way" (too complex for me to remember).
Will keep the community posted. Very grateful for all suggestions.
Kind regards,
Christos
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